BASIC ELECTRONICS (ENG 111) ASSIGNMENT-1

1. Identify the components

2. 1 Watt-hour =_____________J
3. A certain metal oxide nanowire piezoelectricity generator is capable of producing 100 pW of usable electricity from
the type of motion obtained from a person jogging at a moderate pace. (a) How many nanowire devices are required
to operate a personal MP3 player which draws 1 W of power? (b) If the nanowires can be produced with a density of
5 devices per square micron directly onto a piece of fabric, what area is required, and would it be practical?
4. The Tilting Windmill Electrical Cooperative LLC Inc. has instituted a differential pricing scheme aimed at encouraging
customers to conserve electricity use during daylight hours, when local business demand is at its highest. If the price
per kilo watthour is $0.033 between the hours of 9 p.m. and a.m., and $0.057 for all other times, how much does it cost
to run a 2.5 Kw portable heater continuously for 30 days?
5. In a circuit, a battery rated at 7.2 V and 10000 J is connected in series to a resistor R. Assume that the internal resistance
of the battery is zero. Further assume that the resistance in the circuit is R = 1 kΩ. You are given that the resistor can
dissipate a maximum of 0.5 W of power. (In other words, the resistor will overheat if the power dissipation is greater
than 0.5 W.) Determine the current through the resistor. Further, determine whether the power dissipation in the resistor
exceeds its maximum rating.
6. To protect an expensive circuit component from being delivered too much power, you decide to incorporate a fast-
blowing fuse into the design. Knowing that the circuit component is connected to 12 V, its minimum power
consumption is 12 W, and the maximum power it can safely dissipate is 100 W, which of the three available fuse
ratings should you select: 1 A, 4 A, or 10 A? Explain your answer.
7. Figure shown below depicts the current-voltage characteristic of three different resistive elements. Determine the
resistance of each, assuming the voltage and current are defined in accordance with the passive sign convention.
8. A battery rated at 7.2 V is connected across a light- bulb. Assume that the internal resistance of the battery is zero.
Further assume that the resistance of the lightbulb is 100 Ω. What is the current drawn by the light bulb. The battery
on your car has a rating stated in ampere-hours that permits you to estimate the length of time a fully charged battery
could deliver any particular current before discharge. Approximately how much energy is stored by a 50 A-hour 12-V
battery?
9. Referring to the single node diagram of Fig. below, compute:
a. iB, if iA = 1 A, iD = -2 A, iC = 3 A, and iE = 0;
b. iE, if iA = -1 A, iB = -1, iC = -1 A, and iD = -1 A.

10. Refer to the circuit of Fig., and answer the following:

a. How many distinct nodes are contained in the circuit?
b. How many elements are contained in the circuit?
c. How many branches does the circuit have?
d. Determine if each of the following represents a path, a loop, both or neither:
i. A to B
ii. B to D to C to E
 iii. C to E to D to B to A to C
iv. C to D to B to A to C to E

11. A local restaurant has a neon sign constructed from 12 separate bulbs; when a bulb fails, it appears as an infinite
resistance and cannot conduct current. In wiring the sign, the manufacturer offers two options as shown in figure.
From what you’ve learned about KCL, which one should the restaurant owner select? Explain.

12. Determine the current labeled I in each of the circuits

13. The voltage source in the circuit of Fig has a current of 1 A flowing out 
of its positive terminal into resistor R1.
Calculate the current labeled i2.
14. In the circuit depicted in Fig, ix is determined to be 1.5 A, and the 9 V source supplies a current of 7.6 A (that is, a
current of 7.6 A leaves the positive reference terminal of the 9 V source). Determine the value of resistor RA.

15. In the circuit shown in Fig. , the resistor values are unknown, but the 2 V source is known to be supplying a current
of 7 A to the rest of the circuit. Calculate the current labeled i2.

16. For each of the circuits in Fig. , determine the voltage vx and the current ix.

17. Use KVL to obtain a numerical value for the current labeled i in each circuit epicted in Fig.

18. In the circuit of Fig. 3.60, it is determined that v1 = 3 V and v3 = 1.5 V. Calculate vR and v2.
19. Determine the value of vx as labeled in the circuit of Fig.

20. Referring to the circuit of Fig. 3.69, (a) determine the two currents i1 and i2; (b) compute the power absorbed by
each element.
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