09-04-2019

MECE 232 Midterm

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Q1) For the circuit below the voltage sources are V in1=Cos(w1t) Volt, Vin2=Sin(w2t) Volt, resistors R1=R2=1
Ohm, conductor C=1 Farad. The angular frequencies of the sources are same and w=w 1=w2=1 rad/sec.
Find the sinusoidal steady state value of Vc(t) using phasors. (20 points)

Q2) For the circuit below the voltage sources are V in1=Cos(w1t) Volt where w1=1 rad/sec, Vin2=2×Sin(w2t)
Volt where w2=2 rad/sec (as seen w1≠w2), resistor R=1 Ohm, inductor L=1 Henry.

a) Find the sinusoidal steady state value of IL(t) using phasors. (27 points)
b) Find the average power dissipated over resistor R. (3 points)
Q3) For the circuit below V in1(t)=u(t) (unit step function), R=3 Ohm, C=0.5 farad, L=1 Henry, initial
conditions for the capacitor voltage and inductor current are V C(0)=0 Volt and IL(0)=0 Ampere. Find VC(t)
using Laplace transformation. (30 points)

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Q4) The transfer function of a low-pass filter is given by H(s)= .
s +1
a) Find H(jw) (2 points)
b) Find magnitude response|H ( jw)|. (2 points)
c) Find phase response ¿ H ( jw). (2 points)
d) Find magnitude response in decibel |H ( jw)|dB=20 log|H ( jw)|. (2 points)
e) Approximate |H ( jw)|dB and plot it in logarithmic scale. (6 points)
f) Approximate ¿ H ( jw) and draw it in logarithmic scale. (6 points)

Hint for questions 1 and 2: The impedance XR value of a resistor R is XR=R Ohm, the impedance XC value
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of a capacitor C is XC= Ohm where w is the source angular frequency, the impedance X L value of an
jwC
inductor L is XL=jwL Ohm where w is the source angular frequency.

Hint for questions 3: The impedance XR value of a resistor R is XR=R Ohm, the impedance XC value of a
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capacitor C is XC= Ohm, the impedance XL value of an inductor L is XL=sL Ohm.
sC
Laplace transformation of some functions:

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f(t)=u(t) (unit step function) ℒ F(s)=
→ s
1
f(t)=e-atu(t) ℒ F(s)=
→ s +a
k
f(t)=A×Sin(kt)u(t) ℒ F(s)= A 2 2
→ s +k
s
f(t)=A×Cos(kt)u(t) ℒ F(s)= A
→ s + k2
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