E1201 Intro to EE Quiz #1 Fall 2015

Name: __________________________________ UNI: _____________

Please use your bluebooks for calculations but copy all answers here.

(1.1) All components in this network are 10 k resistors.

What will an ohmmeter read if connected where shown?

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(1.2) The ohmmeter is replaced by a non-ideal voltage source

with Thevenin model Voc = 12.5V and Rth = 5k. How
much power will be delivered to these five resistors in total
(not individually)?

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(2.1) The Tesla Power Wall rechargeable battery pack has a useable capacity of about 10 kWhr. What is
its capacity in joules?

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(2.2) How long would it take to charge the Power Wall from a 350VDC solar array if its maximum
charging current is 15 amps and it is initially 20% charged? Assume the solar array delivers and the
battery can accept the maximum available power for the entire charging period.

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(2.3) How long can the Power Wall power an electric oven if a 90% efficient inverter is used to change
the batterys 350VDC to 240VAC and the oven can be modeled as a 16 ohm resistor?

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(3.1) The current Ix is measured to be 5mA when
current source I1 is set to 2mA. If I1 was
doubled, what would be the new value of Ix ?
Hint: use superposition.

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(3.2) With I1 set back to its original value of

2mA we are told that V2 = 2 volts and
I2 = 10mA. Circle the element(s) that is(are)
supplying energy.

Well use node analysis to find the equivalent resistance seen

by voltage source V1 in this circuit.

(4.1) Set up (but dont solve) the minimal set of node

analysis equations for this circuit in the box below. Several
points have been labeled; please use these to name the node
voltages in your equations (for example, the voltage at C
would be VC). You wont need all the labels!
 (4.2) Suppose the voltage at node D is measured to be 0.682v. Solve for the voltages at the other
labeled points:

VA= ____________ VB=_____________ VC=_____________ VE=_______________

(4.3) Find the current in V1 and use it (together with Ohms law) to determine the equivalent resistance
seen by V1.

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(5.1) For resistors R1 and R2 in parallel, if R1 >> R2 then the parallel equivalent resistance is
approximately just R1. TRUE FALSE

(5.2) If two unequal current sources are be placed in series, the net current is equal to the sum of the
two. TRUE FALSE

(5.3) If two unequal voltage sources are placed in series, the net voltage is equal to the sum of the two.
TRUE FALSE

(5.4) Superposition can be used to analyze a circuit that produces an output voltage that is the
instantaneous average of two input voltages. TRUE FALSE

(5.5) Selection of the location for the ground reference in node analysis affects the current in at least
one element of the circuit. TRUE FALSE

(6) (for the Nutella): Why is there a picture of a bicycle on the first page?