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MIDTERM EXAM Semester/Academic year 1 2020-2021

Date 26/11/2020
Course title Introduction to Electrical and Computer Engineering
UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY - VNUHCM Course ID EE1029
FACULTY OF EEE Duration 60 mins. Question sheet code 002
Notes:  Answer on this question sheet.
 Lectures, class notes, books, laptops, iPads, iPhones, etc. are NOT allowed.
 Arithmetic-only calculators are accepted.
 Show all your work, e.g., your solution process, the equation(s) that you use, the values of the
variables used the equation(s), etc.
 Include the unit of measurement in each answer.
 Do NOT communicate with any other students.

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Question 1 (1.0pts.)
1. The charge flowing in a wire is plotted in figure below. Sketch the corresponding
current for the period of 0 ≤ 𝑡 ≤ 7𝜇𝑠.
Show all your work here.

𝑖 (nA)

0
𝑡 (𝜇s)

2. A laptop battery is rated at 11.1V and can store 48Wh of energy.

a. How much average current can it deliver over a period of 4 hours if it is fully
discharged at the end of that time?

b. How much average power is delivered in part (a)?

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Question 2 (1.0pts.)
Calculate the average and RMS values of the signal below.
𝑣 (V)

⋯ ⋯
𝑡 (ms)

Question 3 (1.5pts.)
If 𝑉𝑜 = 6V in the circuit below, find 𝐼𝑆 .

Question 4 (1.0pts.)
Determine the value of the current measured by the ideal ammeter in circuit below.

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Question 5 (3.0pts.)

1. How many nodes does the circuit above contain?

Label all of them on the circuit. (0.5 points)

Number of nodes:

2. Use the Kirchhoff’s laws to find the value of currents 𝐼𝑜 and 𝐼𝑥 . (1.5 points)

3. Find the power of 6V ideal voltage source and 2mA ideal current source in SRS. Determine
that they are absorbing or supplying power. (1.0 points)

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Question 6 (2.5pts.)
1a. Find the IV characteristic equation of 1b. Find the IV characteristic equation of
the circuit A: IA = f(VA). (0.5 points) the circuit B: IB = f(VB). (1.0 points)

IA IB
B
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VA VB

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Circuit A Circuit B

2. Find the value of voltage V0 in the circuit below. (1.0 points)

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V0

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