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EE 2260 Fundamentals of Electric Circuits
Final Exam (Key)
Topics: Fourier Series, Fourier Transform, Bode Plots, Filters
Instructions:
1) ALWAYS SHOW YOUR WORK!
2) Put a box or circle around your answers.
4) Open Notes, Open Book, Closed Multisim/LTSpice, Closed Internet. Any type of
calculator is allowed. It’s ok to write on the book pages and the test. Restroom break is allowed.
5) Numbers in the square brackets indicate points.
Name: _____________Suketu Naik__________________________
Date: ___4/23/15____________
Problem
Points
1. Concepts
/25
2. Fourier Series
/25
3. Fourier Transform
/25
4. Filters
/25
Total
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1. Concepts [25]
1. Match each of the waveforms to its Fourier Series. [8]
Hint: determine whether its an odd or even function before matching.

Definition: f (t )  av   (an cos n0t  bn sin n0t )
n 1

f1 (t )  av   (an cos n0t  bn sin n0t )
n 1

f 2 (t )   an cos n0t
n 1

f 3 (t )  av   bn sin n0t
n 1

f 4 (t )   bn sin n0t
n 1
2. Identify the type of filters shown below [8].
LPF
High Pass
Bandpass
All pass
3. What does the linear phase in the Bode plot of a given filter indicate [4]?
Phase indicates how much the output signal will be delayed in comparison with the input signal. Hence phase is associated
with time-delay (time delay t=phase ϕ/(360*frequency f)). Linear phase indicates that there is going to be same time delay for
all the frequencies, since t    will be the same. This allows for all the harmonics to be delayed by the same amount
360  f
which is important for processing an input signal with multiple frequencies (e.g. Audio signal which contains many harmonics
can be clear otherwise it will be distorted) so that it won’t be distorted at the output.
4. When should we use an active filter instead of a passive filter [5]?
Active filters use op-amp which can provide low frequency gain and hence shift the entire response up to a certain gain value.
Op amps also help stabilize the filter against any abrupt change in temperature or spikes (To an extent) by adjusting its
current while being used in the feedback configuration.
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2. Fourier Series [25]
The periodic square-wave voltage with Vm = 30π V and T = π ms is applied to the circuit shown below.
(a) Convert the circuit into the S-circuit and derive the transfer function. [10]
(b) Find the first three nonzero terms of Fourier series (trigonometric form) that represents the
output voltage vo. [15]
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3. Fourier Transform [25]
Consider the circuit shown below. There are no initial currents or voltages in the circuit. Here, vi (t) = 10e-5t ,
R=65 Ω, and C= 1 μF.
(a) Convert the circuit into S-domain circuit and derive the transfer function. [10]
(b) Using the Fourier Transform Method, derive expression for the voltage vo(t).[15]
Hint: it’s best to work with Laplace transform and then convert it into Fourier transform.
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4. Filters [25]
(a) Design the first order passive high pass filter below. Assume C =1 μF. Find the value of R if the cutoff
frequency, fc = 2.45 kHz. [10]
(b) Design the first order active high pass filter below. Assume that C=1 μF, passband gain K=10. Find the
value of R1 and R2 if the cutoff frequency, fc = 2.45 kHz. [10]
(c) What would happen to the frequency response of the filter shown in (b) if you were to replace the capacitor
with an inductor? [5]
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