ECE103

Spring 2015
Homework 1

Due Tuesday January 29 in class. Show all your work; all problems must be
properly solved and assumptions justified. A list of results is NOT acceptable. Solve
the homework on separate sheets of paper, i.e. not this paper, and preferably on
engineering paper.

1- Find the charge and sketch its waveform when the current entering a terminal of
an element is as shown in the figure below. Assume that q(t)=0 for t<0. The
vertical axis represents the current in A and the horizontal axis time in s.

5  
4  
3  
2  
1  
0  
0   1   2   3   4  
2- Find the charge that has entered the terminal of an element from t = 0 s to t = 3 s
when the current entering the element is shown in the figure below. The vertical
axis represents the current in A and the horizontal axis time in s.

4  
3  
2  
1  
0  
0   1   2   3   4  
3- The figure shows four circuit elements identified by letters A, B, C and D
a- Which of the devices supply 12 W of power?
b- Which of the devices absorbs 12 W of power?

4- The following figure shows a circuit where all the element currents and voltages
are specified. Are these voltages and currents correct? Justify your answer

5- For the circuit shown in the figure,

a) determine which components are absorbing power and which are delivering
power.
b) Is conservation of energy satisfied? Explain your answer
6- A lightning bolt carried a current of 20kA and lasted 100ms. The voltage between
the clouds and the ground is 5 108 V. Determine the total charge transmitted to
the earth and the energy released

7- A 12V battery requires a total charge 40 Ah during recharging. What energy is

supplied to the battery?

8- How much energy does a 10HP motor deliver in 30 minutes? Assume that 1HP
(horsepower) equals 746W

9- A 600W TV receiver is turned on for 4 hours with nobody watching it. If

electricity costs $0.10/kWh, how much money is wasted?

10- An electroplating bath as shown in the figure is used to plate silver uniformly onto
objects like kitchenware. A current of 600 A flows for 20 minutes and each
coulomb transports 1.118 mg of silver. What is the weight of silver deposited in
grams?
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Spring 2015
Homework 2

Due Thursday February 5 in class. Show all your work, all problems must be
properly solved and assumptions justified. A list of results is NOT acceptable. Solve
the homework on separate sheets of paper, preferably engineering paper. Do not
solve the homework in this page.

1- A certain device has a voltage difference of 5V across it. If 2A of current is

flowing through it from its (-) voltage terminal to its (+) terminal, is the device
a power supplier or a power recipient, and how much energy does it supply or
receive in 1 hour?
2- For each of the 8 devices in the circuit determine if the device is supplying or
receiving power and how much power is supplying or receiving.

3- Given the following circuits find (a) the current I and the power absorbed by the
resistor and (b) the voltage across the current source and the power supplied by
the source.
4- Write KCL equations for each node in the following circuit

5- Using the rules for parallel and series connection simplify the following circuit
and determine Vx and the power absorbed in the 8 Ω resistor

6- In the circuit shown in the figure below determine all the indicated currents.
Hint: Use parallel and series connection rules to simplify the circuit.
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Spring 2015
Homework 3

Due Thursday February 12 in class. Show all your work; all problems must be
properly solved and assumptions justified. A list of results is NOT acceptable. Solve
the homework on separate sheets of paper, i.e. not this paper, and preferably on
engineering paper.

1- The potentiometer (variable resistor) Rx in the figure below is to be designed to

adjust the current Ix from 5A to 10 A. Calculate the values of R and Rx to
achieve this

2- Design problem

You are designing a Christmas tree light set, to be strung on a tree in your backyard, that
will operate from a 6-V battery. The heavy-duty rechargeable battery you selected can
provide a continuous 9A of current for a 4-hour period of operation each night before
being completely drained. Design a set of lights that are configured in a parallel
arrangement that will match the performance specifications of your battery. The
resistance of each bulb is 12 Ω. Design for the case of the maximum number of lights.

3- Find the equivalent resistance of the following networks.

4- Using nodal analysis solve for the following circuits.

5- The circuit below is Wheatstone bridge. Is used to implement an electronic scale.

A strain gauge employing a high sensitivity flexible resistor can measure small
deflections caused by weight. As the weight deflects the surface on which the
resistor is attached the resistor stretched in length causing its resistance to increase
from the nominal value R (no weight) to R+ ΔR. The other three resistors in the
circuit are identical and equal to R. Find an approximate expression for Vout (the
voltage difference between nodes 1 and 2) for ΔR/R<<1.
6- The circuit in the figure is used to control a motor such that the motor draws currents
15A,10A and 5A when the switch is in HIGH, MEDIUM and LOW positions
respectively. The motor can be modeled as a load resistance of 20 mΩ. Determine the
series resistances R1, R2 and R3.
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Spring 2015
Homework 4

Due Thursday February 26 in class. Show all your work; all problems must be
properly solved and assumptions justified. A list of results is NOT acceptable. Solve
the homework on separate sheets of paper, i.e. not this paper, and preferably on
engineering paper.

