BASIC CONCEPTS

Dr. Mustafa Uyguroglu

Electric Circuit

An electric circuit is an interconnection of electrical

elements.

Systems of UNITS
Quantity

Basic Unit

Symbol

Length

meter

Mass

kilogram

kg

Time

second

Electric current

ampere

Thermodynamic kelvin
Temperature

Luminous
intensity

cd

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