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Linear Circuits

DR. JOY HARRIS, ACADEMIC FACULTY


School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Introduction to
Circuit Diagrams
Objectives: By the end of this lesson,
you should understand how to
analyze a basic electronic circuit.
Builds Upon

• Current
• Voltage
• Resistance
Circuit Diagram
Wires

• Lines that connect circuit


elements

• Have zero resistance

• Have zero voltage drop

• Form nodes and junctions


Circuit elements

• Independent voltage source


• Independent current source

• Resistor

• Ground
Nodes and Junctions

• Node – any point on a


circuit wither two or more
circuit elements meet

• Nodes are different if they


have different voltage

• Junction – the point where


wires meet
Quiz: How many nodes?
Short Circuit

• A wire that has the same


start and end node as
another circuit element
shorts that element.

• Current will travel through


the short instead of the
circuit element.
Open Circuit

• An open circuit has


terminals that are not
connected to other circuit
elements.

• No current will flow


through an open circuit.
Quiz: Identify the short and
open circuit.
Key Concepts

• Wires are lines that connect


circuit elements.
• Wires meet at junctions.
• Circuit elements meet at nodes.
• Current always flows through
short circuits.
• Current never flows through open
circuits.

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