BASIC CONCEPTS

Dr. Mustafa Uyguroglu

Electric Circuit

An electric circuit is an interconnection of electrical elements.

Systems of UNITS
Quantity
Length Mass Time Electric current

Basic Unit
meter kilogram second ampere

Symbol
m kg s A K cd

Thermodynamic kelvin Temperature Luminous intensity candela

The SI Prefixes

Charge and Current

Electric Current

Electric Current

The charge transferred between time t0 and t

q idt
to

Voltage

Power

Energy

Passive Sign Convention

PSC: Example I

PSC: Example II

PSC: Example III

Circuit Elements

Ideal Independent Source: provides a specified

voltage or current that is completely independent of other circuit variables Ideal Independent Voltage Source:

Circuit Elements

Ideal independent current source

Circuit Elements

Ideal dependent voltage source

Ideal dependent current source