SEHH2246 Basic Electricity and Electronics

Assignment 1 (part I)

Name:

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Student ID:
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Tutorial Group: 2 0 1 (e.g. 201A)

Expected learning outcome

 Explain the principles of electrical and diode circuits.
 Apply analytical techniques to solve simple problems of electrical and diode circuits.
 Perform independent investigation in an improvised environment.

Guidelines
 Answer all FIVE questions in the assignment.
 Reasonable calculation steps should be shown clearly to justify the answers.
 Pencils may only be used for drawing, sketching, or graphical work.
 correct all final numeric answers to 3 dicimal places.

Submission
 Answer the questions in the answer sheets provided.
 For hardcopy source, answer in the answer sheets provided and scan it using camscanner app to
pdf file (NOT pictures) and submit to the assignment submission link.
 For softcopy source, you may use digital pen to answer in the answer sheets provided and save to
pdf file and submit to the assignment submission link.
 Only pdf file type would be admitted to the assignment submission link.
 The pdf file name should be input by your name such as “Chan Tai Man.pdf”
 The submission deadline is 6:00 pm, March 24 (Tuesday), 2020. Any late submission after the
deadline will not be accepted!

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Question 1 (20 marks)

(a) Find the voltage v by method of voltage division in all steps.

(b) Transforming the 10 V to a current source, then find the current i by method of current division
in all steps.

4Ω i 8Ω 5Ω

+v−
6Ω

10 V 12 Ω

8 (8+5∥6)∥12 44 708/125 660

v= ((8+5∥6)∥12+4)10 = ( ) 10 = = 4.3709
8+5∥6 59 1208/125 151

10
current source i1 = = 2.5 A
4
4 12 125 66 165
i= ( ) 2.5 = ( ) 2.5 = = 0.5464 A
4+(8+5∥6)∥12 12+8+5∥6 302 125 302

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Question 2 (20 marks)

Find all node voltages with reference to the ground by Nodal analysis.

2Ω

i5 Supernode

V1 4V V2

i3 8Ω
V3
3Ω 5Ω
=1V 10 + d8 Ω
i1 i2 i4
2A i6 6Ω 1V

0V

1−𝑉2 𝑉1−𝑉3 𝑉2−0

SN V1+V2: 2 + i3 = i1 + i4 => 2+ = +
8 3 10 + 𝒅𝟖
& V1−V2 = 4 => V1 − V2 = 4
𝑉1−𝑉3 𝑉3−1 𝑉3−0
V3: i1 = i2 + i6 => = +
3 5 6

d8 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
V1 / V 7.8083 7.8970 7.9741 8.0418 8.1016 8.1549 8.2027 8.2458 8.2849 8.3205
V2 / V 3.8083 3.8970 3.9741 4.0418 4.1016 4.1549 4.2027 4.2458 4.2849 4.3205
V3 / V 4.0040 4.0462 4.0829 4.1151 4.1436 4.1690 4.1918 4.2123 4.2309 4.2479

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 Question 3 (15 marks)

Find all mesh currents in clockwise direction by Mesh analysis.

8V

i3
4Ω 6Ω 15 Ω

10 + d8 Ω i1 1A i2 5Ω −2 A 2A

Supermesh

SM i1+i2: (10 + d8)i1 + 4i1 + 6(i2 – i3) + 5(i2 – (−2)) = 0

& i2 – i1 = 1
i3: 6(i3 − i2) + 8 =0

d8 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

i1 /A -1.2105 -1.1500 -1.0952 -1.0455 -1.0000 -0.9583 -0.9200 -0.8846 -0.8519 -0.8214

i2 /A -0.2105 -0.1500 -0.0952 -0.0455 0.0000 0.0417 0.0800 0.1154 0.1481 0.1786

i3 /A -1.5439 -1.4833 -1.4286 -1.3788 -1.3333 -1.2917 -1.2533 -1.2179 -1.1852 -1.1548

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Question 4 (10 marks)

(a) Find the voltage v by superposition.

(b) Find the current i by superposition.

2A
4Ω

i
+
5V v 8Ω 10 Ω
−

(a) v1 = voltage by 5 V
v2 = voltage by 2 A
+ + −
8 4
v = v1 + v2 = 5− 2(8) = −2 V
8+4 8+4
− − +

(b) i1 = current by 5 V
i2 = current by 2 A

5 4
i = i1 + i2 = − 2 = −0.25 A
4+8 8+4

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Question 5 (35 marks)

(a) Find the voltage of the 15 Ω by source transformation as most as possible.

(b) Find the voltage of the 15 Ω by Thevenin equivalent circuit.

+v−
6Ω 5Ω 15 Ω

10 V 8Ω 2A 4A 10 + d8 Ω

(a) Starting from the 10 V

6Ω

10 24
10 V A 6∥8 Ω
6 7

24 59
+ 5 Ω
7 7
40 59
/
7 7
40 59
40
V = A Ω 2A
59 7
7

59
Ω
7

40
+2 158 59
59 ×
59 7
158 59 158
= A Ω = V
59 7 7

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 59 +v−
Ω 15 Ω 10 + d8 Ω
7

158 4(10 + d8) V

V
7

15 158
v= 59 ( – 4(10 + d8))
+ 15 +(10 + 𝒅𝟖 ) 7
7

d8 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

V/V -7.8205 -9.3361 -10.7661 -12.1176 -13.3969 -14.6097 -15.7609 -16.8551 -17.8966 -18.8889

(b)
V1 V2 = 4(10 + d8)
6Ω 5Ω + VT −

10 V i1 8Ω i2 2A 4A 10 + d8 Ω

0V

i1: −10 + 6i1 +8(i1−i2) = 0

i2: i2 = −2 A
3
=> i1 = − A
7
i2: 8(i2−i1) + 5i2 +V1 = 0
3
=> 8(−2−(− 7)) +5(−2) +V1 = 0

158
=> V1 = V
7
=> VT = V1− V2
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 6Ω 5Ω RT

8Ω 10 + d8 Ω

RT = 5 + 6∥8 + 10 + d8

RT = 5 + 6∥8 + 10 + d8

+
VT = V1− V2 v 15 Ω
−

15
∴ v= (V1 − V2)
5 + 6∥8 + 10 + 𝒅𝟖+ 𝟏𝟓

d8 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
vT / V -17.4286 -21.42857 -25.42857 -29.4286 -33.42857 -37.42857 -41.4286 -45.42857 -49.4286 -53.4286
RT / Ω 129/7 136/7 143/7 150/7 157/7 164/7 171/7 178/7 185/7 192/7
18.4286 19.4286 20.4286 21.4286 22.4286 23.4286 24.4286 25.4286 26.4286 27.4286
v/V -7.8205 -9.3361 -10.7661 -12.1176 -13.3969 -14.6097 -15.7609 -16.8551 -17.8966 -18.8889

- End of Assignment 1 (part I) -