COLLEGE OF FOUNDATION & GENERAL

STUDIES
PUTRAJAYA CAMPUS
FINAL EXAMINATION
SEMESTER 2 2014/2015
PROGRAMME

Diploma in Electrical Engineering

SUBJECT CODE

EEED 114

SUBJECT

Electrical Technology 1

DATE

__ February 2015

TIME

1 hours 30 minutes

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STUDENT ID
SECTION

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INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:
1.
2.

The total marks for this exam is 100 marks.

There are FOUR QUESTION in this paper.

3.

Answer ALL questions.

DO NOT OPEN THIS QUESTION PAPER UNTIL YOU ARE INSTRUCTED TO DO SO

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THIS QUESTION PAPER CONSISTS OF 7 PRINTED PAGES INCLUDING THIS COVER

PAGE
QUESTION 1 [25 marks]
a) What is meant by active and passive elements?

[3 marks]

b) What is Node?

[2 marks]

c) Find the current i and Vab for the following circuit in Figure 1a.

[7 marks]

Figure 1a

d) Find i1 and calculate the power for the controlled current source (indicate whether the
power is absorbed or supplied) in Figure 1b.
[7 marks]

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Figure 1b

e) Find the equivalent resistance Rab for the following circuit in Figure 1c.

Figure 1c

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[6 marks]

QUESTION 2 [25 marks]

For the circuit in Figure 2(a),

Figure 2(a)
a) Find v1, v2, v3 and v4 using Nodal Analysis.

[13 marks]

b) Find i1, i2 and i3 using Mesh Analysis.

[12 marks]

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QUESTION 3 [25 marks]

Given the following circuit in Figure 3.0

Figure 3.0
a) Find the Norton current, IN at terminal A-B. Use superposition theorem as part of the
method to find IN.
[7 marks]
b) Find the Norton Resistance, RN of the circuit
[5 marks]
c) From the result of 3 a. and 3b. Draw the Norton equivalent circuit of circuit in Figure
3.0. Label the circuit properly.
[3 marks]
d) From the Norton equivalent circuit, use source transformation technique to find the
Thevenin Voltage, VTH. Draw the Thevenin equivalent circuit and label the diagram
properly.
e) What is the value of RL so that RL will consume maximum power?
f) Calculate the maximum power that can be transferred to RL

QUESTION 4 [25 marks]

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[5 marks]
[1 marks]
[4 marks]

a) Referring to circuit in Figure 4(a), the switch is connected to position 1 for a very long
time. Then, the switch is moved to position 2. Find the value of current flowing out from
the capacitor, 2s after the switch is moved to position 2.

[13

marks]

Figure 4(a)
b) Referring to circuit in Figure 4(b), determine whether the response of VcT in the circuit is
under damp, over damp or critically damp when the switch is turned on. Show calculation as
proof. Assume all initial value as zero.

[12

marks]

V
Figure 4(b)
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FORMULA SHEET
Ohms Law, V =IR
Equivalent/Total value in series circuit:
RT =R1 + R2 +
LT =L1 + L2 +
CT =

1
1 1
+ +
C1 C2

V T =V 1+V 2+
I T =I 1=I 2=
QT =Q1=Q2=

Equivalent/Total value in Parallel circuit:

1
RT =
1 1
+ +
R1 R2
LT =

1
1 1
+ +
L 1 L2

CT =C 1+ C2 +
V T =V 1=V 2=
I T =I 1+ I 2 +
QT =Q1+Q 2+

Current Divider,

I1 =

R2
I
R1 + R2 T

R1
Voltage Divider, V 1= R1+ R 2 V s

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