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HWK2 AC - Circuit - Analysis - Questions

The document is a review for EE242 HWK 2 and Quiz 1 focusing on AC circuits, containing multiple choice questions covering topics such as angular frequency, RMS values, phase relationships, impedance, reactance, and resonance in RLC circuits. It also includes sections for determining phasor voltage, finding the Thévenin equivalent circuit, applying the superposition principle, and calculating node voltages. The answers to the MCQs are provided, along with instructions for solving circuit problems.

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HWK2 AC - Circuit - Analysis - Questions

The document is a review for EE242 HWK 2 and Quiz 1 focusing on AC circuits, containing multiple choice questions covering topics such as angular frequency, RMS values, phase relationships, impedance, reactance, and resonance in RLC circuits. It also includes sections for determining phasor voltage, finding the Thévenin equivalent circuit, applying the superposition principle, and calculating node voltages. The answers to the MCQs are provided, along with instructions for solving circuit problems.

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EE242 HWK 2 and Quiz 1 Review: AC Circuits

Part 1: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)


1. What is the angular frequency (ω) of an AC circuit operating at 60 Hz?
a) 60 rad/s
b) 120 rad/s
c) 377 rad/s
d) 360 rad/s
Answer: c) 377 rad/s
2. The RMS value of a sinusoidal AC voltage is 100V. What is its peak value (V_peak)?
a) 100V
b) 141.4V
c) 70.7V
d) 200V
Answer: b) 141.4V
3. For a purely inductive circuit, what is the phase relationship between voltage and current?
a) Voltage leads current by 90°
b) Current leads voltage by 90°
c) They are in phase
d) They are out of phase by 180°
Answer: a) Voltage leads current by 90°
4. In a purely capacitive circuit, what happens to the current when the voltage is at its maximum positive value?
a) The current is also at its maximum
b) The current is zero
c) The current is at its maximum negative value
d) The current leads the voltage by 180°
Answer: c) The current is at maximum negative value
5. What is the impedance of a 20Ω resistor in an AC circuit?
a) 20Ω
b) 20 + j0Ω
c) 0 + j20Ω
d) 0 - j20Ω
Answer: b) 20 + j0Ω
6. What is the inductive reactance (XL) of a 2 H inductor at f=60 Hz?
a) 120Ω
b) 753.98Ω
c) 40Ω
d) 20Ω
Answer: a) 120Ω
7. What is the capacitive reactance (XC) of a 105uF capacitor at 60Hz?
a) 66.5Ω
b) 40Ω
c) 20Ω
d) 25Ω
Answer: d) 25Ω
8. What is the impedance of the inductor in phasor form?
a) 20 - j120Ω
b) 20 + j120Ω
c) j120Ω
d) -j120Ω
Answer: c) j120Ω
9. In a series RLC circuit, what happens at resonance?
a) The impedance is maximum
b) The impedance is minimum
c) The inductive and capacitive reactances are equal in magnitude but opposite in phase
d) Both b and c
Answer: d) Both b and c
10. In a parallel RLC circuit at resonance, the circuit behaves like:
a) A short circuit
b) A pure inductor
c) A pure resistor
d) An open circuit
Answer: d) An open circuit

Part 2
Determine phasor voltage V1 in the AC circuit shown in the following
figure using the method of source transformation. The impedance
values are given at the frequency of interest.

Part 3
Find the Thévenin equivalent circuit, VTh and ZTh, for the circuit
shown in the figure when ω=377 rad/s, L =26:5 mH, R =10 Ω, C = 220
μF, υs(t)=10 cos(ωt)V :

Part 4
Find the voltage υR(t) across the resistor for the circuit in the
following figure using the superposition principle. V1=10 V, V2=1 V.
The AC frequencies are ω1=377 rad/s and ω2=3ω1

Part 5 Calculate the node voltages V1 and V2 and the voltage


across the capacitor with a capacitive reactance of 8 Ω for the
circuit shown below.

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