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L-1/T-1/EEE Date: 18/01/2021
BANGLADESH UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, DHAKA
L-1/T-I B.Sc. Engineering Examination 2019-20 (January 2020 Term)

Sub: EEE 101 (Electrical Circuits I)

Full Marks: 180 Time 2 Hours
The Figures in the margin indicate full marks.
All the symbols have their usual meanings.
Assume reasonable values for missing data.
USE SEPARATE SCRIPTS FOR EACH SECTION
There are a total of 5 (Five) pages in this question paper.
SECTION – A

There are FOUR questions in this section. Answer any THREE.

1. (a) The voltage and current at the terminals of a circuit element are shown in the (15)
figures below. Sketch the power versus t plot for 0  t  10 s. Also, calculate the
energy delivered to the element in 10 s.

Fig. for Q. 1(a)

(b) A battery provides 12.5 V to a radio and 11.7 V to a light bulb. The radio and light (15)
bulb can be modeled as 6.25 Ω resistor and 0.65 Ω resistor, respectively. Find the
Thevenin and Norton equivalents of the battery.

2. (a) The variable DC source in the following circuit is adjusted so that i is zero. Find (15)
the value of Vdc .

Fig. for Q. 2(a)

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(b) Use mesh-current method to find the power dissipated in the 1 Ω resistor in the (15)
circuit shown.

Fig. for Q. 2(b)

3. (a) Find the current delivered by the 48 V source. (15)

Fig. for Q. 3(a)

(b) Find the value of R1 and R2 in the following circuit. (15)

R1

+ R2 5 ohm +
7 ohm
3.71 V 2 ohm 12 V 5.61 V

_
_

Fig. for Q. 3(b)

4. (a) For the circuit shown, determine the value of R such that the maximum power (15)
delivered to the load RL is 3 mW. Write the laws, methods and/or theorems you
used in solving it.

RL
1V
2V

3V

Fig. for Q. 4(a)

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(b) Use superposition theorem to calculate V0 for the circuit shown. Also, calculate (15)
the power absorbed by the 4Ω resistor.

1 ohm

2 ohm

0.5 V0

+
10 V
2A 4 ohm V0
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Fig. for Q. 4(b)

SECTION – B
There are FOUR questions in this section. Answer any THREE
5. (a) Find i2(0), i1(t) and i2(t) for the circuit shown in Fig. for Q. 5(a). Given that v(t) = 12e-3t
mV for t > 0 and i1(0) = -10 mA. (15)

Fig. for Q. 5(a)

(b) The two switches in the circuit shown in Fig. for Q. 5(b) have been closed for a long (15)
time. At t= 0, switch 1 is opened. Then, 35 ms later, switch 2 is opened. Find (i) iL(t)
for 0 ≤ t ≤ 35 ms, (ii) iL(t) for t ≥35 ms and (iii) What percentage of the initial energy
stored in the 150 mH inductor is dissipated in the 18 Ω resistor?

Fig. for Q. 5(b)

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6. (a) (a) The switch in Fig. for Q. 6(a) has been closed for a long time before opening at t (15)
= 0. Find iL(t), vL(t) and i∆(t) for t ≥ 0.

Fig. for Q. 6(a)

(b) The load impedance ZL in the circuit shown in Fig. for Q. 6(b) is adjusted until (15)
maximum average power is delivered to ZL. Find the value of ZL and the maximum
average power delivered to ZL.

Fig. for Q. 6(b)

7. (a) Assume that the switch in the circuit shown in Fig. for Q. 7(a) has been in position a (18)
for a long time and that at t = 0 it is moved to position b. Find i(0+), vC(t) and i(t) for t ≥
0.

Fig. for Q. 7(a)

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(b) If the current shown in Fig. for Q. 7(b) flows through a 9 Ω resistor, calculate the (12)
average power absorbed by the resistor.

Fig. for Q. 7(b)

8. (a) Find I0 and the overall complex power supplied for the circuit shown in Fig. for Q. (15)
8(a).

