Cairo University Circuits 1

Faculty of Engineering First year

Electronics and Comm. Department Dr. Hassan Mostafa

Sheet # 2

Problem#1-13 (Textbook)
3.49, 3.50, 3.53, 3.54, 3.55, 3.56, 3.57, 3.58, 3.59, 3.60, 3.61, 3.63, and 3.65.

Problem#14

Problem#15
 Final Answers

1. (3.49) P=0.3W
2. (3.50) id=1.25mA
3. (3.53) V1=23.2v, V2=21v
4. (3.54) a) io=96mA b) i1=48mA c) i2=600mA d) P= 72.96W
5. (3.55) Rab=10Kohm
6. (3.56) Rab=33 ohm
7. (3.57) a) Rab=80 ohm b) P= 279 W
8. (3.58) Rab=90 ohm
9. (3.59) io=2.4A , P140Ω= 72.576 W
10. (3.60) a) i1=2.5A b) v=45v c) i2=8.25A d) Psupplied=7500W
11. (3.61) vx=45v , Pabsorbed= 298.6875 W
12. (3.63) Proof
13. (3.65) Proof
 84 Simple Resistive Circuits

Sections 3.6-3.7 Figure P3.53

3.48 Assume the ideal voltage source in Fig. 3.26 is

replaced by an ideal current source. Show that
Eq. 3.33 is still valid.

50 n
3.49 Find the power dissipated in the 3 kQ, resistor in the
PSPICE
circuit in Fig. P3.49.

Figure P3.49 3.54 Use a Y-to-A transformation to find (a) i0; (b) i\,
750 n (c) i< and (d) the power delivered by the ideal cur-
x v
AW JLTISIM . ' . . . ««**!•

25 kfl rent source in the circuit in Fig. P3.54.

192 V Figure P3.54

320 a

3.50 Find the detector current id in the unbalanced

SPICE
bridge in Fig. P3.50 if the voltage drop across the /„ T ^60oa
detector is negligible.

Figure P3.50

3.55 Find i? ab in the circuit in Fig. P3.55.

PSPICE
75 V MULTISIM

Figure P3.55
20 kn

3.51 The bridge circuit shown in Fig. 3.26 is energized

PSPICE from a 24 V dc source. The bridge is balanced when
MULT1SIM _ „
9kH 9kn
Rl = 500 H, /?2 = 1000 n , and R3 = 750 IX
a) What is the value of Rxt
b) How much current (in milliamperes) does the dc 3.56 a) Find the equivalent resistance Rah in the circuit
source supply? PSPICE
in Fig. P3.56 by using a A-to-Y transformation
MULTISIH
c) Which resistor in the circuit absorbs the most involving the resistors R2, R$, and R4.
power? How much power does it absorb? b) Repeat (a) using a Y-to-A transformation
d) Which resistor absorbs the least power? How involving resistors R2, R4, and R5.
much power does it absorb? c) Give two additional A-to-Y or Y-to-A transfor-
mations that could be used to find R.db.
3.52 In the Wheatstone bridge circuit shown in Fig. 3.26,
PSPICEfa& r a t j Q RJR c a n be s e t to the following values: Figure P3.56
MULT I SIM
13 n
0.001, 0.01,0.1,1,10,100, and 1000. The resistor R3 a«-
can be varied from 1 to 11,110 ft, in increments of
50 a
1 ft. An unknown resistor is known to lie between ^21 ion
4 and 5 ft. What should be the setting of the R2/R\
ratio so that the unknown resistor can be measured 40 n
to four significant figures? R*
R,
Rsisn 4X1
3.53 Use a A-to-Y transformation to find the voltages V\ in
and v-> in the circuit in Fig. P3.53.
MUITISIM Ry
 Problems 85

3.57 a) Find the resistance seen by the ideal voltage 3.61 In the circuit in Fig. P3.61(a) the device labeled D
PSPICE PSPICE
MULTISIM
source in the circuit in Fig. P3.57. MULTISIM
represents a component that has the equivalent cir-
b) If vah equals 400 V, how much power is dissi- cuit shown in Fig. P3.61(b).The labels on the termi-
pated in the 31 Cl resistor? nals of D show how the device is connected to the
circuit. Find vx and the power absorbed by the device.
Figure P3.57
a 1.5 n 20 a Figure P3.61
^vw-
50 n 30a
100 a

