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Midterm Examination Solution
Question 1 (20 Marks)
a. Voltages V
1
and V
2
are given in the circuit. Give the values of V
1
and V
2
. (5 Marks)
b. Use node-voltage method to find the voltage V
0
. (10 Marks)
c. Determine the power of the current source 2 A. (5 Marks)
Question 2 (20 Marks)
In the circuit shown below, the mesh currents and super mesh are shown.
a. Establish the super mesh equation using mesh-current method. (5 Marks)
b. Establish the mesh current equation for i
2
using mesh-current method. (5 Marks)
c. Compute i
1
, i
2
and i
3
. (5 Marks)
d. Calculate the power of the voltage source 8V. (3 Marks)
e. Calculate the power of the current source 2A. (2 Marks)
Question 3 (20 Marks)
The electric circuit is depicted in the following figure.
a. Draw the circuit if the voltage source 10 V is deactivated. Compute i
b
for this case. (5 Marks).
b. Draw the circuit if the current source 0.5 A is deactivated. Compute i
b
for this case. (5 Marks).
c. Use superposition method to determine i
b
in the original circuit. (7 Marks)
d. Calculate the power of the voltage source 10V and current source 0.5 A. (3 Marks)
+
-
V
2
V
1
V
0
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Question 4 (20 Marks)
a. Find Thevenin voltage for terminals a,b. (Hint: Remove the load) (10 Marks)
b. Find Thevenin resistance for terminals a,b. (5 Marks)
c. Compute the current i. (5 Marks)
Question 5 (20 Marks)
It is given that the power supplies for the ideal opamp in the circuit are +V
CC
= 10V and -V
CC
= -10V. The
circuit elements are listed as R
1
= 2 KΩ, R
2
= 4 KΩ, R
3
= 5 KΩ, and R
f
= 8 KΩ.
a. Find V
out
if V
1
= 0.5 V, V
2
= 1 V and V
3
= 2 V. (10 Marks)
b. Find the range of V
2
to avoid amplifier saturation if V
1
= 0.5 V and V
3
=2 V. (5 Marks)
c. Find the voltage gain of the circuit if V
1
, V
2
and V
3
are joined together as Vi. (5 Marks)
a
b
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ANSWERS
Answer to Q1. (20 marks)
a. (5 Marks)
V
1
= 12 V and V
2
= 12 8 = 4 V
b. (10 Marks)
Thus, V
o
= 8V
c. (5 Marks)
P
2A
= - (V
o
– V
2
)2 = - 8 w
Answer to Q2. (20 marks)
a. (5 Marks)
6i
1
+ 3i
3
+ 5(i
3
i
2
) 8 = 0 or 6i
1
- 5i
2
+ 8i
3
8 = 0 (1)
And 2 = i
3
i
1
(2)
Combining (1) and (2) gives
14i
1
5i
2
+ 8 = 0 (3)
b. (5 Marks)
-12 + 8 + 5(i
2
– i
3
) = 0 (4)
c. (5 Marks)
Solving (1), (2) and (4) yields
i
1
= 2/3 A = 0.67 A
i
2
= 52/15 A = 3.47 A
i
3
= 8/3 A = 2.67 A
d. (3 Marks) P
8V
= 8(i
2
i
1
) = 22.4 w
e. (2 Marks)
P
2A
= -(V
o
V
2
)2 = -(3i
3
4)2 = - 8 w
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Answer to Q3. (20 marks)
a. (5 Marks)
i
b
’ = 0.5 A due to short circuit or use current divider
b. (5 Marks)
i
b
” = 10/(75 + 25) = 0.1 A
c. (7 Marks)
Using superposition yields i
b
= 0.5 + 0.1 = 0.6 A
d. (3 Marks)
P
10V
= -10(0.1) = - 1 w
P
0.5A
= -(0.5x(50 + 50))0.5 = - 25 w
Answer to Q4. (20 marks)
a. (10 Marks) Remove 8 resistor and let V
a
be V
th
, we have
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b. (5 Marks) Using test circuit 1A current source gives
V
T
= 3(4) + 28 = 40 V, i
T
= 1 A
R
th
= 40/1 = 40 Ω
c. (5 Marks)
i = V
th
/(R
th
+ 8) = 9 A
Answer to Q5. (20 marks)
a. (10 Marks) Using summing amplifier formula gives
V
out
= -[(R
f
/R
1
)V
1
+ (R
f
/R
2
)V
2
+ (R
f
/R
3
)V
3
] = -7.2 V
b. (5 Marks) To avoid amplifier saturation, we have
-Vcc ≤ -[(R
f
/R
1
)V
1
+ (R
f
/R
2
)V
2
+ (R
f
/R
3
)V
3
] Vcc
-0 -2V
2
-5.2 10
-7.6 V V
2
2.4 V
c. (5 Marks) The circuit is inverting amplifier
so the voltage gain is (R
f
/(2k//4k//5k)) = - 8k/1.05k = -7.6
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V
th
-
28x12
+
4(-2i
b
) =
0
So V
th
= 432 V

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International University - VNUHCM
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Midterm Examination Solution Question 1 (20 Marks) V2 V1 V0
a. Voltages V1 and V2 are given in the circuit. Give the values of V1 and V2. (5 Marks)
b. Use node-voltage method to find the voltage V0. (10 Marks)
c. Determine the power of the current source 2 A. (5 Marks) Question 2 (20 Marks)
In the circuit shown below, the mesh currents and super mesh are shown. + -
a. Establish the super mesh equation using mesh-current method. (5 Marks)
b. Establish the mesh current equation for i2 using mesh-current method. (5 Marks)
c. Compute i1, i2 and i3. (5 Marks)
d. Calculate the power of the voltage source 8V. (3 Marks)
e. Calculate the power of the current source 2A. (2 Marks) Question 3 (20 Marks)
The electric circuit is depicted in the following figure.
