BENHA UNIVERSITY

BENHA FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

MECHANICAL CAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS (E1209)
2013 / 2014

SHEET No. 1
Resistors in Series
1. Determine the total resistance of the networks shown in Figure 1.

FIGURE 1
2. The circuits of Figure 2 have the total resistance, RT, as shown. For each
of the circuits find the following:
a. The magnitude of current in the circuit.
b. The total power delivered by the voltage source.
c. The direction of current through each resistor in the circuit.
d. The value of the unknown resistance, R.
e. The voltage drop across each resistor.
f. The power dissipated by each resistor. Verify that the summation of
powers dissipated by the resistors is equal to the power delivered by
the voltage source.

FIGURE 2
3. The circuit of Figure 3 has a current of 2.5 mA. Find the following
quantities:
a. The total resistance of the circuit.
b. The value of the unknown resistance, R2.
c. The voltage drop across each resistor in the circuit.
d. The power dissipated by each resistor in the circuit.
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FIGURE 3
4. Refer to the circuit of Figure 4:
a. Use Kirchhoffs voltage law to find the voltage drops across R2 and R3.
b. Determine the magnitude of the current, I.
c. Solve for the unknown resistance, R1.

FIGURE 4
5. Refer to the circuit of Figure 5:
a. Find RT.
b. Solve for the current, I.
c. Determine the voltage drop across each resistor.
d. Verify Kirchhoffs voltage law around the closed loop.
e. Find the power dissipated by each resistor.
f. Determine the minimum power rating of each resistor, if resistors are
available with the following power ratings: 18 W, 14 W, 12 W, 1 W,
and 2 W.
g. Show that the power delivered by the voltage source is equal to the
summation of the powers dissipated by the resistors.

FIGURE 5
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6. Refer to the circuit of Figure 6.

a. Calculate the voltage across each resistor.
b. Determine the values of the resistors R1 and R2.
c. Solve for the power dissipated by each of the resistors.

FIGURE 6
Interchanging Series Components
7. Redraw the circuits of Figure 7, showing a single voltage source for each
circuit. Solve for the current in each circuit.

FIGURE 7
8. Use the information given to determine the polarity and magnitude of the
unknown voltage source in each of the circuits of Figure 8.

FIGURE 8

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Voltage Divider Rule

9. Use the voltage divider rule to determine the voltage across each resistor
in the circuits of Figure 9. Use your results to verify Kirchhoffs voltage law
for each circuit.

FIGURE 9
10. Refer to the circuits of Figure 10:
a. Find the values of the unknown resistors using the voltage divider rule.
b. Calculate the voltage across R1 and R3.
c. Determine the power dissipated by each resistor.

FIGURE 10

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