Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0073380377
ISBN 13: 978-0-07338-037-7

Chapter 2 - Fundamentals of Electric Circuits - Part 1 Circuits - Homework Problems - Page 48: 2.4

Answer

a.) 1260 C b.) 1.732 kJ

Work Step by Step

Find the total charge by solving for the area under the current curve: 1.) $Q_{total} = 0.05*(6*60*60) + 0.02*(5*60*60) = 1260C$ Now find the total Energy by integrating the power of the specified times on the graph. Setting up the integral gives: $W = \int P*dt = \int^{5*60*60}_{0} 0.05*(\frac{0.75}{5*60*60}*t +1)*dt + \int_{5*60*60}^{10*60*60} 0.02*(\frac{0.25}{5*60*60}*t +1)*dt = 1.732kJ $
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