7. What did we learn??
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Circuits Terminologies
(Open circuit, Short circuit)
8. Circuits Terminologies
(1) Open and short circuits
Open circuit Short circuit
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Infinite resistance (R= ∞)
No current. (I=0)
Voltage Voc
Zero resistance. (R=0)
No voltage difference.
(v=0)
Current (I =max)
12. is a loop without interior loop.
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Circuits Terminologies
(5) mesh
13. Example-1
How many nodes, branches, in the
following circuits??
(Answer 8 branches, 5 nodes)
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14. Example-2
How many loops, mesh, in the
following circuits??
(Answer 3 loops, 2 mesh)
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15. The algebraic sum of all currents at any
node equals zero.
The sum of all in-currents equals the sum
of all out-currents.
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𝑘=1
𝑛
𝐼𝑘 = 0
𝑘=1
𝑜
𝐼𝑖𝑛 =
𝑘=1
𝑝
𝐼𝑜𝑢𝑡
Kirchhoff’s Current Law (KCL)
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Kirchhoff’s Current Law
KCL example:
𝐼1 = 𝐼4
𝐼3 = 𝐼1 + 𝐼2
At node b
At node a At node 1
At node 2
𝐼2 + 𝐼3 = 𝐼1
𝐼4 = 𝐼5 + 𝐼3
17. The algebraic sum of all voltages around any
closed path in a circuit equals zero.
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𝑘=1
𝑛
𝑉𝑘 = 0
Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law (KVL)