NivaarExam PrepOfficial exam papers ↗

04-BS-4: May 2013

Nivaar worked solution (AI-drafted; not reviewed by a licensed engineer)

  1. Question 1 DC Bridge Network — KCL, KVL and Solving for an Unknown Resistor
  2. Question 2 Thévenin Equivalent and Maximum Power Transfer
  3. Question 3 First-Order RL Transient Following a Switch Opening
  4. Question 4 AC Steady-State Phasor Analysis with Two Sources
  5. Question 5 AC Power Flow on a Line-Load System, With and Without a Shunt Capacitor
  6. Question 6 Full-Wave Bridge Rectifier Design
  7. Question 7 Magnetic Core with an Air Gap

Start with Question 1 →

National Exams May 2013 — 04-BS-4 Electric Circuits and Power — 3 hours duration, closed book (one aid sheet permitted). Any five of the seven questions constitute a complete paper; all seven are solved below as a complete study resource.

Reference texts: Sadiku, Fundamentals of Electric Circuits (6th ed.) — Ch. 3 (nodal/mesh analysis), Ch. 4 (Thévenin/Norton, max power transfer), Ch. 7 (first-order RL/RC transients), Ch. 9–11 (AC phasors, AC power), Ch. 13/App. (mutual inductance/magnetic circuits), Ch. 4/Ch. 8 practice (diode rectifiers).