ELEC 2420

Homework 1

2014 Fall

Issued on:
Sept. 5, 2014 (Friday)
Due on:
Sept. 15, 2014 (Monday)
Please turn in your homework to the mailbox outside Room 2513
Problems (from Kerns and Irwin) 1.8, 1.15, 1.16, 1.19, 1.23, 1.26

(1.8)

An electric heater operated from a dc source has 8.21021 electrons pass through it in 10
seconds. How much current (in amperes) is flowing through the heater?

(1.15) If a battery supplies 3 joules of energy in transferring 0.25 coulombs of charge through an
element, what is the voltage across the battery?

(1.16) A 12V lantern battery provides 0.5A to operate an electric bulb. During the time of
operation of one-half hour,
(a)
How many electrons pass through the bulb?
(b)
What is the amount of power delivered to the bulb?
(c)
How much energy is provided by the battery?

(1.19) A 12V car battery delivers 150A of current during startup. If it takes one second to start
the car, how much energy is supplied by the battery during the ignition?

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ELEC 2420

Homework 1

2014 Fall

(1.23) With reference to Fig. P1.23, assign values to V and I in element B so that it is equivalent
to element A.

1A

15V

V?

(a)

I?

2A

2V

V?

(b)

I?
B

1A

1V

V?

(c)

I?

Fig. P1.23

(1.26) In Fig. P1.26 determine for each element whether it is supplying or absorbing power. If
all the energy absorbed is dissipated as heat, determine the heat dissipated (in joule) over
a period of one hour for each of the circuits shown.
I 6A

I 7A

3V

6V

(a)

(b)

Fig. P1.26

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