Basic Electrical Engineering

Tutorial No # 3
1. Using mesh analysis, obtain the current through the 10 V batteries for the circuit shown in fig 1. [Ans: 4.91 A]
2. What is the power loss in the 10 Ω resistors in the network shown in fig 2, Use mesh method. [Ans: 15.13 W]

1Ω 10 Ω
1Ω
Fig 2
2Ω 2Ω
10 V 3Ω
1A
8Ω 5Ω

Fig 1 2Ω
15 V

3. Determine the current through the resistors using mesh method for the network shown in fig 3. [Ans: 1.73 A, 1.68
A, 0.05 A, 2.95 A]
4. Using Mesh analysis, find the current flow through the 50 V source in the network of fig 4. [Ans: 5.48 A]

5Ω
3A
50 V 3Ω
5Ω 6Ω
2Ω 10 A 10 V
12 V 6V 2Ω

1Ω Fig 3 Fig 4

5. Determine the power output of each voltage source, using Kirchhoff’s laws for the network shown in fig 5.
[Ans: 3.7 W, 1.15 W, 1.45 W]
6. Determine the current in 10 Ω, by applying Maxwell’s loop current method in the network shown in fig 6.
[Ans: 0.4023 A]

3Ω 7Ω 10 Ω
3Ω
5Ω
5V 20 Ω 30 Ω
2Ω
5Ω

40 Ω 40 Ω
10 V 5Ω 50 Ω
5Ω
5V 100 V 50 V

5Ω

Fig 5 Fig 6

7. Calculate the voltage across AB in the circuit shown in fig 7 and indicate the polarity of voltage. [Ans: 3.5 V]
8. Use mesh analysis to determine i1, i2, i3 in fig 8. [Ans: 3.474 A, 0.473 A, 1.1052 A]
 6Ω A
2Ω 2Ω
i3
10 V
5Ω
6V i 4Ω
2Ω
1
3A
2Ω 2Ω
i2 8Ω

B 1Ω
6Ω
Fig 8
Fig 7

9. Using nodal method, find the current through 100 Ω. Fig 7 [Ans: 311.8 mA]
10. In the network configuration of fig 8, find the current and voltage drops through 5 Ω resistors . [Ans: 1 A, 5V]

4Ω
20 Ω 30 Ω
5Ω
2A
100 Ω 20 V 1Ω 2Ω
50 V
120 Ω 1A

Fig 9
Fig 10

11. Using Nodal method, find the battery currents in the circuit of fig 9. [Ans: 0.925 A; 2.225 A; 0.706 A]
12. Using Nodal method find the current through the resistors in the circuit configuration of fig (10). [Ans:
3.6 A; 0.375 A; 2.76A; 3.63A]

1Ω 6A
2Ω
1Ω
5Ω
5V

2Ω 4Ω
2Ω 2Ω
3Ω
2Ω
5V 1Ω 2V
4A
5V
5V
2Ω 2Ω

Fig 11 Fig 12