Benha National University 1st semester –fall 2024
Mechatronics & Automation Engineering (MAE) Program Electric circuits (MAE203)
Model Answers of Sheet 1
Chapter 1: Circuit Variables
1. Determine the current flowing through an element if the charge flow is given by
a) 𝑞(𝑡) = 5𝑡𝑠𝑖𝑛(4𝜋𝑡) 𝑚𝐶
b) 𝑞(𝑡) = 20𝑒 −4𝑡 cos(50𝑡) 𝜇𝐶
Solution:
dq
i = = 5 sin(4 t ) + 5 t (4 ) cos(4 t )
dt
= 5 sin(4 t ) + 20 t cos(4 t )
at t = 0.5s
i = 5 sin(2 ) + 10 cos(2 ) = 0 + 10
= 31.42 mA
b)
At t=0.5s → i(t)= 7.118 µA
2. How much energy is imparted to an electron as it flows through a 6 V battery from the
positive to the negative terminal?
Solution:
w = qV = (1.6022 × 10−19)(6) = 9.61 × 10−19 = 0.961 aJ
3. The voltage and current at the terminals of the circuit element in Fig. 1 are zero for 𝑡 <
0. For 𝑡 ≥ 0 they are
𝑣 = 400𝑒 −100𝑡 sin 200𝑡 𝑉,
𝑖 = 5𝑒 −100𝑡 sin 200𝑡 𝐴.
Find the power absorbed by the element at 𝑡 = 10𝑚𝑠.
Solution:
Fig.1
1
4. The voltage and current at the terminals of the element in Fig.1 are
𝑣 = 250 cos 800𝜋𝑡 𝑉, 𝑖 = 8 sin 800𝜋𝑡 𝐴
a) Find the maximum value of the power being delivered to the element.
b) Find the maximum value of the power being extracted from the element.
c) Find the average value of 𝑝 in the interval 0 ≤ 𝑡 ≤ 2.5 𝑚𝑠.
Solution:
5. Two electric circuits, represented by boxes A and B, are connected as shown in Fig. 2. The
reference direction for the current i in the interconnection and the reference polarity for the
voltage v across the interconnection are as shown in the figure. For each of the following
sets of numerical values, calculate the power in the interconnection and state whether the
power is flowing from A to B or vice versa.
Fig.2
Solution:
2
6. The numerical values for the currents and voltages in the circuit in Fig. 3 are given in Table
1. Find the total power developed in the circuit. (Load side)
Fig. 3
Table 1
Solution:
3
7. The numerical values of the voltages and currents in the interconnection seen in Fig. 4 are
given in Table 2. Does the interconnection satisfy the power check? (Load side)
Fig. 4
4
Table 2
Solution:
8. Assume you are an engineer in charge of a project and one of your subordinate engineers
reports that the interconnection in Fig. 5 does not pass the power check. The data for the
interconnection are given in Table 3. (Load side)
a) Is the subordinate correct? Explain your answer.
b) If the subordinate is correct, can you find the error in the data?
5
Fig. 5
Table 3
Solution:
6
9. The voltage and power values for each of the elements shown in Fig. 6 are given in Table 4.
(Load side)
a) Show that the interconnection of the elements satisfies the power check.
b) Find the value of the current through each of the elements using the values of power
and voltage and the current directions shown in the figure.
7
Fig. 6
Table 4
Solution:
8
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