Fig. for Q. 8(a)

(b) Two loads connected in parallel draw a total of 2.4 kW at 0.8 pf lagging from a 220 V (15)
(rms), 50-Hz line. One load absorbs 1.5 kW at a 0.707 pf lagging. Determine: (i) the pf
of the second load, (ii) the parallel element required to improve the pf to 0.9 lagging for
the two loads.
L-lff-l/EEE Date: 16/05/2022
BANGLADESH UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, DHAKA
L-IIT -1 B. Sc. Engineering Examinations 2020-2021

Sub: EEE 101 (Electrical Circuits I)

Full Marks: 210 Time: 3 Hours

The figures in the margin indicate full marks
Symbols and abbreviations have their usual meanings.
USE SEPARATE SCRIPTS FOR EACH SECTION

SECTION-A
There are FOUR questions in this section. Answer any THREE questions.

I. (a) Find the equivalent resistance between terminals 'a' and 'b' in the circuit shown in
Fig. for Q. I (a). (17)

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(b) Using mesh analysis, find the branch currents [I, b, 13, 14 and 15 for the circuit

shown in Fig. for Q. I(b). (18)

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(b) Find the voltage Vab in the circuit shown in Fig for Q. 2(b). Show that the power

delivered by the circuit is equal to the power absorbed. (17)

IOV 30KJL 5A

0-
__________ ~F-\'j;_t~u9".~(b)-------

3. (a) Find 10 using nodal analysis for the circuit shown in Fig. for Q. 3(a). (18)

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(b) Find V x using source transformations for the circuit shown in Fig. for Q. 3(b). (17)

30V 1 9Vx.

4. (a) Find 10 using Thevenin's theorem for the circuit shown in Fig. for Q. 4(a). (18)

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----+-
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------

________ ""~5.~~(tQ ----

(b) The variable resistor, R in the circuit shown in Fig. for Q. 4(b) is adjusted until the

power dissipated in R is 250 W. Find the values of R that satisfy this condition. (17)

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2.00V + \ (l"!) JL

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SECTION -8
There are FOUR questions in this section. Answer any THREE questions.

5. (a) The four capacitors in the circuit in Fig. for Q. 5(a) are connected across the

terminals of a black box and ib =_5e-lO' rnA. If va(0)=-20 V, ve(0)=-30V and

vAO)=-250V, find Vb(l) and i,(I) for I~O. (18)

(b) For the circuit of Figure for Q. 5(b), determine (i) v(O+) and i(O+), (ii) dv(O+)ldl and

di(O+)ldl, and (iii) v(CXJ)

and i(CXJ). (17)

6. (a) The switch in the Figure for Q. 6(a) was open for a long time before closing at 1 = O.

Find vo(l) for 1 ~ O. (18)

(b) The circuit of Figure for Q. 6(b) has been in operation for a long time. A
screwdriver is inadvertently connected across the terminals a, b. The resistance of the
screwdriver is negligible. (i) Find the current in the screwdriver at 1 = 0 and t = CXJ,

(ii) Derive the expression for the current in the screwdriver for t > O. (17)

7. (a) In the circuit shown in Figure for Q. 7(a), find i(t) for 1 > O. (20)
(b) The inductor current in the circuit in Figure for Q. 7(b) is 25 rnA at the instant the
switch is opened. The inductor will malfunction whenever the magnitude of the
inductor current equals or exceeds 5 A. How long after the switch is opened does the

inductor malfunction? (15)

8. (a) The core in Figure for Q. 8(a) is cast steel. Determine the current to establish an
airgap flux of 6 x 10-3 Wb. Neglect fringing. Use the B-H curves attached with the

question. (20)
(b) The core in Figure for Q. 8(b) is cast iron, NI = 1100 At, the cross-sectional area
everywhere is 25 cm2, 19 = 0.002 m, and liron = 0.2 m. Determine the flux in the core.

