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July August 2018

This document appears to be an exam for a course on circuit and network theory. It contains 5 questions testing various circuit analysis techniques including Thevenin's theorem, mesh analysis, nodal analysis, source transformations, and more. Students are asked to define terms, analyze circuits to find currents and voltages, determine transfer functions, and use techniques like Laplace transforms, state space modeling, and Thevenin/Norton equivalents. The questions cover both analysis of single circuits as well as broader concepts in linear circuits and two-port networks.

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EEE 2213

WI-2-60-1-6
JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
OF
AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2017/2018

SECOND YEAR SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS FOR THE DEGREE OF


BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
AND BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ELECTRONIC AND COMPUTER
ENGINEERING
EEE 2213: CIRCUIT AND NETWORK THEORY II
DATE: JULY/AUGUST 2018 TIME: 2 HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS
1. This paper consists of five questions. Answer QUESTION ONE and ANY OTHER
TWO questions.
2. All workings must be clearly shown.

QUESTION ONE[30 MARKS]


a) Define the following terms
i) Circuit analysis
ii) Transfer function
iii) Two Port network
iv) State Variable

[4 marks]

b) A wheatstone bridge network is shown in Figure Q1(b),


i) Calculate the Current flowing in the 32Ω resistor using Thevenin’s theorem. Assume
the source of e.m.f to have negligible resistance.
ii) Give direction of flow of current through 32 Ω resistor.

1
Q1(b)

[5 marks]

c) For the circuit in Figure Q1(c) find the transfer function


Vo (s)
H(s) =
Vs (s)
Assume zero initial conditions.

Q1(c)

[5 marks]

d) For the circuit shown in Figure Q1(d), Find io using;


i) Mesh analysis
ii) Star-Delta transformation

Q1(d)

[7 marks]

e) Solve for io (t) in the circuit of Figure Q1(e) using superposition principle.

2
Q1(e)

[9 marks]

QUESTION TWO[20 MARKS]


a) State the following theorems;

i) Thevenin’s theorem
ii) Norton’s theorem
iii) Superposition principle

[3 marks]

b) The transfer function of a linear system is


2s
H(s) =
s+6
Find the output y(t) due to the input 5e−3t u(t)

[4 marks]

c) Solve for the current I in the circuit of Figure Q2(c) using nodal analysis

Q2(c)

[8 marks]

d) Find current i in the circuit shown in Figure Q2(d)

3
Q2(d)

[5 marks]

QUESTION THREE[20 MARKS]


a) State two applications of two-port networks

[2 marks]

b) Find the transmission parameters for the two-port network in figure Q3(b).

Q3(b)

[5 marks]

c) Find Thevenin equivalent to the left of the terminals a-b in Figure Q3(c)

Q3(c)

[6 marks]

d) By inspection, obtain the mesh current equation for the circuit in Figure Q3(d)

4
Q3(d)

[7 marks]

QUESTION FOUR[20 MARKS]

a) State maximum power transfer theorem

[2 marks]

b) The variable resistor R in Figure Q4(b) is adjusted until it absorbs the maximum power
from the circuit.
(i) Calculate the value of R for maximum power.
(ii) Determine the maximum power absorbed by R.

Q4(b)

[4 marks]

c) Use Laplace transform to solve the the integrodifferential equation


Z t
dy
+ 3y(t) + 2 y(t)dt = 2e−3t , y(0) = 0
dt 0

[5 marks]

d) Obtain the state space equations for the circuit shown in figure Q4(d). Let R1 =1, R2 =2,C=0.5
and L=0.2 and obtain the transfer function

5
Q4(d)

[9 marks]

QUESTION FIVE[20 MARKS]


a) Briefly describe the following
i) Linear Circuit
ii) Source transformation

[3 marks]

b) Use source transformation to reduce the circuit in Figure Q5(b) to a single voltage source
in series with a single resistor

Q5(b)

[5 marks]

c) The voltage and current at terminals of a circuit are


v(t) = 80 + 120cos120πt + 60cos(360πt − 30o )
i(t) = 5cos(120πt − 10o ) + 2cos(360πt − 60o )
Find the average power absorbed by the circuit

[4 marks]

d) Find the Norton equivalent of the circuit of figure Q5(d)as seen to the left of terminals

i)a-b

ii)c-d

6
Q5(d)

[8 marks]

Laplace Table

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