TUTORIAL-1
1. For the circuit in Fig.1a the current is known to be zero at 𝑡 = 0. The voltage across
the 3-H inductor is given in Fig.1b.
(a) Plot the current as a function of time.
(b) The 0.5-F capacitor is initially discharged. Plot the voltage 𝑣𝑐 (𝑡) as a function of
time across the capacitor.
Fig. 1
2. In Fig. 2, capacitor C is “charged up” by closing the switch S1. After equilibrium is reached,
switch S2 is closed.
(a) Just before closing S2, what is the voltage across C? Also, find the current in inductor L?
(b) Just after closing S2, what is the voltage across C? Also find 𝑖𝐿 and 𝑖2 .
Fig. 2
3. Ammeter AM and voltmeter VM, connected as shown in Fig.3, measure instantaneous current
and voltage. An ammeter reads “up- scale" or positive when current flows into the meter at the
+ terminal. Is power flowing into or out of device D when:
(a) AM reads positive and VM reads negative?
(b) AM reads negative and VM reads positive?
(c) AM reads negative and VM reads negative?
Fig. 3
4. The voltage source in circuit of Fig 4.0 is 𝑣 = 200𝑡 V, where 𝑡 is in seconds,
a) For 𝑡 = 0.5 s
(i) Calculate the power dissipated in the 200- resistor.
(ii) Calculate the power dissipated in the 1000-µF capacitor.
(iii) Power delivered by the source.
(iv) Total energy stored in the capacitor.
(a) Now assume 𝑣 = 2000𝑡 V , where t is in seconds. For 𝑡 = 5 ms, find the current through
the 4 resistor and through 300-µF capacitor.
Fig. 4
5. Devise a linear model incorporating a current source to represent the solar battery whose
output characteristics are shown as in Fig.5. Specify numerical values valid for currents up to
40 mA.
Fig. 5 Solar battery characteristic
6. Show that the following mathematical models describe a resistance, capacitance, or inductance.
(a) 𝑣 = 𝑘𝑞
(b) 𝑣 = 𝑘 𝑑𝑞/𝑑𝑡
(c) 𝑣 = 𝑘 𝑑2 𝑞/𝑑𝑡 2
7. Would it be physically possible to have a passive circuit component for which the voltage was
proportional to the second derivative of current? If a current 𝑖 = 𝐼𝑚 sin 𝑡 flowed in such a
component, what power would be absorbed?
8. The circuit shown in Fig. 6 can be used to smooth out or filter variations in input current 𝑖 so
that a reasonably constant voltage appears across load resistor R. For good filtering, the
capacitor should be able to store ten times as much energy as is dissipated in one cycle by R. If
R = 10KΩ and variations in i occur 60 times per s, specify the value of C.
Fig. 6
9. Laboratory tests on a coil yield the following data: a change in current from +10 mA to -10 mA
in 50 µs results in an average voltage of 2V; a steady current of 10mA requires a power input
of 0.2 W. Devise a linear circuit model to represent the coil.
10. A fuse protects a circuit by melting when the current becomes excessive. The resistance of the
fuse is given by R=RR (1+ cT) where RR is the resistance at room temperature, c is the
temperature coefficient, and T is the rise above room temperature. The rise in temperature is
proportional to the heat generated in the fuse or T = kP. Derive an expression for R in terms of
current I and evaluate the current at which the fuse “blows”.
