ELECTRIC CIRCUIT ANALYSIS

ANGELO C. VILLAREAL – CAR

INSTRUCTOR
T
O NATURE OF
ELECTRICITY
P O ELECTRIC CIRCUIT
I V VARIABLES
CONDUCTORS ,INSULATORS and
C E SEMICONDUCTORS
R
EQUIVALENT RESISTANCE
V
-SERIES and PARALLEL CONNECTIONS
I -COMBINATIONAL CIRCUITS
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 IT IS A FORM OF ENERGY

ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ENERGY AMONG MANY FORMS

OF ENERGY
ELECTRICITY
NATURE OF

HUGE HELP IF PROPERLY USED

CAN DESTROY IF IMPROPERLY APPLIED

ELECTRIC CIRCUIT

A. RESISTANCE - OPPOSITION OF THE FLOW OF ELECTRONS

VARIABLES
 B. POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE (VOLTAGE) – THE WORK DONE PER
UNT CHARGE NECESSARY TO BRING A POSITIVELY CHARGED
BODY FROM NEGATIVELY CHARGED PLATE TO POSITIVELY
ELECTRIC CIRCUIT

CHARGED PLATE
VARIABLES
 C. CURRENT– THE AMOUNT OF ELECTRONS MOVING ACROSS A
GIVEN CROSS SECTIONAL AREA PER UNIT TIME
ELECTRIC CIRCUIT
VARIABLES
 CURRENT VS VOLTAGE

CURRENT IS A MEASUREMENT OF THE AMOUNT OF

ELECTRONS PASSING IN A CERTAIN POINT
ELECTRIC CIRCUIT

VOLTAGE IS THE DRIVING FORCE …. SOME REFER

TO IT AS EMF – electromotive force
VARIABLES
CONDUCTORS INSULATORS

And SEMICONDUCTORS
CONDUCTORS INSULATORS

And SEMICONDUCTORS
CONDUCTORS INSULATORS

And SEMICONDUCTORS
 EQUIVALENT RESITANCE
-SERIES and PARALLEL CONNECTIONS

-SERIES CONNECTIONS

-FORMULA

RTOTAL = R1 + R2 + R3
 EQUIVALENT RESITANCE
-SERIES and PARALLEL CONNECTIONS

-PARALLEL
CONNECTIONS

-FORMULA

RTOTAL = (R1 X R2 ) / (R1 +

R2 )
 SAMPLE PROBLEMS:

-SERIES CONNECTIONS
 SAMPLE PROBLEMS:

-PARALLEL
CONNECTIONS

625 OHMS

RTOTAL = R1 // R2 // R3
RTOTAL = (0.667 KΏ X 10 K Ώ) / (0.667 KΏ + 10 K Ώ)
START WITH THE OUTERMOST RESITOR = 6.67 KΏ / 10.667 KΏ
= 0.625 KΏ OR SIMPLY 625 OHMS
R4 = (1KΏ X 2K Ώ) / (1KΏ + 2K Ώ)
= 2K Ώ / 3K Ώ = 0.667 Ώ
 SAMPLE PROBLEMS:

SERIES -PARALLEL
CONNECTIONS
COMBINATIONAL CIRCUITS
HINTS:
START WITH
THE
INNERMOST
RESISTORS

SIMPLIFY
OTHER
PARALLEL
CONNECTIONS
RTOTAL = 2OHMS + R4 + 9OHMS + R2

SUBSTITUTING THE VALUES :

RTOTAL = 2 OHMS + 4.8 OHMS + 9 OHMS + 4.5 OHMS

=20.3 OHMS
EQUIVALENT RESISTANCE - RTOTAL

EQUIVALEN
T RTOTAL = 20.3 OHMS
CIRCUIT