Wab
© 7i a
so a
—vw-
3i a

60 a : 20 a
40 a

3.62 Derive Eqs. 3.44-3.49 from Eqs. 3.41-3.43. The fol-

3.58 Find the equivalent resistance Rah in the circuit in lowing two hints should help you get started in the
PSPICE F i g p3 5 8 i
MULTISIM ° right direction:
1) To find Ri as a function of Ra, Rf}, and Rc, first
subtract Eq. 3.42 from Eq. 3.43 and then add this
result to Eq. 3.41. Use similar manipulations to
find R2 and R3 as functions of R(l, Rb, and Rc.
32 a 2) To find Rb as a function of R^, R2, and R3, take
advantage of the derivations obtained by hint
(1), namely, Eqs. 3.44-3.46. Note that these equa-
tions can be divided to obtain
20 a
R2 = K
or R, Rh,
R$ Rb R,

and
3.59 Find iQ and the power dissipated in the 140 ft resis-
' PICE t o r j n t ^ e c j r c u i t | n pig P359,
S Ri R[} R2
~7T = ~TT, or R,. = —/?»,.
Figure P3.59 R2 R; " R,
22 a Now use these ratios in Eq. 3.43 to eliminate Ra
and Rc. Use similar manipulations to find Ra and
Rc as functions of Ri, R2, and i?3,
240 V
3.63 Show that the expressions for A conductances as
functions of the three Y conductances are
10 a 12a
G2G3
Ga-
3.60 For the circuit shown in Fig. P3.60, find (a) ih (b) v, G1 + G2 + G3'
(c) i2, and (d) the power supplied by the voltage
JLTISIM G1G3
source. Gh =
G, + G2 + G3'
Figure P3.60
120 a G\G2
n -
Gi + G 2 + G 3 '
where

43 a l l
C - r - etc.
86 Simple Resistive Circuits

Sections 3.1-3.7 3.66 The design equations for the bridged-tee attenuator
3.64 Resistor networks are sometimes used as volume- circuit in Fig. P3.66 are
PROBLEM
DESIGN
PROBLEM control circuits. In this application, they are 2RRl
referred to as resistance attenuators or pads. A typi- Ro
3R2 --Rl
cal fixed-attenuator pad is shown in Fig. P3.64. In
designing an attenuation pad, the circuit designer 3R -- RL
will select the values of R] and R2 so that the ratio
V-, 3R + JRL'
of v0 /v-, and the resistance seen by the input voltage
source i? ab both have a specified value. when R2 has the value just given.
a) Design a fixed attenuator so that v, = 3.5u„
a) Show that if /? ab = RL, then when RL = 300 fl.
b) Assume the voltage applied to the input of the
R2L = 4RX(R1 + R2), pad designed in (a) is 42 V. Which resistor in the
Ri pad dissipates the most power?
Vj 2R{ + R2 + RL c) How much power is dissipated in the resistor in
part (b)?
b) Select the values of Rl and R2 so that d) Which resistor in the pad dissipates the least
^ab = ^ L = 600 a and vajvi = 0.6. power?
c) Choose values from Appendix H that are closest e) How much power is dissipated in the resistor in
to i?! and R2 from part (b). Calculate the per- part (d)?
cent error in the resulting values for R,db and
VQ/V] if these new resistor values are used. Figure P3.66
R2
Figure P3.64

R R
•AW -AW-

R K.

Attenuator
3.67 a) For the circuit shown in Fig. P3.67 the bridge is
balanced when AR = 0. Show that if AR « R()
MULTKIM , , - , , • .

3.65 a) The fixed-attenuator pad shown in Fig. P3.65 is the bridge output voltage is approximately
DESIGN
PROBLEM
called a bridged tee. Use a Y-to-A transforma- -ARR4
tion to show that /? ab = RL if R = RL. 2^1"
(R<, + RA)
b) Show that when R = RL, the voltage ratio vJVj
equals 0.50. b) Given R2 = 1 kft, R3 = 500 ft, R4 = 5 kft, and
V{n - 6 V, what is the approximate bridge out-
put voltage if AR is 3 % of RJ
Figure P3.65 c) Find the actual value of va in part (b).
R
Figure P3.67

R R
R0 + AR

vin
R RL
O
R< R%
Fixed-attenuator pad