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EE001A Engineering Circuits I


Department of Electrical Engineering
University of California Riverside

Homework 2
SOLUTIONS
EE 001A
Fall 2015

Instructor: Roman Chomko

Homework1 2
Kirchhoffs Laws

SOLUTIONS

Problem #1 (Alexander, Problem 2.9) (Kirchhoffs Current Law)

Figure P1

Find i1, i2, and i3 in Figure P1.


For KCLs using a sign convention
in +
away -
KCL node A
+i1 + (-1A) + (-6A) = 0 => i1 = 7A
KCL node B:
(-i2) + (-7A) + (+6A) =0 => i2 = -1A
KCL node C:
(-2A) + (+7A) + (-i3) = 0 => i3 = 5A

Collaboration is allowed.

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Problem #2 (Alexander, Problem 2.13) (Kirchhoffs Current Law)

Figure P2

Use KCL to find the branch currents I1 and I4 in Figure P2.

For KCLs using a sign convention


in +
away -
At node 1:
I1 + I2 - 2A = 0
At node 2:
-I2 3A - 7A = 0

=> I2 = -10A

At node 3:
7A I3 + I4 = 0
At node 4:
2A I4 - 4A = 0

=> I4 = -2A

From (1), (2):

=> I1 = 12A

From (3), (4):

=> I3 = 5A

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Problem #3 (Alexander, Problem 2.14) (Kirchhoffs Voltage Law)

Figure P3

Use KVL to find voltages V1 and V4 in Figure P3.

loop 4

loop 3

loop 1

loop 2

Arbitrarily drawing KVL loop directions starting from arbitrary nodes.


For KVL equations if using a historical sign convention (as in the textbook):
loop + to - taking V with +
loop - to + taking V with -
Loop 1:
-V4 + (+2) + (+5) = 0

=> V4 = 7V

Loop 2:
(+4) + (+V3) + (+V4) = 0

=> V3 = -V4 4 = -11V

Loop 3:
(-3) + (+V1) + (-V3) = 0

=> V1 = V3 + 3 = -8V

Loop 4:
(-V1) + (-V2) + (-2) = 0

=> V2 = -V1 2 = 6V

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Alternatively, for KVL equations if using a modern sign convention:
loop + to - taking V with - (voltage drop)
loop - to + taking V with + (voltage rise)
Loop 1:
V4 + (-2) + (-5) = 0

=> V4 = 7V

Loop 2:
(-4) + (-V3) + (-V4) = 0

=> V3 = -4 -V4 = -11V

Loop 3:
(+3) + (-V1) + (+V3) = 0

=> V1 = 3 + V3 = -8V

Loop 4:
(+V1) + (+V2) + (+2) = 0

=> V2 = -V1 2 = 6V

Note that the results are identical to the ones obtained using the historical sign
convention.

Problem #4 (redundant nodes removal)


Background

Nodes in electric circuits are used to indicate the points where circuit elements are
interconnected. However, the redundant nodes may either
1) clarify the schematics (especially when a circuit element is connected to a line or a
bus) or,
2) be provided automatically by a schematics capture software or,
3) sometimes even intentionally used in applications.
While analyzing circuits it is convenient to remove branches not containing circuit
elements. Otherwise a procedure shown in Figure P4 is used for joining the redundant
nodes into a single node.

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E4

E1

E2

E3

a)
The whole blackened area is to be considered
as a single node for the circuit analysis

E4

E1

E2

E3

b)
2

Figure P4-1 a) given redundant nodes in a circuit, b) nodes for the circuit analysis

Statement
In the circuit shown in Figure P4-2
a) identify the redundant nodes and join them into single nodes;
b) enumerate ALL nodes in the circuit. Consider joined redundant nodes as a single
node as shown in Figure P4-1 b)

E8

E6

E1

E2

E7

E3

E4

E5

Figure P4-2 Circuit with the Initial Nodes

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Problem #5 (Kirchhoffs Laws)

E7

E5

E1

E2

E6

E3

E4

Figure P5 Circuit with generic elements

1)

Similar to the procedure used in Problem 4 join the redundant nodes and
enumerate all the resulting nodes for a circuit shown in Figure P5;

2)

Assign arbitrary reference voltage polarities and reference current directions


for ALL the elements in the circuit

3)

For each node in the circuit write a corresponding KCL equation indicating (in
writing) a convention used for the sign of the reference currents

4)

Choose any 3 (three) loops in the circuit clearly indicating their directions and
write corresponding KVL equations

5)

Re-write the equations obtained in 3), 4) in a tabular form as shown below (if a
variable doesnt appear in the equation write 0 (zero) )

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In KCLs: take current with a +sign if current enters the node, and with a - sign if
current leaves the node.
In KVLs: the modern sign convention is used - if a KVL loop passes through a voltage
rise (- +), take it with a + sign; otherwise if a loop passes through a voltage
drop (+ -), take it with a - sign. Arbitrarily assigning reference current directions
and reference voltage polarities. For example:

Coefficients of variables on the Left Hand Side of the Equations (LHS) RHS

vE1 vE2 vE3 vE4 vE5 vE6 vE7 iE1

iE2

iE3

iE4

iE5

iE6

iE7

1 node 1

-1

-1

-1

2 node 2

-1

-1

3 node 3

-1

-1

4 node 4

5 loop 1

6 loop 2

-1

7 loop 3

-1

-1

-1

Note

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