ECA CAT Solutions
ECA CAT Solutions
ECA CAT Solutions
(a) For the circuit in Figure Q1, calculate the initial charging current of capacitor using Laplace
Transform technique. [2 marks]
Figure Q1
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(b) A low pass filter circuit consisting of a resistor of 4k7Ω in series with a capacitor of 47nF is
connected across a 10v sinusoidal supply. Calculate the output voltage ( VOUT ) at a frequency
of 100Hz and again at frequency of 10kHz. [3 marks]
(d) Using graphs, mathematical expressions and the Laplace transform, explain each of the
following basic test signals as applied in electric circuit analysis [20 marks]
i) Step Signal
ii) Ramp Signal
iii) Parabolic signal
iv) Impulse signal
This is a step signal and more often used is the unit step signal which is denoted
by u(t) and is defined as
The step signal represents the sudden application of an input to the system.
A ramp signal starts from the origin and rises linearly with time with a slope K.
Mathematically,
then
Where K is the slope.
Graphically,
The parabolic signal starts from zero and is a quadratic function of time.
Mathematically,
Graphically,
An impulse signal [δ(t)] is a tall and narrow signal which is obtained as shown.
As a becomes very small (almost zero), 1/a becomes infinitely tall. This means
that the width of the above shown rectangle becomes essentially 0 and the height
becomes infinite yet their area remains equal to 1.
Hence the impulse signal or the impulse function takes zero value for all values of
time except for t = 0.
As the area remains equal to 1, we can define the impulse signal mathematically
as
And
(a) A first-order differential equation involving current i in a series R–L circuit is given by:
𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 𝐸𝐸
+ 5𝑖𝑖 =
𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 2
(i) E = 20 [3 marks]
(ii) E = 40e-3t [3 marks]
(iii) E = 50 sin 5t [3 marks]
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(b) Distinguish between parallel and series resonant circuits by detailing the circuit layout,
characteristics and application of each of the circuits [6 marks]
(c) A series resonance network consisting of a resistor of 30Ω, a capacitor of 2uF and an inductor
of 20mH is connected across a sinusoidal supply voltage which has a constant output of 9 volts
at all frequencies. Sketch the circuit layout and calculate,
(a)
1. Resonant Frequency, ƒr
2. Circuit Current at Resonance, Im
Note: the supply voltage may be only 9 volts, but at resonance, the reactive voltages
across the capacitor, VC and the inductor, VL are 30 volts peak!
5. Quality factor, Q
(d) Using the respective frequency and phase response curves, explain the operations of a low pass
filter [5 marks]
A Low Pass Filter is a circuit that can be designed to modify, reshape or reject all
unwanted high frequencies of an electrical signal and accept or pass only those
signals wanted by the circuits designer.
EMT 2334: ELECTRIC CIRCUIT ANALYSIS II
1.For the circuit shown in Figure 1(a), the inputs are applied at different times as indicated.
Compute vout at: [20 marks]
i) t = -0.5s
ii) t = 1.5s
iii) t = 5s
Figure 1(a)
2. In detail, describe three types of compensating networks [9 marks]
3. What is a second order circuit? Provide an example [1 mark]