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ENGG 325 - Electric Circuits and Systems

Midterm Examination
Tuesday, June 6, 2006
Time: 1:00 - 2:30 PM

Instructions:

• Time allowed is 90 minutes.

• The examination is closed-book.

• Any type of portable calculator is permitted.

• The maximum number of marks is 50, as indicated; the midterm examination counts
25% toward the final grade.

• Please use a pen or heavy pencil to ensure legibility.

• Please answer questions in the spaces provided; if space is insufficient, please use
the back of the pages.

• Please show your work; where appropriate, marks will be awarded for proper and
well-reasoned explanations.
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1. Consider the bridge circuit in Fig. Q1.

(a) Using the method of your choice, determine the open-circuit voltage vab be-
tween the terminals a and b.
[4 marks.]
(b) In Fig. Q1, assume that a 10-volt voltage source is connected between termi-
nals a and b, with the positive terminal on a. Using the mesh-current method,
determine the current in this voltage source.
[8 marks.]

12 Ω 6Ω

2A a b

4Ω 10 Ω

Fig. Q1. Find open-circuit voltage vab and then the current
in a 10V source between a and b.

[12 marks total.]

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2. Determine and sketch the Thévenin equivalent circuit for the circuit given in Fig. Q2.

0.25vx

6Ω 2Ω
a
+
+ vx
18 V 3Ω 1Ω
−
_

Fig. Q2. Find the Thévenin equivalent circuit.

[13 marks.]
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3. Consider the circuit shown in Fig. Q3.

(a) Using the method of your choosing, determine the branch current ix .
[10 marks.]
(b) Determine the power in the 4A current source, and indicate whether this power
is generated or absorbed. [3 marks.]

4A

8Ω

ix 10 V

−
+
10 Ω 4Ω
+
5V 2A 2Ω
−

Fig. Q3. Determine ix and the power in the 4A current source.

[13 marks total.]

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4. For the circuit given in Fig. Q4, determine vx by superposition. [12 marks.]

6Ω

2A

4Ω 2Ω +
+
20 V 1A 3Ω vx
−
_

Fig. Q4. Determine vx by superposition.

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