ALE6113 Circuit Theory Trimester March 2024

Tutorial 3 (Solutions)

Q1.
Apply current source transformation into voltage source:

Mesh 1:
2 I1  1( I1  I 2 )  30  0
3I1  I 2  30 ---------------(1)

Mesh 2:
 30  1( I 2  I1 )  20 I 2  2v0  48  0
 I1  21I 2  2v0  18

Note that v0  2  ( I1 )  2I1

 I1  21I 2  2(2 I1 )  18
3I1  21I 2  18 ---------------(2)

Solving (1) and (2):

I1  9.818 A
I 2  0.545 A  v0  2(11.1724)  22.3448V
v0  2( I1 )  19.636V

*Alternative solution: 3 meshes, where mesh 2 and mesh 3 form a super-mesh.

Q2.
Mesh 1:
-4I3 – 2I2 + 6I1 = 16 -------- (1)

Mesh 2:
-8I3 + 10I2 – 2I1 -10Io = 0;
Since Io = I3,
-18I3 + 10I2 – 2I1 = 0 -------- (2)

Mesh 3:
18I3 – 8I2 – 4I1 = 0 -------- (3)

(2) + (3):
2I2 – 6I1 = 0
=> I2 = 3I1 -------- (4)

Substitute (4) into (1):

-4I3 – 6I1 + 6I1 = 16
=> I3 = -4A

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Substitute (4) into (3):

18I3 – 24I1 – 4I1 = 0
=> 9I3 – 14 I1 = 0
=> I1 = -36/14 = - 2.5714 A
=> I2 = 3I1 = -7.7143 A

Q3.
Mesh 1:
15  1kI1  3k ( I1  I 2 )  0
4kI1  3kI 2  15 ------------------------(1)
Super-mesh 2 & 3 (exclude current source 6mA):
3k ( I 2  I1 )  3kI 2  1kI 3  5kI 3  0
3kI1  6kI 2  6kI 3  0 ---------------(2)

Nodal involving current source 6mA:

I 2  6m  I 3 , rearrange then
I 2  I 3  6m -----------------(3)

Solving equations (1), (2) and (3):

I1  7.385mA
I 2  4.846mA
I 3  1.154mA

From the circuit:

I 0  I1  I 2
 7.385m  4.846m
 2.539mA

***Alternative solution:
Transform current source into voltage source.

Q4.

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Q5.
V1  8 V1  V2 V1  V3
(i) Node V1 :    2.5  0
3 4 6
3 1 1 1
Rearrange, V1  V2  V3  -----------------(1)
4 4 6 6

V2  V1 V2  0 V2  V3
Node V2 :   0
4 5 7
1 83 1
Rearrange,  V1  V2  V3  0 -----------------(2)
4 140 7

V3  V2 V3  0 V3  V1
Node V3 :    (2.5)  1  0
7 8 6
1 1 73
Rearrange,  V1  V2  V3  1.5 -----------------(3)
6 7 168

Solve the equations,

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V1  1.972 V; V2  2.004 V; V3  4.867 V

V   2.004 
2 2

(ii) P5  2   0.803 W

5 5
V 
2

P6  6
6
V6  V1  V3  1.972  4.867  2.895
 2.895
2

 P6   1.397 W
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Q6.
(i)

Node v1 :
v1  12 v1  v2 v
 5 1  0
4 8 4
5 1
v1  v2  2 -----------------(1)
8 8

Node 2:
v2  v1 v  (5v0 )
 (5)  2 0
8 1
1 9
 v1  v2  5v0  5 ---------------(2)
8 8

Note that v0  12  v1 (can be obtained by applying KVL in mesh 1 as well).

Rearrange then;
v1  v0  12 ---------------(3)

Solving equations (1), (2) and (3):

v1  146V; v2  714 V; v3  158V