CHAPTER 3: DIRECT CURRENT CIRCUITS
Tutorial 3.1 Ohm’s Law
1. State the definition of Ohm’s Law.
2. Sketch the I-V graph to illustrate the Ohm’s law and explain the graph which effect to
temperature.
3. Table 1.1 shows three types of DC circuit.
DC Circuit Total Resistance Total Current Total Voltage
RT= IT= VS=
RT= IT= VS=
RT= IT= VS=
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Figure 1
By referring to Figure 1, calculate :-
a) Total resistance, RT (Ans :130Ω)
b) Circuit current , I (Ans : 0.23A)
c) Voltage drop of each resistor ( Ans : VR1=6.9V ,VR2=9.2V ,VR3= 13.8V )
d) Power dissipation of each resistor. ( Ans : PR1=1.59W , PR2=2.12W , PR3=3.17W )
e) Total power dissipation. ( Ans : PT =6.9W )
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Figure 2
5. By referring to Figure 2, calculate:-
a) Total resistance, RT (Ans : RT = 13.33Ω)
b) Circuit current , IT (Ans : IT = 2.25A)
c) Current flows of each resistor. ( Ans : I R1=1.0A, I R2=0.75A, I R3 =0.5A)
d) Power dissipation of each resistor. ( Ans : PR1= 30W , PR2= 22.5W , PR3=15W )
e) Total power dissipation. ( Ans : PT =67.5W )
6. Figure 3 shows a series-parallel DC circuit
Figure 3
Calculate:
a) Total resistance, RT ( Ans : RT =52.31Ω)
b) Total current, IT (Ans : IT= 0.956A)
c) Current I1 and I2 ( Ans : I1=0.515A, I2=0.441A)
d) Voltage drops of R1 and R3. ( Ans : VR1= 19.12V , VR3= 13.23V )
e) Power dissipation of R2 and R4. ( Ans : PR2=15.91W , PR4=7.78W )
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7. Figure 4 shows a series-parallel DC circuit.
Figure 4
Calculate:
a) Total resistance, RT. ( Ans : RT =32.14Ω)
b) Total current, IJ ( Ans : IJ=3.11A)
c) Current IT and Im (Ans : IT=1.78A, Im=1.56A)
d) Voltages Vx and Vy. (Ans :VX=26.66V , VY=31.1V)
8. Figure 5 below shows a series-parallel DC circuit. Determine the current I.
(Ans : I=4.0mA)
Figure 5
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9. Figure 8 shows a series-parallel DC circuit
Figure 8
Calculate :
a) Total resistance. (Ans : RT =50Ω)
b) Current flows for each resistor. ( Ans : I T =0.5A, I R2 =0.3A, I R1=0.2A)
c) Voltage across each resistor. ( Ans : VR3=7.5V , VR4=5.5V ,VR5=12V )
d) Power dissipated by the circuit. ( Ans : PT =12.5W )
I1 F R3=18Ω
I2
S S
E IT R4
R5=60Ω
R1=15Ω 40Ω
Vs=24V
R2=10Ω
Figure 1.9
10. Figure 9 above shows a DC circuit
If the switch S is closed, calculate:
i) Current IT, I1 and I2. ( Ans : I1=0.96A, I 2 =0.57 A, IT=1.53A)
ii) Voltage drop across resistor R3. ( Ans : VR3=10.28V )
iii) Power dissipated by the circuit. ( Ans : PT =36.72W )
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Tutorial 3.2 Kirchoff’s Law
1. Define the following
a) Nodes
b) Branches
c) Loops
2. State the definition of
a) Kirchhoff Current Law (KCL)
b) Kirchhoff Voltage Law (KVL)
3. Figure 10 below shows a DC circuit.
DC Circuit Kirchhoff Equation
a) Type of law :
b) Equation:
a) Type of law :
b) Equation:
Figure 10
4. Figure 11 shows a DC circuit with two supply voltages.
Figure 11
Calculate I1, I2 and I3. ( Ans : I1=5.25A, I2=0A, I3=5.25A)
5. Figure 12 shows a DC circuit.
Figure 12
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Calculate
a) Current i1 , i2 and i3 ( Ans : i1=2.37A, i2=0.66A, i3=1.71 A)
b) Voltage v1 , v 2 and v3 ( Ans : v1=10V , v2=5.26V , v3=10.26V )
6. Figure 16 shows a DC circuit
Figure 16
Calculate current I1, I2 and I3 ( Ans : I1=1.0A, I2=1.0A, I3=0 A)
7. Figure 17 shows a series – parallel DC circuit.
Calculate :
a) IT , I1, and I2 (Ans : IT=4.03 mA, I1=2.77 mA, I 2=1.26mA)
b) Voltage drop across R2 , R3 and R5 ( Ans : VR2=14.1V , VR3=13.85V , VR5=3.78V )
c) Power dissipation of R2 and R6 ( Ans : PR2=56.84mW , PR6=10.32mW )
d) Total power dissipation in the circuit. (Ans : PT =137.02mW )
8. Figure 18 shows a DC circuit.
Calculate I1, I2 and I3 ( Ans : I1=0.02A, I2=1.27A, I3=1.25A)
Figure 18
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