ANSWERS TO TEST #1 11 AUGUST 2006 8:30 - 9:30 PM (FRIDAY) DK6,DK7

SECTION B
QUESTION 1a
Let Vs := 10⋅ V R1 := 12⋅ Ω R2 := 8⋅ Ω

12ohm R3 := 5⋅ Ω RL := 10⋅ Ω

Total circuit resistance is

5ohm
10V
Vs R2⋅ ( R3 + RL)
8ohm RL RT := R1 +
R2 + ( R3 + RL)

RT = 17.217Ω

Vs
Total circuit current IT := IT = 0.581A
RT
⎡ ( R3 + RL) ⎤ ⋅ I
Current in the 8 ohm resistor is I8 := ⎢ ⎥ T I8 = 0.379A
⎣ R2 + ( R3 + RL) ⎦

Current in the 10 Ohm (i.e RL) is I10 := IT − I8 I10 = 0.202A

Or you can use this current divider ⎡ R2 ⎤ ⋅I

Il0 := ⎢ ⎥ T
formula ⎣ R2 + ( R3 + RL) ⎦

QUESTION 1b
When load resistor is removed, (see figure below) the open circuit voltage is the
Thevenin voltage

12ohm

5ohm
10V R2
Vs VTH := ⋅V V = 4V
8ohm R1 + R2 s TH
 12ohm

5ohm
R1⋅ R2
RTH := + R3 RTH = 9.8 Ω
8ohm R1 + R2

C1 f := 1 ⋅ kHz
R1 R2 ω := 2 ⋅ π ⋅ f
A B

R1 := 100 ⋅ Ω R2 := 500 ⋅ Ω C1 := 0.5⋅ μF

R := R1 + R2 C := C1 R = 600 Ω
1
Capacitor impedance : ZC := −i⋅ ZC = 318.31 Ω
ω ⋅C

Z := R − i⋅ ⎛⎜ ⎞
1
Total impedance : ⎟ Z = 679.206 Ω
⎝ ω ⋅C ⎠

Z = 600 − 318.31i Ω

⎡ ⎛ −1 ⎞ ⎤
⎢⎜ ω ⋅C ⎟⎥
Phase angle : φ := atan⎢
⎝ ⎠⎥ φ = −27.947 deg
⎣ R ⎦

Circuit redrawn to become RC low pass filter

R1
A

C1 Vout

R2
B