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MAHENDRA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, SALEM
MODEL EXAM-II
Second Semester
Electronics and Communication Engineering Department
EE6201 CIRCUIT THEORY
Date:08.05.2014
Time: Three Hours Maximum: 100 marks
Answer ALL questions.
PART A (10 2 =20 marks)
1. A 25 ohms resistance has a voltage v=150sin377t volts. Find the corresponding current and
power.
2. State ohms law and mention its limitations.
3. State reciprocity theorem.
4. State maximum power transfer theorem.
5. Define bandwidth.
6. State dot rule for coupled coils.
7. Define transient response.
8. What is two port networks?
9. Give the relation between V
ph
and V
L
, I
ph
and I
L
for a star circuit.
10. What are the advantages of three phase system?
PART B (16 5 =80 marks)
11. (a)(i) State and Explain Kirchhoffs law with an example (5)
(ii) Obtain the current in each resistor in fig shown below using network reduction technique.
(3)




(iii) Find the current through supplied by the two batteries shown in fig below. (8)




[OR]

(b) (i) For the circuit shown below, find the current in each branch by nodal analysis method. (8)





(ii) For the circuit show below, find the current flowing through the 10ohm resistor by using
mesh analysis method. (8)







12. (a) (i) find the voltage across the 2 resistor in the figure given below by using superposition
theorem (8)




(ii) Determine the current through the 5 resistor in the circuit shown in figure using
thevenins theorem. (8)



[OR]

(b). (i) find the value of R
L
in the circuit shown in figure for which maximum power transfer takes
place. Compute the value of maximum power transfer takes place. (8)




(ii) Using star delta conversion to find the resistance between terminals AB of the circuit
shown below. (8)




13. (a) (i) A current source is applied to a parallel combination of R,L,C where R=10, L=1H,
C=1F. (i) compute the resonant frequency, (ii) find the quality factor, (iii)compute the value
of bandwidth (iv) compute the lower and upper frequency points of the bandwidth. (10)
(ii) Define quality factor of coil and derive the expression for it in terms of resonance and
bandwidth. (6)
[OR]

(b) In the series circuit shown in fig below the switch is closed on position 1 at t=0 at t=1
millisecond, the switch is moved to position 2. Obtain the equation for the current in both
intervals and draw the transient current curve. (16)

14. (a) Derive and discuss the transient response of series RLC circuit for a sinusoidal input. (16)

[OR]

(b) Write short notes on (16)
(i) Input impedance and output impedance in terms of Z parameter
(ii) Open and short circuit impedance.

15. (a) discuss about the techniques used to measure the power in three phase system. (16)

[OR]

(b) (i) Two wattmeter are used to measure power in a three phase load. The wattmeter readings are
400w and -35w. Calculate total active power, power factor and reactive power. (8)
(ii) A three phase balanced delta connected load of (4+j8) is connected across a 400v, there
phase balanced supply. Determine the phase current and line current. Assume the RYB phase
sequence. Also calculate the power drawn by the load. (8)