EE6201- Circuit Theory

Question Bank

Unit 1
PART A
1. State ohms law.
2. State kirchoffs law.
3. Which law is applicable for branch current method?
4. What is the matrix formation equation for mesh and nodal method?
5. Compare series and parallel circuits.
6. A 5 and 15 resistors are connected in series to the 50 V battery and 20 and 15
resistors are connected in parallel to the same battery. Determine the total resistance value?
7. Draw the phasor diagram for RL and RC circuits
8. What is meant by network?
9. What is called branch?
10. What is called node?
11. Define power factor?
12. Mention the application of electrical circuits?
13. List the methods for writing the circuit equation?
14. What is the drawback in mesh method?
15. What is the application of series circuits?
16. Differentiate mesh and nodal analysis.
17. What is meant by active element?
18. Is the silicon diode, is uni-lateral element? Why?
19. Give examples of passive elements?
20. Differentiate active and passive elements?
21. Two resistors are connected in parallel and a voltage of 200volts is applied to the terminals.
The total current taken is 25A and the power dissipated in one of the resistors is 1500Watts.
What is the resistance of each element?

R1

R2

v =200 v olts

22. Calculate the equivalent resistance of the following combination of resistor and source
current.
12 ohms

16 ohms

4 ohms

6 ohms
40 ohms
20 v olts

23. Compare AC and DC circuit

24. Let Z= (8+j6) , convert this into polar form.
25. Define active and reactive power in AC circuits.
Part-B
1. Find the current through each branch by network reduction technique. (16)

2. Calculate a) the equivalent resistances across the terminals of the supply, b) total current supplied
by the source and c) power delivered to 16 ohm resistor in the circuit shown in
figure.
(16)

3. In the circuit shown, determine the current through the 2 ohm resistor and the total
current delivered by the battery. Use Kirchhoffs laws.

(16)

4. (i) Determine the current through 800 ohm resistor in the network shown in figure.

(8)

(ii) Find the power dissipated in 10 ohm resistor for the circuit shown in figure.

(8)

5. (i) In the network shown below, find the current delivered by the battery.

(ii) Discuss about voltage and current division principles.

6. (i) Explain :
Kirchoff laws.
Dependent sources
Source transformations
With relevant diagrams.
Voltage division and current division rule
(ii) Calculate the resistance between the terminals A B.

(10)

(6)

(4)
(2)
(2)
(4)
(4)

7. i)Determine the value of V2 such that the current through the impedance (3+j4) ohm is

ii) Find the current through branch a-b using mesh analysis shown in figure below. (8)

8. Determine the mesh currents I1 and I2 for the given circuit shown below

(16)

9. Find the node voltages V1 and V2 and also the current supplied by the source for the
circuit shown below.

10. Find the nodal voltages in the circuit of figure.

(16)

(16)

11. i) Using the node voltage analysis, find all the node voltages and currents in 1/3 ohm
and 1/5 ohm resistances of figure.

(8)

ii) For the mesh-current analysis, explain the rules for constructing mesh impedance
matrix and solving the matrix equation [Z]I = V.

(8)

12. Solve for V1 and V2 using nodal method. Let V = 100V. (16)

13. Using Mesh analysis, find current through 4 ohm resistor.

14. Use nodal voltage method to find the voltages of nodes m and
through j2 ohm and j2 ohm reactance in the network shown below.

(16)

n and currents
(16)

15. For the circuit shown find the current I flowing through 2 ohm resistance using loop
analysis.

(16)

16. Write the mesh equations for the circuit shown in the figure and determine the current in 12
resistor.
(12)
12 ohms
1k

4 ohms

4 ohms

480 V

600 V
7 ohms

17. Apply mesh current method and determine currents through the resistors of the network shown in
figure.
(12)
2 ohms

-j2 ohms

3 ohms

-j15 ohms

j15 ohms
10<0 v olts

1 ohms

18. Find the voltages V in the circuit shown in figure which makes the current in the 10 resistor to
be zero by using nodal analysis

3 ohms

7 ohms

10 ohms

50 v olts
2 ohms

5 ohms

19. A Wheat stone bridge circuit is made up of the following resistors AB=3 BC=6 and CD=15
and DA=7 .A 30 V battery is connected between A&C .find the current through a 10
galvanometer connected between B&D using loop method. (12)
20. (i) Compare series and parallel method

(6)

(ii) Derive the equation of nodal voltage method by using 3 nodes and form the matrix. (6)
21. (i) Find the Equivalent resistance and the current in each resistance. (6)
3 ohm
18 ohm

2 ohm

2 ohm

50v

8 ohm

(ii) Derive the equation of 2 loop circuit and form the matrix using mesh current method.
(6)
22. Explain the following
(i) active elements
(ii) passive elements
(iii) bilateral&uni lateral
(iv)open circuit
(v)short circuit
(vi)network

(6X 2)

23.Derive the matrix equation for 3 loop circuit?

24. Write the mesh equation for the network shown in figure by inspection and find the power
absorbed by 8 resistor.

(12)

4
100V

10

10
40V

25.Find the currents I1 , I2, I3 and the voltages Va and Vb in the network of figure by using nodal
analysis.