a. Draw the circuit if the voltage source 10 V is deactivated. Compute ib for this case. (5 Marks).
b. Draw the circuit if the current source 0.5 A is deactivated. Compute ib for this case. (5 Marks).
c. Use superposition method to determine ib in the original circuit. (7 Marks)
d. Calculate the power of the voltage source 10V and current source 0.5 A. (3 Marks) HCMC National University
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a. Find Thevenin voltage for terminals a,b. (Hint: Remove the load) (10 Marks)
b. Find Thevenin resistance for terminals a,b. (5 Marks)
c. Compute the current i. (5 Marks) Question 5 (20 Marks)
It is given that the power supplies for the ideal opamp in the circuit are +VCC = 10V and -VCC = -10V. The
circuit elements are listed as R1 = 2 KΩ, R2 = 4 KΩ, R3 = 5 KΩ, and Rf = 8 KΩ.
a. Find Vout if V1 = 0.5 V, V2 = 1 V and V3 = 2 V. (10 Marks)
b. Find the range of V2 to avoid amplifier saturation if V1 = 0.5 V and V3 =2 V. (5 Marks)
c. Find the voltage gain of the circuit if V1, V2 and V3 are joined together as Vi. (5 Marks) 2/ 5 HCMC National University
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Answer to Q1. (20 marks) a. (5 Marks)
V1 = 12 V and V2 = 12 – 8 = 4 V b. (10 Marks) Thus, Vo = 8V c. (5 Marks) P2A = - (Vo – V2)2 = - 8 w
Answer to Q2. (20 marks) a. (5 Marks)
6i1 + 3i3 + 5(i3 – i2) – 8 = 0 or 6i1 - 5i2 + 8i3 – 8 = 0 (1) And 2 = i3 – i1 (2) Combining (1) and (2) gives 14i1 – 5i2 + 8 = 0 (3) b. (5 Marks)
-12 + 8 + 5(i2 – i3) = 0 (4) c. (5 Marks)
Solving (1), (2) and (4) yields i1 = 2/3 A = 0.67 A i2 = 52/15 A = 3.47 A i3 = 8/3 A = 2.67 A
d. (3 Marks) P8V = 8(i2 – i1) = 22.4 w V2 e. (2 Marks)
P2A = -(Vo – V2)2 = -(3i3 – 4)2 = - 8 w 3/ 5 HCMC National University
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Answer to Q3. (20 marks) a. (5 Marks)
ib’ = 0.5 A due to short circuit or use current divider b. (5 Marks) ib” = 10/(75 + 25) = 0.1 A c. (7 Marks)
Using superposition yields ib = 0.5 + 0.1 = 0.6 A d. (3 Marks) P10V = -10(0.1) = - 1 w
P0.5A = -(0.5x(50 + 50))0.5 = - 25 w
Answer to Q4. (20 marks)
a. (10 Marks) Remove 8Ω resistor and let Va be Vth, we have 4/ 5 HCMC National University
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b. (5 Marks) Using test circuit 1A current source gives
VT = 3(4) + 28 = 40 V, iT = 1 A Rth = 40/1 = 40 Ω c. (5 Marks) i = Vth/(Rth + 8) = 9 A
Answer to Q5. (20 marks)
a. (10 Marks) Using summing amplifier formula gives
Vout = -[(Rf/R1)V1 + (Rf/R2)V2 + (Rf/R3)V3] = -7.2 V
b. (5 Marks) To avoid amplifier saturation, we have
-Vcc ≤ -[(Rf/R1)V1 + (Rf/R2)V2 + (Rf/R3)V3] ≤ Vcc -0 ≤ -2V2 -5.2 ≤ 10 -7.6 V ≤ V2 ≤ 2.4 V
c. (5 Marks) The circuit is inverting amplifier
so the voltage gain is – (Rf/(2k//4k//5k)) = - 8k/1.05k = -7.6 5/ 5
Document Outline

  • Midterm Examination Solution
  • ANSWERS