ELEC 0330.

1 - AC Electrical Circuit Analysis

Fall 2013

Practice Problems
Unit 3
1. Use nodal analysis to find V x in the circuit shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1
Answer: V x =5.749∠ 138.94 V
2. In the circuit of Figure 2, determine the mesh currents i1 and i2 . Let v 1=10 cos 4 t V and
v 2=20 cos ( 4 t−30° ) V

Figure 2
Answer: I 1=2.741∠−41.07 A ; I 2=4.114 ∠ 92 A
3. Determine V x in the circuit of Figure 3 using Nodal analysis.

Figure 3
Answer: V x =29.36 ∠ 62.88 V
4. Use source transformation to find vo in the circuit of Figure 4.
ELEC 0330.1 - AC Electrical Circuit Analysis
Fall 2013

Figure 4
Answer: v o=3.615 ∠−40 V
5. Find the Thevenin equivalent of the circuit in Figure 5 as seen from terminals ab.

Figure 5
Answer: Z th=10− j 20 Ω; V th =−50 ∠ 30 V
6. Use the superposition principle to obtain Io in the circuit of Figure 6.

Figure 6
Answer: I o=( 2.5− j 1.5 ) A