EE 6201 – CIRCUIT THEORY SEM & BRANCH: 02& EEE+ECE

SRI ARAVINDAR
ENGINEERING COLLEGE
PONDY MAILAM ROAD, SEDARAPET P.O., VANUR

TWO & SIXTEEN MARKS

QUESTION AND ANSWERS
UNIT- 2

SUBJECT CODE : EE 6201

SUBJECT NAME : CIRCUIT THEORY

YEAR & SEM : I & II

BRANCH : ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS ENGG.

PREPARED BY
S. SUGANTHI,
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR – EEE

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UNIT II

NETWORK REDUCTION AND NETWORK THEOREMS FOR DC AND AC

CIRCUITS

PART A

1. State the voltage division principle for two resistors in series and the current division
principle for two resistors in parallel. (AU May/June 2013)*

Voltage division rule:

Voltage across a resistor in a series in a series circuit is equal to the total voltage across the
series elements multiplied by the value of that resistor divided by the total resistance value of
that resistor divided by the total resistance of the series elements.

𝑅1
𝑉1 = ×𝑉
𝑅1 + 𝑅2

Current Division Rule:

Current in any branch is equal to the ratio of the opposite parallel branch resistance to the
total resistance value, multiplied by the total current in the circuit.

𝑅2
𝐼1 = ×𝐼
𝑅1 + 𝑅2

2. State maximum power transfer theorem. (AU May/June 2013)*

Power transferred from source to load will be maximum, when source resistance is equal to
load resistance looking back from its load terminals.

3. Find the equivalent current source for a voltage source of 100 V with series resistance
of 2Ω. (AU May/June 2012)

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𝑉 100
I= 𝑅 = = 50 𝐴
2

4. State Reciprocity theorem. (AU May/June 2012)

In any linear network having linear, bilateral, lumped elements having a voltage source, V
volts in a branch gives the current I in another branch. The ratio of voltage to current remains
constant when the position of V and I are interchanged. According to this theorem in both the
above cases voltage to current ratio in same.

5. Transform the circuit shown below, from Δ to Y. (AU April/May 2011)

𝑅𝐴𝐵 ×𝑅𝐶𝐴 30×30 900

𝑅𝐴 = 𝑅 = 30+30+30= =10 Ω
𝐴𝐵 +𝑅𝐵𝐶 +𝑅𝐶𝐴 90

𝑅𝐴𝐵 ×𝑅𝐵𝐶 30×30

𝑅𝐵 = 𝑅 = 30+30+30 = 10 Ω
𝐴𝐵 +𝑅𝐵𝐶 +𝑅𝐶𝐴

𝑅𝐴𝐶 ×𝑅𝐵𝐶 30×30

𝑅𝐶 = 𝑅 = 30+30+30 = 10 Ω
𝐴𝐵 +𝑅𝐵𝐶 +𝑅𝐶𝐴

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6. State Thevenin’s theorem. (AUC April/May 2011)

A complex network having linear, bilateral, lumped elements with open circuited output
terminals can be reduced by a simple circuit consisting of a single voltage source in series
with a impedance.

7. Write briefly about network reduction technique.(AUC April/May 2015)

 Super position theorem

 Norton’s theorem
 Superposition theorem
 Thevenin’s theorem
 Millman’s theorem

8. State superposition theorem.

It states that the response of a linear circuit with multiple sources is given by algebraic sum
of response due to individual sources acting alone.

9. State Thevenin’s theorem

It states that any linear bilateral network can be replaced by a single current source

VTH, in series with single impedance Zth

10. State Norton’s theorem

It states that any linear bilateral network can be replaced by a single current source, in
parallel with single impedance Zth.

11. State the steps to solve the super position theorem.

 Take only one independent voltage or current source.
 Obtain the branch currents.
 Repeat the above for other sources.
 To determine the net branch current just add the current obtained above.

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12. What is the limitation of superposition theorem?

 Superposition theorem is valid only for linear systems.
 This theorem can be applied for calculating the current through or voltage across
in particular element.
 But this superposition theorem is not applicable for calculation of the power.

13. State the steps to solve the Thevenin’s Theorem

 Remove the load resistance and find the open circuit voltage Voc
 Deactivate the constant sources (for voltage source remove it by internal
resistance & for current source delete the source by OC) and find the internal
resistance (RTH) of the source side looking through the open circuited load
terminals
 Obtain the thevenin’s equivalent circuit by connecting VOCin series with RTh
 Reconnect the load resistance across the load terminals.

14. List the applications of Thevinin’s theorem.

 It is applied to all linear circuits including electronic
circuits represented by the controlled source.
 This theorem is useful when t is desired to know the effect of the
response in network or varying part of the network
IL= VOC / (RTH+RL)

15. State the steps to solve the Norton’s theorem.

 Remove the load resistor and find the internal resistance of the source N/W by
deactivating the constant source.
 Short the load terminals and find the short circuit current
 Norton’s equivalent circuit is drawn by keeping R TH in parallel with ISC

IL= (ISC.RTH) / (RTH+RL)

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16. What is the maximum power in a circuit?

Max power:VO C2/4 RTH

17. Write some applications of maximum power transfer theorem.

 Power amplifiers
 Communication system
 Microwave transmission

18. What are the limitations of maximum power transfer theorem?

 The maximum efficiency can be obtained by using this theorem is only 50% .
It is because of 50% of the power is unnecessarily wasted in Rth.
 Therefore this theorem only applicable for communication circuits and not for
power circuits where efficiency is greater importance rather than power
delivered

19. Define source transformation.

The current and voltage sources may be interchanged without affecting the remainder of the
circuit, this technique is the source transformation. It is the tool for simplifying the circuit.

20. Explain the purpose of star delta transformation.

The transformation of a given set of resistances in star to delta or vice versa proves
extremely useful in circuit analysis and the apparent complexity of a given circuit can
sometime by very much reduce.

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PART B

1. In the circuit of fig find the value of adjustable resistor R for maximum power transfer
to R. Also, calculate the maximum power. (AUC June 2011)

2. In the circuit shown in fig, find (i) the equivalent resistance between P and Q. (ii) the
total current from the 240 V source. (iii) the current through the 18 Ω resistor. (AUC
June 2010)

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3. In the following circuit shown in fig, find the current through 5 Ω by thevenin’s
theorem. (AUC June 2010)

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4. Compute the current through 23 Ω resistor of the fig below by using superposition
theorem. (AUC May/June 2015)

5. Derive the equation for transient response of RC and RL circuits for DC input. (AUC
May/June 2015)

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