DC CIRCUITS

SOURCE TRANSFORMATION AND

SUPERPOSITION
DR. MARIAM A. SAMEH
SOURCE TRANSFORMATION
‘A source transformation is the process of replacing a
voltage source vs in series with a resistor R by a current
source is in parallel with a resistor R, or vice versa.’
EXAMPLE 1
• Use source transformation to
find vo.
• Solution:
EXAMPLE 1
• Solution:
EXAMPLE 2
• Find io using source transformation.
• Solution:
• Io= 1.78A
SUPERPOSITION
‘The superposition principle states that the
voltage across (or current through) an element in
a linear circuit is the algebraic sum of the
voltages across (or currents through) that
element due to each independent source acting
alone.’
SUPERPOSITION
Steps to Apply the Superposition Principle
1. Turn off all independent sources except one source.
2. Find the output (voltage or current) due to that active source
using the techniques previously covered.
3. Repeat step 1 for each of the other independent sources.
4. Find the total contribution by adding algebraically all the
contributions due to the independent sources.
EXAMPLE 3
• Use the superposition
theorem to find v.
• Solution:
Let’s Start with the 6V source
only.
EXAMPLE 3
• Solution:
For figure (a):

For figure (b):

EXAMPLE 3
• Solution:
For figure (b):
EXAMPLE 4
• Use the superposition
theorem to find vo.
• Solution:
vo = 6v
Questions???