ECE2061 Practice class #1

MONASH UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS ENGINEERING

ECE2061 ANALOGUE ELECTRONICS

PRACTICE CLASS #1: SOLUTIONS

FUNDAMENTAL DC CIRCUIT THEORY

1. Without directly using Ohms Law, determine the ratio Vo/Vi for the following voltage divider
circuits.

ANS: (a)

(c)

Vo
R2
3k
=
=
= 0.3
Vi R1 + R2 3k + 7k

(b)

Vo
2k 2
=
= 0.24
Vi 6k 8 + 2k 2

Vo
4k 7
=
= 0.59
Vi 3k 3 + 4k 7

(d)

Vo
22k
=
= 0.13
Vi 150k + 22k

2. It is required to produce a nominal 5V output from each three different DC voltage sources with
respective magnitudes 12V, 48V, 200V. Calculate values for a two resistor voltage divider
string using standard resistor values to achieve (as closely as possible) this output, with the
restriction that the maximum power dissipation cannot exceed 0.5W for each of the two
resistors in the resistor string.

52
72
> 50 , R1 >
> 98 . Make R1 = 100 R2 = 68 , 3% error
ANS: (a) 12V input: R2 >
0.5
0.5
(b) 48V input:

R2 >

52
432
> 50 , R1 >
> 3k 7 . Make R1 = 3k9 R2 = 470 , 3% error
0.5
0.5

(c) 200V input:

R2 >

52
195 2
> 50 , R1 >
> 76k . Make R1 = 82k R2 = 2k2, 5% error
0.5
0.5

3. Determine the current flowing through resistor R2 for the following circuits.

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ANS: (a)

I R2 =

R1
3k
Is =
3 = 1A (b)
R1 + R2
3k + 6k

(c)

I R2 =

10k
15
10k
15

= 3.19mA
10k + 4k 7 10k 4k 7 10k + 4k 7 3.2k

I R2 =

2k 2
10

= 4.55mA
2k 2 + 2k 2 1k1
(d) I R2 = 3.57mA

4. Determine Thevenin and Norton equivalents for the following circuit.

ANS: Rth = 50 + 100 1k 0 = 140.9

Vth = 12

1k 0
= 10.9V
1k 0 + 100

IN =

Vth
10.9
=
= 77.4mA
Rth 140.9

CIRCUITS WITH DEPENDENT INTERNAL SOURCES

5. Determine the Thevenin equivalent circuit for the following circuit if gm = 0.002S and R1 = 22k.
R1
v
vs

gmv

ANS: vo / c = v s R1 ( g m (v s vo / c )) vo / c (1 + g m R1 ) = v s (1 + g m R1 ) vo / c = v s = vth
is / c = g m vs +

v
vs
R1
1
v s = th Rth =
= g m +
1 + g m R1
Rth
R1
R1

6. Determine the Norton equivalent circuit for the circuit of Question 5 if gm = 0.025S and
R1 = 4k7.
ANS: Rth =

4700
= 39.66
1 + 4700 0.025

i N = is / c =

vs
v
= s A
Rth 39.66

7. Determine the Thevenin equivalent circuit for the following circuit if gm = 0.0025S, R1 = 4k7
and R2 = 1Mohm.

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+
R1

is

R2

gmv

ANS: vo / c = R2 g m v = R2 g m R1is = vth i s / c = g m v = g m R1is Rth =

vth = 10 6 0.0025 4700i s = 11.75 10 6 i s

vo / c R2 g m R1
=
= R2
is / c
g m R1

Rth = 1Mohm

STEADY STATE AC CIRCUIT THEORY

8. Use phasors to calculate the sum of the two voltages v1 (t ) = 100 cos (t ) and v 2 (t ) = 50 sin (t ) .
Draw a phasor diagram for your calculation, and express the result in both phasor form and in
time varying form vt (t ) = Vt cos(t + ) .

ANS: V1 = 70.700 , V2 = 35.4 90 0 , Vt = 79.1 26.6 0 , vt (t ) = 111.8 cos t 26.6 0

9. Use phasors to calculate the sum of the two voltages v1 (t ) = 100 cos t + 45o

and

v2 (t ) = 150 sin t + 60 . Draw a phasor diagram for your calculation, and express the result in
both phasor form and in time varying form vt (t ) = Vt cos(t + ) .
o

ANS: V1 = 70.7450 , V2 = 106 30 0 , Vt = 142 1.2 0 , vt (t ) = 200 cos t 1.2 0

10. Calculate the complex impedance of the following series
connected circuit elements connected to a 240V 50 Hz
supply.
(i)

R = 50 , L = 100 mH, C = 50 f

(ii)

R = 50 , L = 200 mH, C = 100 f

L
V

R
C

(i) Z = 59.5 32.8 0 , I = 4.03A, P = 813W, Q = -525 Var, pf = 0.841 lead

ANS:

(ii) Z = 58.831.8 0 , I = 4.08A, P = 832W, Q = 516Var, pf = 0.85 lag

11. Calculate the complex impedance of the following shunt
connected circuit elements connected to a 240V 50 Hz
supply.

ANS:

(i)

R = 100 , L = 150 mH, C = 40 f

(ii)

R = 100 , L = 250 mH, C = 120 f

R
L

(i) Z = 75.640.9 0 , I = 3.17A, P = 576 W, Q = 498 VAr, pf = 0.756 lag

(ii) Z = 37.2 68.2 0 , I = 6.45A, P = 576 W, Q = -1438 Var, pf = 0.37 lead

DG Holmes, Mar 2009

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