Lecture 2 - 2021 June
Lecture 2 - 2021 June
Nimsiri Abhayasinghe
PhD(Curtin), MSc(Moratuwa), BSc Eng (Hons)
(Moratuwa)
Subashini De Silva
MSc(Colombo), BEng (Hons) (SHU)
Department of Electrical & Electronic
Engineering
Assembling a Circuit
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Definition of Voltage
the voltage between two points is one volt if it requires one joule of energy to move one
coulomb of charge from one point to the other
Definition of Current
one ampere is the current in a circuit when one coulomb of charge passes a given point in
one second
• Alternating Current – AC
• Direct Current - DC
Constant Voltage & Current Sources
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Ideal Actual
In terms of energy,
Example
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• Series Circuits
• Parallel Circuit
• Series-Parallel Circuits
• Circuit Analysis
• Network Theorems
Series, Parallel and Series-
Parallel Circuits
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𝐸 −𝑉 1 −𝑉 2 − 𝑉 3 =0
Example
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A Parallel Circuit
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The total voltage across a series string is divided among the resistors
according to a simple ratio.
Current Divider Rule
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𝑅2
𝐼 1= ×𝐼
𝑅1 + 𝑅 2
Series Parallel Circuits
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The same current occurs
through all series
elements.
The same voltage occurs
across all parallel
elements.
Example
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Consider the circuit of
the figure.
a. Find RT.
b. Calculate I1, I2, and I3.
c. Determine the voltages
V1 and V2.
Solution
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Using current divider rule
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Exercise
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Consider the circuit of
the figure.
a. Find the total resistance
RT “seen” by the source
E.
b. Calculate IT, I1, and I2.
c. Determine the voltages
V2 and V4.
Simplification…
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Even more complex circuits may be there…
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