(12)

UNIT II
NETWORK REDUCTION AND NETWORK THEOREMS FOR DC AND AC
CIRCUITS
PART-A
1. State Super Position Theorem
2. State Thevenins Theorem
3. State Nortons Theorem
4. State Maximum power transfer theorem
5. State Reciprocity Theorem
6. For the network shown in the following fig, convert the voltage source into current source

7. Draw the equivalent circuit for Nortons theorem

8. Compare Thevenins theorem and Nortons theorem
9. How to change the (a) current source into voltage source (b) voltage source into current
source?
10. Give one example problem of voltage to current source transformation?
11. Which theorem is used to find the maximum power for a linear/nonlinear network?

12. With example explain the transformation of three voltage source is in series with three
resistance combination?
13. Write the formula for star to delta transformation.
14. Write the formula for delta to star transformation.
15. Draw the phase angle diagram of R, Y, B in star connection?
16. Write the formula for finding the Thevenins resistance
17. What is the formula for load current in Nortons Theorem?
18. Draw the equivalent circuit of Nortons Theorem
19. What is the current formula for Maximum power transfer theorem?
20. Draw the equivalent circuit for Thevenins theorem
21. What are the steps followed in Compensation Theorem?
22. When the maximum power transfer will occur?
23. Which theorem is valid for linear circuit?
24. Which theorem is applicable for linear / bilateral networks?
PART B
1. (i) Find the value of R and the current flowing through it in the circuit shown when
the current in the branch OA is zero.

ii) Determine the Thevenins equivalent for the figure

(8)

(8)

2. Derive expressions for star connected arms in terms of delta connected arms and
delta connected arms in terms of star connected arms.

(16)

3. Determine Thevenins equivalent across the terminals AB for the circuit shown in
figure below.

(16)

4. Find the Theveninss equivalent circuit of the circuit shown below, to left of the

terminals ab. Then find the current through RL = 16 ohm and 36 ohm.

(16)

5. i) Find the current through branch a-b network using Thevenins theorem.

ii) Find the current in each resistor using superposition principle of figure.

(8)

(8)

6. i) Determine the Thevenins equivalent circuit.

(8)

(ii) Determine the equivalent resistance across AB of the circuit shown in the figure
below.

(8)

7. For the circuit shown, use superposition theorem to compute current I.

(16)

8. (i)Compute the current in 23 ohm resistor using super position theorem for the circuit
shown below.

(ii) Find the equivalent resistance between B and C in figure

(8)

(8)

9. Using superposition theorem calculate current through (2+j3) ohm impedance

branch of the circuit shown.

(16)

10. i) For the circuit shown, determine the current in (2+j3) ohm by using superposition

ii) State and prove Nortons theorem.

11.i) Find the value of RL so that maximum power is delivered to the load
resistance shown in figure.

12. (a) Find the Voltage Across the 2 resistor by using super position theorem

(8)

(8)

(8)
2 ohm

10 ohm

3 ohm

5 ohm

20 ohm
10 v

2A

20 v

(b) Write the steps involved in the superposition theorems

13.

(4)

Two generators with emfs 200 V and 250 V and armature resistance of 2 and
1 respectively are in parallel supplying a load resistance of 10 .find
(a) current Supplied by each generator
(b) load current and
(c) load voltage.

14.

Use super Position theorem.

(12)

(a) For the circuit shown below find the Thevenins equivalent circuit ,preserving terminals

A and B . Calculate the current through a 2 resistor connected across the terminals AB.
2 ohm

25 v

(8)

2 ohm

A
5A

10 ohm

4 ohm
5 ohm
1k

(b) Write the steps involved in the Thevenins theorem

15.

16.

(4)

(a) Explain reciprocity theorem

(6)

(b) Write the steps involved in the Nortons theorem

(6)

(a) Write short notes on Maximum power transfer theorem

(4)

(b) Find the voltage between points A&B in the fig below using Nortons theorem (8)

17.

(a) For the circuit of the fig find the value RL for maximum power delivered to it.
Calculate also the maximum load power.

(8)

1.2 ohm

10 ohm

V5
RL
12.5 V
0.6 ohm
0.4 ohm

1.4ohm

18.

1.4 ohm

Use superposition theorems to find the voltage across the terminals A and B and also the

current through RL = 5

(12)
A

3 ohm

4 ohm
6 ohm

6v

RL=5 Ohm

20 v

19.

Write short notes on (i)Star to Delta conversion

(6)

(ii)Delta to Star conversion

(6)

and also derive the conditions

20.

(i) Write short notes on substitution theorem

(4)

(ii) In the network shown in the fig (a) the 5 resistor is changed to 8 determine the
change in the current through (3+j4) impedance using Thevenins theorem.
(8)
5 ohm

3 ohm

j 5 ohm
10 v

j4ohm

21. For the circuit shown in figure, determine the load current by applying Thevenins
theorem. (12)

100 angle 0 degree

j4 ohm

j5 ohm

IL
j3 ohm
j5 ohm