JPO 112 Assignment 02 Memo

Question 1 [7]
Apply nodal analysis to find the power associated with the
-2I1
dependent source.

1Ω 2
1
Solution
𝑉3 = 10 𝑉 (1) 3Ω 2A 2Ω
𝑉2 − 𝑉3 2Ω I1
𝐼1 =
2 3
KCL node 1
𝑉1 𝑉1 − 𝑉2 +-
+ − 2𝐼1 = 0
3 1 10 V
4𝑉1 − 6𝑉2 + 𝑉3 = 0 (2)
KCL node 2
𝑉2 − 𝑉1 𝑉2 − 𝑉3
2𝐼1 + −2+ =0
1 2
−2𝑉1 + 5𝑉2 − 3𝑉3 = 4 (3)

Substitute 𝑉3 = 10 𝑉 (1) into (2) and (3)

4𝑉1 − 6𝑉2 = −30
−2𝑉1 + 5𝑉2 = 34
𝑉1 = 6.75 𝑉; 𝑉2 = 9.5 𝑉
Voltage across −2𝐼1 → 𝑉2 − 𝑉1 = 2.75 𝑉
𝑉2 −𝑉3 9.5−10
Current through −2𝐼1 → −2 ( 2
) = −2 ( 2
) = 0.5 𝐴

𝑷−𝟐𝑰𝟏 = −(𝟎. 𝟓)(𝟐. 𝟕𝟓) = −𝟏. 𝟑𝟕𝟓 𝑾

Question 2 [8]

Using nodal analysis, calculate the voltage 𝑉0 1

+
2Vx +- 1 kΩ V0
- 1 kΩ
2 mA 1 kΩ
2 3
+
Solution + - 4V
Vx 1 kΩ 2 mA
-
1

1 kΩ +
2Vx +- V0
- 𝑉1 − 𝑉2 = 2𝑉𝑥 
1 kΩ
2 mA 1 kΩ
2 3 𝑉𝑥 = 𝑉2
+
+ - 4V
Vx 1 kΩ 2 mA 𝑉1 − 3𝑉2 = 0 (1)
-

KCL super node

𝑉2 𝑉2 − 𝑉3 𝑉1 − 𝑉3 𝑉1 − 4
−2𝑚 + + + + =0
1𝑘 1𝑘 1𝑘 1𝑘
2𝑉1 + 2𝑉2 − 2𝑉3 = 6 (2)

KCL node 3
𝑉3 − 𝑉2 𝑉3 − 𝑉1
− 2𝑚 + =0
1𝑘 1𝑘
𝑉1 − 𝑉2 + 2𝑉3 = 2  (3)

1 −3 0 𝑉1 0
[2 2 −2] [𝑉2 ] = [6]
−1 −1 2 𝑉3 2
𝑉1 = 6 𝑉; 𝑉2 = 2 𝑉; 𝑉3 = 5𝑉
𝑉0 = 𝑉1 − 𝑉3 = 𝟏𝑽
Question 3 [7]
Using mesh analysis, find 𝐼𝑥 and 𝑉𝑅 . 4V
1Ω +-

1 2Ω
4Ω 5Ω
Solution
Ix + VR -
KVL loop 1 2A 2 2Ω 3 3Ω 4 4A

𝐼1 − 4 + 2𝐼1 + 4(𝐼1 − 𝐼3 ) = 0
7𝐼1 − 4𝐼3 = 4  (1)

𝐼2 = 2𝐴 (2)

𝐼4 = −4 𝐴  (3)

KVL loop 3

2(𝐼3 − 𝐼2 ) + 4(𝐼3 − 𝐼1 ) + 3(𝐼3 − 𝐼4 ) = 0

−4𝐼1 − 2𝐼2 + 9𝐼3 − 3𝐼4 = 0  (4)

Substitute eqn 2 and 3 into 4

−4𝐼1 − 2(2) + 9𝐼3 − 3(−4) = 0

−4𝐼1 + 9𝐼3 = −8
7 −4 𝐼1 4
[ ][ ] = [ ]
−4 9 𝐼3 −8
𝐼1 = 0.085 𝐴;  𝐼3 = −0.85 𝐴
𝑰𝒙 = 𝑰𝟑 − 𝑰𝟐 = −𝟐. 𝟖𝟓 𝑨
𝑽𝑹 = 𝟒(𝑰𝟑 − 𝑰𝟏 ) = −𝟑. 𝟕𝟒 𝑽
Question 4 [8]
Using mesh analysis, find the power associated with the sources.
2
2Ω 6Ω
+
10 V 1
Solution -

4A
KVL loop 1 1Ω 3 2Ω

−10 + 2(𝐼1 − 𝐼2 ) + 𝐼1 − 𝐼3 = 0
3𝐼1 − 2𝐼2 − 𝐼3 = 10  (1)

KVL super mesh around loops 2 and 3

𝐼3 − 𝐼1 + 2(𝐼2 − 𝐼1 ) + 6𝐼2 + 2𝐼3 = 0

−3𝐼1 + 8𝐼2 + 3𝐼3 = 0  (2)

Constraint equation from RHS node – KCL

4 + 𝐼2 = 𝐼3
𝐼2 − 𝐼3 = −4 (3)

3 −2 −1 𝐼1 10
[−3 8 3 ] [𝐼2 ] = [ 0 ]
0 1 −1 𝐼3 −4
𝐼1 = 4.92 𝐴; 𝐼2 = 0.25 𝐴 𝐼3 = 4.25 𝐴
𝑷𝟏𝟎𝑽 = −𝒗𝒊 = −𝟏𝟎(𝟒. 𝟗𝟐) = −𝟒𝟗. 𝟐 𝑾
KVL loop 3

𝐼3 − 𝐼1 − 𝑉4𝐴 + 2𝐼3 = 0
4.25 − 4.92 − 𝑉4𝐴 + 2(4.25)

𝑉4𝐴 = 7.83𝑉
𝑷𝟒𝑨 = −(𝟕. 𝟖𝟑)𝟒 = −𝟑𝟏. 𝟑𝟐 𝑾