JIGAWA STATE INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY KAZAURE

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER ENGINEERING

FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION, 2021/2022 SESSION
COURSE: ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT THEORY I CODE: EEC239
DURATION: 2 HOURS DATE:
INSTRUCTION: ANSWER ANY FOUR (4) QUESTIONS ONLY

Q1.

a) Define the following:

i. Active elements
ii. Passive elements
iii. Loop
iv. Node
b) Show that the current in a pure resistive, pure capacative and pure inductive circuit is in
phase, leads and lags the voltage respectively.
15 marks
Q2.

a) i. State Kirchhoff’s voltage law (KVL) and Kirchhoff’s current law (KCL)
ii. Use the circuit below to determine the current I, the source voltage E, the unknown
resistance R, and the voltage across each element.

b)
 a) Find the total impedance ZT in polar.
b) Draw the impedance diagram.
c) Find the current I and the voltage VR, VL and VC in phasor form.
d) Plot the waveform for the current and voltage on the same set of axes.

Q3.

a) i. State Thevenin’s theorem

ii. Find the Thevenin’s equivalent circuit of the circuit below at point ab

15 marks

b) Find the Thevenin’s equivalent circuit of the circuit below at point ab

15 marks

Q4.

a) i. State Norton’s theorem

ii. Use the circuit in Q3a) ii above to find itsNorton’sequivalent circuit at point ab
b) Use the circuit in Q3b) above to find its Norton’s equivalent circuit at point ab

Q5.

a) Write the mesh equations and solve for the mesh currents in the circuit below and hence
find the voltage of the 4ohm resistor

15 marks
 b) Write the nodal equations and solve for the nodal voltages in the circuit below.

15 marks
Q6.

a) i. Using Millman’s theorem, find the current through and voltage across the resistor R L
using the circuit below.

ii. Find in the circuit below the total current

b) Use the circuit below to:

a) Fine the total admittance YT in polar form.

b) Draw the admittance diagram.
c) Find the voltage E and current IR,IL, and IC.
d) Plot the waveform for the current and voltage on the same set of axes.

15 marks

Good luck