Tutorial Sheet 01

(Signals and transients)

1. The waveform of the figure 1 consists of a train of isosceles triangles. For this waveform, determine the rms
and the average value of v ( t ) .

Figure: 1

2. Calculate the (i) r.m.s. value, (ii) average value, and (iii) form factor of the voltage signal v(t) as shown in
Figure 2.

Figure: 2

3. Find the root-mean-square value of the resultant current in a wire which carries simultaneously a direct
current of 10 A, and a sinusoidal alternating current with a peak value of 10 A.
4. Find the relative heating effects (ratio of rms values) of two current waves of equal peak value, the one
sinusoidal and the other rectangular in wave-form.
5. Calculate the (i) form factor and (ii) peak factor of (a) a half-wave rectified sine wave, (b) a full-wave
rectified sine wave.
6. The waveform of the figure 3 is derived from a sine function and has zero value when the sine function is
t=k 3 T , k 3 < 0.5
negative and also from t=0 to
, and for the corresponding interval of each period.
Find the rms value and the average value of this v ( t ) as a function of

k3

Figure : 3

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7. Determine VX in the circuit, shown in Fig. 4, when R varies from 2 to 5.

Fig. 4
8. (a) Find the average value of VO (t), shown in Fig. 5, when V(t) = 2 + 3sin(314t).
(b) Find the current through 2 k resistor in the circuit, shown in Fig. 6.

Fig. 5
Fig. 6
9. In. Fig. 7, determine the value of reactance X which makes the source current in phase with the source
voltage. Also find the value of X when the maximum power will be transferred to the branch AB.

Fig. 7
10. Find V0 in the circuit shown in Fig. 8.

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Fig. 8
11. Find Vs in Fig. 9.

Fig. 9
12. Determine the frequency at which the maximum power is transferred from Block-1 to Block-2, shown in
Fig. 10. Also find the maximum delivered power at this frequency if VS = 3.80.

Fig. 10
13. Determine I0 in Fig. 11 using the source transformation technique. Also verify your answer using the
superposition theorem.

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Fig. 11
14. Find IL in Fig. 12 using Thevenins theorem.

Fig 12
15. Find Vo in Fig. 13 using the Nortons theorem.

Fig. 13
16. Using the superposition theorem, find the current through the capacitor shown in Fig. 14

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Fig. 14

17. Find I0 in the circuit, shown in Fig. 15, using Mesh analysis.

Fig. 15
18. In the network shown in Fig 16, calculate the equivalent resistance:
a) between A and B
b) between A and N.

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Fig. 16
19. Find the value of

VTH

and

Fig. 17
RTH

between the open terminals A and B of the circuit shown in Fig. 17.

20. In the circuit shown in Fig. 18 find the power delivered by 10 V source using Node analysis.

Fig. 18

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