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Electrotechnics 1B Outcome A Tutorial 1 2022 PDF

1. This document outlines 10 problems involving circuit analysis techniques including nodal analysis, mesh analysis, superposition, and Wheatstone bridges from an Electrical & Electronic Engineering course. 2. Problem 1 asks to use node voltage analysis to find voltages V1 and V2 in a given circuit. Problem 2 uses nodal analysis to find voltages v1, v2, and v3 in another circuit. 3. Problem 3 uses mesh analysis to find currents i1 and i2 and the voltage across a resistor in a third circuit.

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Electrotechnics 1B Outcome A Tutorial 1 2022 PDF

1. This document outlines 10 problems involving circuit analysis techniques including nodal analysis, mesh analysis, superposition, and Wheatstone bridges from an Electrical & Electronic Engineering course. 2. Problem 1 asks to use node voltage analysis to find voltages V1 and V2 in a given circuit. Problem 2 uses nodal analysis to find voltages v1, v2, and v3 in another circuit. 3. Problem 3 uses mesh analysis to find currents i1 and i2 and the voltage across a resistor in a third circuit.

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UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING & THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING SCIENCE

BIng DEGREE IN ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING

COURSE ELECTROTECHNICS 1B (OUTCOME A: TUT1)

CODE ETNEEB1

COVERING NODAL, MESH, SUPERPOSITION AND


WHEASTONE BRIDGE ANALYSIS
1. Use node voltage analysis to find the voltages V1 and V2 for the circuit of
Figure 1.

Figure 1

2. For the given circuit of Figure 2:

Use nodal analysis to find v1, v2, and v3. Let R1 = 10Ω, R2 = 8Ω, R3 = 10 Ω, R4 = 5 Ω, is
= 2A, vs = 1V.

Figure 2
3. Using mesh analysis, find the currents i1 and i2 and the voltage across the upper
10-Ω resistor in the circuit of Figure 3.

Figure 3
4.

In the circuit shown in Figure 4, the source and node voltages are
VS1 = VS2 = 110V
VA = 103V VB = −107V
Determine the voltage across each of the five resistors.

Figure 4

5.
Refer to Figure 5 and use the principle of superposition to determine the current i
through R4 .

Assume:
R1 = 12Ω, R2 = 8Ω, R3 = 5Ω, R4 = 3Ω, VS = 3V, and IS = 2A.

Figure 5
6. For the circuit shown below, use superposition to find the power being dissipated in
R3.

Figure 6

7.The following unbalanced Wheatstone Bridge is constructed. Calculate the output


voltage across points C and D and the value of resistor R4 required to balance the
bridge circuit.
8.
a) Determine the value and tolerance of a resistor having a color coding of blue-grey-
orange-red.
b) Determine the value and tolerance of a resistor having a color coding of blue-white-
black-black-gold.
c) Determine the color coding for 1MΩ four band resistor having a tolerance of ±10%.
d) Determine the range of values expected for a resistor with color coding red-black-
green-silver.

9.
a) Some aluminum wire has a resistance of 50Ω at 20◦C. The wire is heated to a
temperature of 100◦C. Determine the resistance of the wire at 100◦C, assuming that the
temperature coefficient of resistance at 0◦C is 0.004/◦C.

b) The resistance of a coil of nickel wire at 20◦C is 100Ω. The temperature of the wire
is increased, and the resistance rises to 130Ω. If the temperature coefficient of the
resistance of nickel is 0.006/◦C at 20◦C, determine the temperature to which the coil
has risen.

10. Electrical equipment in an office takes a current of 13A from a 240V supply.
Estimate the cost per week of electricity if the equipment is used for 30 hours each
week and 1 kWh of energy costs R0.125.

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