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Elec1111 01c Intro KCL KVL Resistive Circuits

This document provides information about analyzing simple resistive circuits in an Electrical Engineering course. It introduces the lecturer and details for labs and tests. Kirchhoff's laws for circuit analysis are explained - Kirchhoff's Current Law states the sum of currents at a node equals zero, and Kirchhoff's Voltage Law states the sum of voltages around a closed loop equals zero. Steps for analyzing a single loop circuit are outlined, including assigning current directions, labeling voltages, applying Ohm's and Kirchhoff's laws, and solving for current. Examples of applying these steps to circuits are shown.

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Elec1111 01c Intro KCL KVL Resistive Circuits

This document provides information about analyzing simple resistive circuits in an Electrical Engineering course. It introduces the lecturer and details for labs and tests. Kirchhoff's laws for circuit analysis are explained - Kirchhoff's Current Law states the sum of currents at a node equals zero, and Kirchhoff's Voltage Law states the sum of voltages around a closed loop equals zero. Steps for analyzing a single loop circuit are outlined, including assigning current directions, labeling voltages, applying Ohm's and Kirchhoff's laws, and solving for current. Examples of applying these steps to circuits are shown.

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Electrical Engineering &


Telecommunications
Lecturer:
Ted Spooner
How to analyze simple
resistive circuits
Elec1111 Elec1111
Rm124A EE email: [email protected]
MENTORING
available from Week 3
Labs
Safety Form!
Be prepared
read lab before hand
Do any prelim work before lab
Be on time
Start immediately
Need help?
TEST week 5
Friday Lecture time
Circuit analysis
To find voltages and currents in circuit
Done by applying 2 sets of laws:
Element laws (e.g Ohm Ohm s law s law)
Circuit laws (Kirchhoff Kirchhoff s laws s laws)
branch
node
loop
2
Nodes
NODE
Branches
Node
BRANCH
Node
Loops
LOOP
Closed
loop
LOOP
Open
loop
LOOP
Open
loop
Kirchhoffs current law (KCL)
Sum of currents into a node = 0 Sum of currents into a node = 0
i
a
i
b
0 = +
b a
i i
b a
i i =
Kirchhoffs current law (KCL)
Sum of currents into a node = 0 Sum of currents into a node = 0
i
a
i
b 0
b a
i i =
a b
i i =
Kirchhoffs current law (KCL)
Sum of currents into a node = 0 Sum of currents into a node = 0
i
a
i
b 0
b a
i i =
a b
i i =
3
Kirchhoffs current law (KCL)
Sum of currents into a node = 0 Sum of currents into a node = 0
i
a
i
b
i
c
i
d
0
a b c d
i i i i + + =
Kirchhoffs voltage law (KVL)
Sum of voltages around a closed path = 0 Sum of voltages around a closed path = 0
1 2 3
0 v v v + =
v
1
v
2
v
3
+
+
_
_
a b
c
How many branches ?
How many nodes ?
How many loops ?
a node
This circuit has 5 elements, 3 nodes, 5 branches,
6 loops.
Analyze a single loop circuit
Step 1: Assign current direction
Step 2: Label voltages
Step 3: Apply Ohms law to resistors
Step 4: Apply KVL & KCL
Step 5: Solve for I
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EXAMPLE 1... Kirchhoff
10 V
4 3
1
2 V
+
+
PROBABLY ONLY UP TO HERE
EXAMPLE 2... Kirchhoff
10 V
40 40
40
2 V
+
+
4A
20
5
10
100V
+
EXAMPLE 3... Kirchhoff
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