1- Apply nodal analysis to determine the current I. Consider that the lower node is
ground

2- Apply nodal analysis to determine the voltage Va. Consider that the lower node
is ground

3- Apply nodal analysis to determine the current I. Consider that the lower node is
ground.

4- Apply mesh analysis to determine I

5- Apply mesh analysis to determine I

6- Find V0 using superposition

7- Using source transformation determine the current through and the power
dissipated in the 8Ω resistor.
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Spring 2015
Homework 5

Due Thursday March 5 in class. Show all your work; all problems must be properly
solved and assumptions justified. A list of results is NOT acceptable. Solve the
homework on separate sheets of paper, preferably on engineering paper. Do not use
these pages for providing the solutions to the homework problems.

1- Find V0 using source transformation

2- Use source superposition to obtain V0

3- The Thevenin equivalent at terminals A-B of a linear network is to be determined

by measurement. When a 5 Ω resistor is connected to the terminals A-B the
measured voltage VAB is 5V. When a 15Ω resistor is connected, the measured
voltage VAB is 7.5V. Find the Norton equivalent of the linear network.

4- Find the Norton equivalent circuit at terminals (a,b)

5- A linear circuit is connected to a variable resistor. An ideal ammeter (with zero
internal resistance) and an ideal voltmeter (with infinite internal resistance) are
used to measure the voltage and the current as shown in the figure. The results of
the measurements are shown in the table.

R(Ω) V(V) I(A)

3 6 2
8 8 1

What will be the current through the variable resistor when it is set to R=18 Ω?

6- A battery has a short circuit current of 20A and an open circuit voltage of 12V. If
the battery is connected to a light bulb of resistance 1.4 Ω, what will be the power
dissipated by the bulb?
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Spring 2015
Homework 6

Due Thursday March 12. Show all your work; all problems must be properly solved
and assumptions justified. A list of results is NOT acceptable. Solve the homework
on separate sheets of paper, preferably on engineering paper. Do not use these
pages for providing the solutions to the homework problems.

1- Find the Thevenin equivalent circuit at terminals (a,b). [ Rth=3Ω, Vth=3V]

0.25  vo

6Ω 2Ω a

+
18  V + 3Ω v
-­‐ o
-­‐ b

2- Find the value of RL for the maximum power transfer. [100Ω]

3- When connected to a 4Ω resistor, a battery has a terminal voltage of 8 V, but

produces a 12V on an open circuit. What is the Thevenin equivalent circuit?
[Vth=12V, Rth=2Ω]
4- Find the Norton equivalent circuit at terminals (a,b). [IN=6A, RN=20/3Ω]

5- A linear circuit is connected to a variable resistor. An ideal ammeter (with zero

internal resistance) and an ideal voltmeter (with infinite internal resistance) are
used to measure the voltage and the current as shown in the figure. The results of
the measurements are shown in the table.

R(Ω) V(V)
6 8
9 9

Calculate the current when R=15 Ω. [I=2/3A]

6- For the circuit in problem 5, find the maximum power that the circuit can deliver.
[Pmax=12W]
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Spring 2015
Homework 7
Due Thursday March 26 in class.

1- For the circuit in the figure, find the voltage V0

Annswer: Vo= -2V

2- For the circuit in the figure, if V1=10V and V2=5V, find the output voltage V0

Answer: Vo = -5V

3- For the circuit in Exercise 2, if V1=10V and V2=0, find the current I0
Answer: Vo=-20V

4- Calculate the voltage ratio V0 for the op amp in the figure

V1
 Answer: Vo/V1 = -10

5- Calculate the voltage V0 in the circuit

in the figure

Answer : Vo = -10V

6- Calculate the gain Vout/Vin, for the circuit shown below

Answer: Vout/Vin = 4/3

7- What is Vout over the full range of the potentiometer, i.e. from its minimum value
of 0 ohms to it maximum value, for the circuit shown below?

Answer : Vout max -10V

Vout min -5V

8- What is the overall gain, Vout/Vin, for the circuit shown below?

Answer:

Vout/
Vin =
-1
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Spring 2015
Homework 8
Due Thursday April 2 in class.

