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Resistive Circuits
Resistive Circuits
• Two resistances
or
Combining Series and Parallel
Examples
Circuit Analysis using Series/Parallel Equivalents #1
Circuit Analysis using Series/Parallel Equivalents #2
Circuit Analysis using Series/Parallel Equivalents #2
Circuit Analysis using Series/Parallel Equivalents #2
Voltage Divider Circuits
A node is a point at which two or more circuit elements are joined together
In node voltage analysis, we first select one of the nodes as the reference
node
The negative reference polarity for each of the node voltages is at the
reference node
Once the node voltages have been determined, it is relatively easy to
determine other voltages and currents in the circuit.
Node Voltage Analysis
Clockwise direction
The current flowing out of node
2 through R3 is given by
To find the current flowing out of node n through a resistance toward node k, we
subtract the voltage at node k from the voltage at node n and divide the difference
by the resistance
Now we apply KCL, adding all of the expressions for the currents leaving
node 2 and setting the sum to zero
We usually write expressions for the currents leaving the node under
consideration and set the sum to zero.
Applying this approach at node 3
Example
Example
Circuit Equation in Standard Form
For two node voltages
When several mesh currents flow through one element, we consider the current in that
element to be the algebraic sum of the mesh currents
The current in R3 is (i1−i2) v3 = R3(i1−i2).
Example