Name or ID: Lecture Section:

L01 - Pouyan (Yani) Jazayeri

L02 - Ed Nowicki
L03 - Fabio Ayres
L04 - Norm Bartley

ENGG 325 - Electric Circuits and Systems

Midterm Examination
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Time: 6:30 - 8:00 PM

Instructions:

• Time allowed is 90 minutes.

• The examination is closed-book.

• Only calculators sanctioned by the Schulich School of Engineering are permitted in

the examination.

• The maximum number of marks is 50, as indicated; please attempt all questions. 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 circuit in Fig. Q1.

(a) Find all the node voltages. [7 marks.]

(b) Find power in the dependent source and in the 10V source, specifying if power
is supplied or absorbed. [5 marks.]

5ix
v1 v2

+
_

ix 15Ω 2A 3A

v3 25Ω v4 50Ω v5

+ _ +
10V _ 40V + 60V _

v6

Fig. Q1. Find all node voltages, then power in dependent and 10V sources.

[12 marks total.]

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2. Consider the circuit given in Fig. Q2.

(a) Find all of the mesh currents. [6 marks.]

(b) Using your answers to part (a), find all the node voltages. [6 marks.]

48V
v1 10Ω v2 v3 3Ω v4

+
_
2A 6Ω 1A 2Ω 7A

Fig. Q2. Find all of the mesh currents, then node voltages.

[12 marks total.]

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(Question 2, additional workspace ...)

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3. Consider the circuit shown in Fig. Q3.

(a) Suppose that the voltage vab for the circuit shown has been accurately measured
and found to be vab = 20V . Determine the Thévenin equivalent circuit at the
terminals a and b for this circuit. [10 marks.]
(b) Predict vab if a resistor Rab is now placed across terminals a and b, where:
i. Rab = 2.25Ω;
ii. Rab = 7.85Ω;
iii. Rab = 47Ω. [1 mark each.]

50Ω
+
15V _ 30Ω
ix
a
5Ω 20Ω +

+ vab
10 i x 40V _ 10Ω
_

Fig. Q3. Determine the Thévenin equivalent circuit; find vab for three cases.

[13 marks total.]

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4. Consider the circuit given in Fig. Q4, which is exactly the same circuit as in Fig. Q2.
Determine vx using the principle of superposition.

48V
10Ω 3Ω

+
_
+

2A 6Ω 1A 2Ω vx 7A

Fig. Q4. Find vx by superposition.

[13 marks total.]

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(Question 4, additional workspace ...)