ADVANCED ELECTRONICS

CIRCUIT THEORY
(Superposition Theorem)
 WHAT HAVE YOU
LEARNED FROM YOUR
PREVIOUS LECTURE?
 COURSE EVALUATION

T&L STRATEGIES ASSESSMENT CLO & PLO MAPPING %

Test
10
(1 hour)
Lecture Final Exam
CLO1 vs PLO2
40
(2 hours)

Lab Report
Practical (min: 3 exp)
CLO2 vs PLO3 25

Lecture
Assignment
& CLO3 vs PLO9 25
(Group)
Practical
Total 100
 COURSE SYNOPSIS

The course covers the advanced

topics in electronics. The content of
the course includes advanced circuit
theory, alternating current circuit
analyses, principles of measurement,
instrumentation and sensors.
 COURSE SYNOPSIS

Part 1: Circuit theory

Nodal Analysis & Mesh Current Analysis,
Superposition theorem, Thevenin theorem,
Norton theorem, Maximum power transfer, RLC
circuits (series & parallel) and transformers

Part 2: Instrumentation & Measurements

Principles of measurements and
instrumentations, instrument types,
transducer, sensors and actuators.
 PART 1 (Circuit Theory)

Nodal Current Analysis W1

Kirchoff Laws
(KCL & KVL)
Mesh Current Analysis W2
Superposition theorem, Source
transformation, Thevenin theorem & W3&W4
Norton theorem

Maximum Power Transfer W5

Series & Parallel RL, RC Circuits W6&W7

Series & Parallel RLC Circuits W8&W9

 After completing this lecture you should be able to:

 Solve the circuit problems to find the

current and voltage by using:
 Superposition theorem
 Source Transformation
 Thevenin theorem
 Norton theorem
 Circuit Theory
(Superposition principle)
 Circuit Theory (Superposition principle)

 In the linear circuit with voltage sources,

mesh currents are linear functions of mesh
EMFs.

 The current in any mesh, containing more

then one EMF, is an algebraic sum of mesh
currents, caused by each EMF acting alone.

 This rule is called superposition principle.

 Superposition Theorem

 In a circuit having more than one independent

source, we can consider the effects of the
sources one at a time.
 If a circuit has n independent sources, then we
will have to solve n separate circuits.
 As we consider the effect of each source by
itself, we must “turn off” (deactivate) all of the
other sources.
 Deactivation means setting the values to zero.
 Superposition Theorem

The voltage across or current through

an element in a linear circuit with
multiple independent sources can be
determined as
 the algebraic sum of such voltages
or currents due to each source
acting alone one at a time.
The principle of superposition helps us to
analyze a linear circuit with more than one
independent source by
 calculating the contribution of each
independent source separately.

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 How to Apply Superposition

 To find the contribution due to an individual

independent source, zero out the other independent
sources in the circuit
 Voltage source  short circuit
 Current source  open circuit
 Solve the resulting circuit using your favorite
technique(s)

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 Principle of Superposition

How to solve this type of circuit?

Principle of
Superposition
theorem

Voltage sourge current source

(SC) (OC)
Example 1
Use the superposition theorem to find the current and
voltage in the circuit shown below using superposition
theorem.
Exercise 1
Use the superposition theorem to find the current and
voltage in the circuit shown below using superposition
theorem.

Ans: I(1K) = 2.64 mA entering I(4.7K) = 1.57 mA leaving

I(2.2K) = 1.07 mA leaving
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I1(1K) =10V/RT x 2K/(1K+2K) I2(1K) =5V/RT x 5K/(5K+1K)

= 10/(5K+1K//2K) x (2K/3K) = 10/(2K+1K//5K) x (5K/6K)
= ? mA = ? mA

I(1K) = I1(1K) + I2(1K) = mA

 Superposition Theorem
Exercise 1
(voltage & current sources)
Use the superposition theorem to find v
in the circuit shown below.

3A is discarded
by open-circuit

6V is discarded
by short-circuit
answer v = 10V
ANY QUESTION?
What have you learned today ??
THE END