Assignment 02 Solution

ESC201 2023-24 Sem-II

1. Find V0 in the following circuit shown in Figure 1 using nodal analysis.

a c

Figure 1
2. In the circuit shown in Figure 2, use nodal analysis to find the value of k for which the power delivered
by the current source will become zero. It implies voltage across the current source must be zero.
1Ω 2Ω 2Ω

6V + vx 2A + kvx
− 4Ω −

Figure 2
3. Use Thevenin’s theorem to determine io in the following circuit given in Figure 3.
1A

+ 3V 6Ω 2Ω 3Ω
−

5Ω i0

Figure 3

To calculate the open circuit voltage:

To calculate the Thevenin resistance, we null all independent sources (short circuit the voltage source and
open circuit the current source) and look from the terminals:
4. Determine current i through the 2Ω resistor in the following circuit given in Figure 4 by building
Thevenin’s equivalent for the rest of the circuit.
2Ω i
6Ω 8Ω

16 V + + 12 V
− 4A −

Figure 4

Hence,
−52 V
𝐼= = −3.25 A.
(2 + 14)Ω
5. Find Voltage VL across the load resister RL, and the current IL flowing through the load resistor RL, in the
below circuit of Figure 5, by using Norton’s Theorem, given RL = 1.5Ω.
2Ω 3Ω
A
+

12 V + 6Ω VL RL
−

− IL
B

Figure 5

To compute 𝐼𝑁 , we will short circuit terminal A and B. Then. the current supplied from 12V source will be
12 V
𝐼= =3A
(2 + 6||3)Ω
From current division, the short-circuit current in AB will be
6
𝐼𝑆𝐶 = 𝐼 = 2 A.
(3 + 6)
Hence, 𝐼𝑁 = 2 A,

To calculate the 𝑅𝑁 , we will short circuit the voltage source (nulling the independent source).
Then, looking from terminal AB, the resistance will be (2||6 +3) Ω = 4.5 Ω.

Now, after substituting Norton equivalent, we will get the following circuit

RL

From current division, the current in 𝑅𝐿 will be

4.5
𝐼𝐿 = 𝐼𝑁 = 1.5 A
4.5 + 1.5
So, voltage across 𝑅𝐿 will be 𝑉𝐿 = 𝐼𝑙 𝑅𝐿 = 2.25 V.
6. Find the Norton resistance RN, and the Norton current IN, at the terminals A and B in the circuit shown
below in Figure 6.
2ix

A
5Ω
4Ω 10 V +
−
ix B

Figure 6
7. Determine the power supplied by the 5V source in the circuit shown in Figure 7 using mesh analysis.
20Ω
A

+ 5V
−
5Ω
B

10Ω 2A 25Ω

Figure 7

We apply KVL for the entire outer mesh first.

Now, we apply KVL to the first mesh with mesh current I1.

Note that we have used KVL for the entire outer mesh and the first mesh to get two independent equations.
Check that, instead of writing KVL for the entire outer mesh, we also could have used KVL for the super-
mesh formed by combining mesh 2 and mesh 3.
Also, note that we could have redrawn the circuit such that the branch containing the current source is
interchanged with the 25 Ω resistor branch, and then, we do not have to use any super-mesh at all.
8. Determine the value of RL in the below circuit shown in Figure 8 such that maximum power is delivered
into RL. Calculate the value of the maximum power.
5Ix

1A

20Ω 10Ω RL

Ix

Figure 8

For maximum power transfer, RL=RTH.

Since the circuit has a dependent source, to calculate RTH we will apply a test voltage V across the two
terminals and calculate the current I flowing into/out of the terminals (after nulling the independent source).

To calculate the open circuit voltage (VTH), we use KVL for the outer loop in the following circuit.