Use the B-H curves attached with the question. (15)

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L-Iff-lIEEE Date: 25/03/2023

BANGLADESH UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, DHAKA
L-Iff-I B. Sc. Engineering Examinations 2021-2022

Sub: EEE 101 (Electrical Circuits I)

Full Marks: 210 Time: 3 Hours

The figures in the margin indicate full marks.
Symbols have their usual meaning.
USE SEPARATE SCRIPTS FOR EACH SECTION

SECTION-A
There are FOUR questions in this section. Answer any THREE.

1. (a) The switch in the circuit in the Figure for Q. I(a) has been in position x for a long
time. The initial charge on the 60 nF capacitor is zero. At I = 0, the switch moves

instantaneously to position y. Find vo(1) and VI(I) for I ~o. (18)

(b) Find io(l) for the circuit of Figure for Q. I(b) for I > O. (17)

2. (a) Design the circuit in Figure for Q. 2(a)(i) to have the response in Figure for Q. 2(a) (ii). (16)
(b) Find v(l) for the circuit of Figure for Q. 2(b) for I > O. (19)

3. (a) The gap in the circuit seen in Figure for Q. 3(a) will arc over whenever the voltage
across the gap reaches 30 kV. The initial current in the inductor is zero. The value of f3 is

adjusted so the Thevenin resistance with respect to the terminals of the inductor is - 4 kQ. (18)
(i) What is the value of P?
(ii) How many microseconds after the switch has been closed will the gap arc over?
(b) The circuit shown in Figure for Q. 3(b) is at steady state before the switch closes at
time I = O. The switch remains closed for 1.5 s and then opens. Determine the inductor

current i(l) for I > O. (17)

4. (a) A cast steel magnetic circuit shown in Figure for Q. 4(a), has N = 2500 turns, I = 200 rnA,
2
and a cross-sectional area of 0.02 m . Assuming 90% of the mmf appears across the gap,

estimate the flux in the core (~], ~2 and ~3). Use the BH curves attached with the question. (20)
(b) The flux in the air gap in the circuit of Figure for Q. 4(b) is 30 flWb and N = 2000 turns.

Neglecting fringing, find current I. Use the BH curves attached with the question. (15)

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There are FOUR questions in this section. Answer any THREE.

5. (a) Find the equivalent resistances, Rx)' and R)'z in the circuit shown in Fig,Jor Q. 5(a). (16)
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(b) State Kirchhoffs voltage law. Using mesh analysis, find all the mesh currents for the

circuit shown in Fig_ for 9:...i(b). Also, find I)ower de1jyered.by !he200 V voltage source. (19)
5SL- 50IL

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+ ~1.
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(b) Find 10using nodal analysis for the circuit shown in Fig. for Q. 6(b). Also, find all the

node voltages of the circuit. (18)

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7. (a) What is k linear circuit? State the superposition principle. Use superposition principle

to find VI and II in the circuit of Fig. for Q. 7(a). (22)

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+
SA, l' 10ft
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(b) The current, 10 in the circuit shown in Fig. for Q. 7(b) is 2 A. Calculate (i) Vs, (ii) the

power adsorbed by the independent voltage source, (iii) the power delivered by the
independent current source, (iv) the power delivered by the controlled current source, and

(v) the power dissipated in 30 nand

. 10 n resistances . (13)

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8. (a) State Thevenin's theorem. Show that maximum power is transferred to the load when

the load resistance equals the Thevenin resistance. (8)

(b) A variable load resistor, RL is connected between terminals A-B in the circuit shown

in Fig. for Q. 8(b). (27)

(i) Find the Thevenin and Norton equivalent circuits at terminals A-B.

(ii) RL is adjusted for maximum power transfer to RL' Find the value ofRL. Also, find the

maximum power transferred to RL'

(iii) How much power does the 560 V source deliver to the circuit when RL is adjusted

for maximum power transfer?

(iv) RL is adjusted so that 40% of total power delivered in the circuit is in RL. Find the

value of RL for this case.

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A
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+ 56oV' 2.00.n.

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