E-JUST University Instructor: Prof. Sabah Mohamed A.

Faculty of Engineering Electrical Engineering Course (PEP-121)

Semester: Spring-2018 Assignment Problems – Chapter-1
Assignment Problems – Chapter-1
1) Each frame of a movie file is played at a resolution of 960 X 640 picture elements (pixels). Each
pixel requires 4 bytes of memory. Videos are displayed at the rate of 40 frames per second. If
the size of this file is 64 GB, find its length.

2) The 8 GB (1 GB = 230 ) flash memory chip for an MP3 player is 10 mm by 20 mm by 2 mm. This
memory chip holds 15,000 photos.
a) How many photos fit into a cube whose sides are 2 mm?
b) How many bytes of memory are stored in a cube whose sides are 100 um?
3) The current at the terminals of the element in Figure (1) is:
I= 0 if, t < 0 and i = 40te-500t A if, t ≥ 0.

Figure (1) An ideal basic circuit element.

a) Find the expression for the charge accumulating at the upper terminal.
b) Find the charge that has accumulated at t=1 ms.
4) The references for the voltage and current at the terminal of a circuit element are as shown in
Figure (2-d). The numerical values for v and I are 40 V and -10 A.
a) Calculate the power at the terminals and state whether the power is being absorbed or
delivered by the element in the box.
b) Given that the current is due to electron flow, state whether the electrons are entering or
leaving terminal 2.
c) Do the electrons gain or lose energy as they pass through the element in the box?

Figure (2) - Polarity references and the expression for power.

5) The manufacturer of a 1.5 V D-flashlight battery says that the battery will deliver 9 mA for 40
continuous hours. During that time the voltage will drop from 1.5 V to 1.0 V. Assume the drop in
voltage is linear with time. How much energy does the battery deliver in this 40 h interval?
6) One 1.5 V battery supplies 20 mA to a boom box. How much energy does the battery supply in
3 h?

7) The voltage and current at the terminals of the circuit elements in Fig (1) are zero for t < 0 and
for t ≥ 0, they are:

v = 80 - 80e-1100t V, and i = 60e-1100t mA

a) Find the maximum value of the power delivered to the circuit.
b) Find the total energy delivered to the element

8) The voltage and current at the terminals of the circuit element in Fig.(1) are zero for t < 0 and t
> 50s. In the interval between 0 and 50 s, the expressions are

v = t(1 - 0.030t) V if, 0 < t < 50 s; and i = 4 - 0.3t A if, 0 < t < 50 s
a) At what instant of time is the maximum power delivered to the element?
b) What is the power at the time found in part (a)?
 c) At what instant of time is the power being extracted from the circuit element the maximum?
d) What is the power at the time found in part (c)?
e) Calculate the net energy delivered to the circuit at 0,10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 s.
a- p=vi= t(1-.03t) (4-.3t)=(4t-.42t^2+.009t^3) w
dp/dt=4-.84t+.027t^2=0
t2=25.24s t1=5.86s
p(t1)=10.828 W
p(t2)= -21.89W
maximum power at t1=5.86s
b- pmax=10.828 W(absorbed or delivered)
c- maximum negative power (minimum) t2=25.24
d- pmax=21.89 W (supply or extracting)
𝑡 𝑡
e- w= ∫0 𝑝𝑑𝑡 = ∫0 (4t − .42t 2 + .009t 3 )𝑑𝑡 = 2𝑡 2 − .14𝑡 3 + .00225𝑡 4

w(0)=0
w(10)=82.5 J
w(20)=40 J
w(40)=0 J
w(50)= 1562 J
9) The voltage and current at the terminals of the circuit element in Fig.(1) are

v = 260 cos 850πt V, i = 9 sin 850πt 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 ≤ 3 ms.
d) Find the average value of p in the interval 0 ≤ t ≤ 16.525 ms.
a- P=vi= 2340cos(850πt) sin(850πt)=1170sin(1700 πt)
pmax=1170 w
b- pmax(extracting)=1170 w
3∗10−3 −3
| 3 ∗ 10
1 − cos(1700 πt) 3900
c- pavg= ∫ 1170 sin(1700 πt) dt = 39 ∗ 104 | = [1 −
3∗10−3 0 1700π 0 17π
cos(5.1 π)] = 142.47 𝑤
1 16.525∗10−3
d- pav= ∫ 1170 sin(1700 πt) dt = 70.25 ∗
16.525∗10−3 0
−3
| 16.525 ∗ 10
− cos(1700 πt) 41.32
103 | = [1 − cos(28.0925π)] = .55 𝑤
1700π 0 π
10) The voltage and current at the terminals of an automobile battery
during a charge cycle are shown in Fig.(3).
a) Calculate the total charge transferred to the battery,
b) Calculate the total energy transferred to the battery,
c) Find the total energy delivered to the element.

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11) The voltage and current at the terminals of the circuit
element in Fig. 1.5 are shown in Fig.(4).

a) Sketch the power versus t plot for 0 ≤ t ≤ 80

b) Calculate the energy delivered to the circuit element at t =

10, 30 and 80 ms.
y-y0=M(x-x0)
I=-25(t-.01)+.25=.5-25t

Figure (4)

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12) The numerical values of the voltages and currents in the interconnection seen in Fig.(5) are
given in the following Table. Does the interconnection satisfy the power check?

Figure (5).