1- Assign a resistance value to Rf so that the circuit would deliver 75 mW of

power to the load resistor RL=3kΩ.

Answer: 16 kohm

2- Obtain the expression for the voltage gain G=V0/Vs for the following circuit

Answer: [RL / R1] (R1+R2) / (R3+RL)

3- Evaluate G=V0/Vs for the circuit in the figure

Answer G=1/3

4- Relate Vo to Vs in the circuit in the figure

 Answer: Vo = (38 - 4 VS)

5- Relate Vo to Vs in the circuit of the

figure

Vo = - { [R1/ R2] (R1+R2) / (R1 + RS) } VS

6- Relate Vo to Vs in the circuit of the figure

Vo = 8.5 VS
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Spring 2015
Homework 9
Due Thursday April 9 in class.

1- Two coaxial cables are connected in parallel and charged to 12 V. If the charge 50 pF
accumulated is 600 pC, what is the capacitance of the parallel cable connection?
2- A 10 µF capacitor has an accumulated charge of 500 nC. Determine the voltage 50 mV
across the capacitor
3- Determine the value of C1

4 uF

4- Find Ceq

1.5 uF

5- Find the equivalent inductance Leq. All inductors are 6 mH

9.42 mH
6- The wavefront for the voltage across the capacitor shown in the figure (a) is given
by the figure in (b). Determine the following quantities:
a) the energy stored in the capacitor at t = 2.5 ms 11.25 mJ
b) the energy stored in the capacitor at t = 5.5 ms 1.25 mJ
c) the current in the capacitor at t = 1.5 ms 1A
d) the current in the capacitor at t = 4.75 ms 0A
e) the current in the capacitor at t = 7.5 ms 0.5 A

7- The wavefront for the current in the 2 H inductor shown in figure (a) is given in
figure (b). Determine:
a) The energy stored in the inductor at t = 1.5 ms 0.9 mJ
b) The energy stored in the inductor at t = 7.5 ms 56.25 uJ
c) The voltage in the inductor at t = 1.5 ms 0
d) The voltage in the inductor at t = 2.75 ms - 40 V
e) The voltage in the inductor at t = 6.25 ms 15 V
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Spring 2015
Homework 10
Due Thursday April 23.

1- We have experimented a loss of electrical power in our homes. When that

happens even for a second, we typically find that we need to reset all our digital
alarm clocks. Let us assume that the digital clocks need a current of 1 mA at a
typical voltage of 3V, but the hardware will function properly down to 2.4 V.
Under these assumptions, we wish to design a circuit that will “hold” the voltage
level for a short duration, for example 1 second. Hint: Use a circuit simila to the
figure. Calculate the value of C

2- Design an op-amp circuit in which the relationship between the output voltage
V0 and the two input signals V1 and V2 is:

V0 = "#5 ∫ V1 t dt $% − 2 V2 t
() ()
3- An uncharged capacitor of 1 mF is charged by a constant current of 1 mA. Find
the voltage across the capacitor after 4 seconds
4- Find the value of C if the energy stored in the capacitor equals the energy stored
in the inductor.
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Spring 2015
Homework 11
Due April 30.

1- The switch in the figure has been closed for long time and it opens at t = 0. Find
V(t) for t > 0

2- Calculate the voltage across the capacitor

3- In the circuit in the figure, the switch was in the position A for long time. At t=0
it is switched to position B. The voltage in the capacitor for t > 0 is:

4- For the circuit in problem 3, the switch was in the position B for long time and at
t = 0 is switched to position A. The voltage in the capacitor for t > 0 is:

5- The switch in the circuit in the figure has been closed for long time. It opens at
t=0. Find i(t) for t > 0.
6- The switch in the circuit in the figure has been open for long time. It closes at
t=0. Find i(t) for t > 0.
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Spring 2015
Homework 12
Due May 7.

∞
1- Calculate the integral ∫ sin ( 2π t ) δ ( t − 1) dt
−∞
2- If Vs changes from 2 V to 4 V at t = 0, we may express Vs as:
2 δ (t ) V
a.
2 u (t ) V
b.
2 + 2 u (t ) V
c.
−2 u (t ) + 4 u (t ) V
d.
e. None of the above

3- Which one is the right statement?

du ( t )
a- δ ( t ) =
dt
dr (t )
b- δ ( t ) =
dt
du ( t )
c- r ( t ) =
dt
d- u (t ) = ∫ r (t ) dt

e- All are wrong

4- Write the following voltage signal as a function of time using singularity

functions (unit, impulse, ramp).