Basic Circuit Theory
Chpter4 Problems
1 If the voltage across a 5F capacitor is 2te V, find the current and the power.
t3?
2 In 5s, the voltage across a 40mF capacitor changes from 160V to 220V. Calculating the
average current through the capacitor.
3 The current in a 50pF capacitor is given by the waveform of Fig.4-20. Sketch a curve of the
power being delivered to the capacitor as a function of time and determine the value of p at t
= 2.5μ s.
Fig. 4-20 For prob. 3.
t
)mA(
10
0
i
5?
10?
5
246
)s(μ
4 A 25μ F capacitor having no voltage across it at t = 0 is subjected to the single pulse of
current shown in Fig.4-21. Determine the voltage across, the power entering, and the energy
stored in C at t =: (a) 17ms; (b) 40ms.
t
)mA(
10
0
i
)( sμ
10
20
20 30
Fig. 4-21 For prob. 4.
5 (a) If the capacitor shown in Fig.4-22 has a capacitance of 0.2μ F, let v = 5 + 3cos
2
200t V,
and find i (t). (b) What is the maximum energy stored in the capacitor?
c
c
+ -
i
C
v
Fig. 4-22 For prob.
6 If the current waveform in Fig.4-23 is applied to a 20μ F capacitor, find the voltage v(t)
across the capacitance. Assume the v(0)=0.
t
)(t
0
i
2
4
1
Fig. 4-23 For prob. 6.
7 A voltage of 60cos4π t V appears across the terminals of 0.3mF capacitor. Calculate the
current through the capacitor and the energy stored in it from t=0 to t=0.125s.
8 Find C
eq
for the lattice network shown in Fig.4-24, if terminals a and b are: (a)
open-circuited as shown; (b) short-circuited.
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nF2
nF4
nF1
nF2
a
b
eq
C
9 Determine the equivalent capacitance of the network in Fig.4-25 if all capacitors are 10μ F.
Fig. 4-24 For prob. 8.
10 Determine the equivalent capacitance of the circuit in Fig.4-26
Fig. 4-25 For prob. 9.
F2
F3
F3
F4
F6
11 For the circuit in Fig.4-27, determine: (a) the voltage across each capacitor, (b) the energy
stored in each capacitor.
Fig. 4-26 For prob. 10.
+
-
F30μ
F60μ
F80μ
F20μ
F14μ
V90
Fig. 4-27 For prob. 11.
12 extend the concept of transformation to obtain the equivalent capacitance of the
network shown in Fig.4-28.
Υ??
Fig. 4-28 For prob. 12.
F30μ
F50μ
F20μ
F10μ
F40μ
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Reference Answers to Selected Problems
1: 10(1-3t)e A, 20t(1-3t)e W.
t3? t6?
2: 0.48A
3: p=3W.
4: (a) 9.6V, 192 mW, 1.152 mJ; (b) 16V, 0W, 3.2 mJ.
5: (a) –0.12 sin 400t mA;(b) 6.4μ J; (c) 400(1–e )V; (d) 500-400e V
t100? t100?
6: v=100t kV 0 < t <1, v=100(4t- t -2) kV 1 < t <2.
2 2
7: - 0.72π sin 4π t A, - 5.4 J.
8: 2.4 nF.
9: 4.286μ F.
10: (a) 3F; (b) 8F; (c) 1F.
11: (a) V =90V, V =60V, V
14
=60V, V =48V, V =12V;
30 60 20 80
(b) W =121.5 mJ, W =27 mJ, W
14
=25.2 mJ, W =23.04 mJ, W =5.76 mJ.
30 60 20 80
12: 22.39 μ F.
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