EE201 Circuit Theory (Spring 2017)

Final Exam.

(Total: 240 Points / 10 Problems)

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1. (20 points) Find i1(t) and i2(t) for t ≥ 0 for the circuit shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 1

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2. Consider the circuit in Fig. 2(a), where a DC power supply is modeled as a DC voltage source in
series with a resistor RS. The two voltage sources and the single-pole double-throw switch model
the disturbance in the power supply voltage, sketched in Fig. 2(a). Let’s assume that the load
draws a constant current IL and is modeled as a current source.

Fig. 2(a)

We wish to design the simplest possible circuit that will isolate the load from disturbances in the
power supply voltage. A standard solution to this problem involves the use of a capacitor CD, as
shown in Fig. 2(b). The CD is called a decoupling capacitor since it decouples disturbances in the
input supply voltage from the output voltage applied to the load.

Fig. 2(b)

(a) (10 points) Determine vo(t) for 0 ≤ t ≤ t’ in terms of VS, ∆VS, IL, RS and CD, when the decoupling
capacitor is employed for the supply disturbance isolation.

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(b) (10 points) Find ∆Vo, when the decoupling capacitor is used.

(c) (10 points) From the result of (b), explain how the isolation performance changes for different
values of the decoupling capacitance. Consider the case in which VS is 5 V, RS is 20 Ω, and
the input disturbance is characterized by ∆VS = 1 V and t’ = 0.5 ms. If the output changes are
to be limited to only 0.2 V, what is the required capacitance value of CD?

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3. The network in Fig. 3 models an automobile ignition system. The voltage source represents the
standard 12-V battery. The inductor is the ignition coil, which is magnetically coupled to the starter
(not shown). The inductor’s internal resistance is modeled by the resistor, and the switch is the
keyed ignition switch. Initially, the switch connects the ignition circuitry to the battery, and thus the
capacitor is charged to 12 V. To start the engine, we close the switch, thereby discharging the
capacitor through the inductor.

Fig. 3

(a) (30 points) Assuming that optimum starter operation requires an overdamped response for
iL(t) that reaches 1 A within 100 ms after switching and remains above 1 A for longer than 1 s,
find a value for the capacitor that will produce such a current waveform.

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(b) (20 points) Determine the expression and draw a rough sketch of iL(t) for t ≥ 0 when the
capacitor value found in (a) is used.

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4. (20 points) Given the network in Fig. 4, find the Thévenin’s equivalent circuit of the network at
terminals A–B.

Fig. 4

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5. A sinusoidal signal, v1(t) = 2.5 cos ωt, when added to a DC level of V2 = 2.5 V, provides a 0- to 5-
V clock signal used for a microprocessor. If the oscillation frequency of the signal is to be 1 GHz,
let us design the appropriate circuit.
Consider the circuit in Fig. 5 where inputs v1(t) and V2 are connected to yield the output vo(t). The
component A should block any DC component in v1(t) from reaching the output but permit the 1-
GHz signal to pass right through. Thus, the impedance of component A should be infinite at DC
but very low at 1 GHz. Similarly, the component B should pass the DC component of V2 while
blocking any high-frequency signal. Therefore, the impedance of component B should be zero at
DC but very high at high frequency.

Fig. 5

(a) (10 points) Draw the simplest possible circuit network which is implemented using actual
circuit elements by replacing the components A and B with circuit elements.

(b) (10 points) Determine the values of the used circuit elements so that the impedance of
component A becomes 1 Ω and at 1 GHz and the impedance of component B becomes 10 kΩ
at 1 GHz.

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6. (20 points) The op-amp circuit shown in Fig. 6 is called inductance simulator. Derive the input
impedance Zin (= Vin / Iin) of the given circuit.

Fig. 6

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7. (20 points) Determine the impedance ZL for maximum average power transfer and the value of
the maximum average power transferred to ZL for the circuit in Fig. 7.

Fig. 7

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8. (20 points) Given the network in Fig. 8, find the input source voltage and the input power factor.

Fig. 8

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9. Consider the circuit in Fig. 9. Assume that the frequency f is 60 Hz.

Fig. 9

(a) (10 points) Determine the value of capacitance that must be connected in parallel with the
load so that the power factor of the combined load and capacitor is unity.

(b) (10 points) Calculate the complex power supplied by the source after the power factor has
been corrected to unity.

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10. (20 points) A student has discovered that her tape player has the limited high-frequency response
shown in Fig. 10a. She decides to insert a “treble boost” circuit between the tape deck and the
main amplifier that has the transfer function shown in Fig. 10b. Passing the tape audio through the
boost should produce a “flat” response out to about 20 kHz. The circuit in Fig. 10c is her design.
Show that the circuit’s transfer function has the correct form, and select the component values for
R1 and R2 for proper operation.

Fig. 10a Fig. 10b

Fig. 10c

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