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Part 1: DC CIRCUITS
I. Introduction.
IV. Voltage.
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I. Introduction.
Electric circuit theory and electromagnetic theory are the two fundamental
theories upon which all branches of electrical engineering are built, such as:
Power Control Communications
Electric machines Electronics Instrumentation
etc.
The basic electric engineering theory course is:
The most important course for an electrical engineering student.
Excellent starting point for a beginning student in electrical engineering
education.
Valuable to students specializing in other branches of the physical sciences.
I. Introduction.
Electric circuit are used in many electrical systems to accomplish different task.
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Notes:
Electric current is the time rate of change of charge, measured in amperes (A)
dq [ C]
i ; [ A]
dt [ s]
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t t
0
2A 2A
IV. Voltage.
In order to move the electron in a conductor in a particular direction requires
some work or energy transfer (external electromotive force, emf, as known as
voltage or potential difference).
Voltage (or potential difference) is the energy required to move a unit charge
through an element, measured in volts (V). + a
dw [ J ] [ Nm]
vab ; [ V] vab
dq [ C] [ C]
The vab can be interpreted in two ways: b
-
Point a is at a potential of vab volts higher than point b.
vab vba
The potential at point a with respect to point b is vab.
There are two common types of voltage:
+
when the current enters through the
+
p0
Energy is the capacity to do work, measured in Joules (J)
t t
pdt vidt
t0 t0
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Circuit analysis is the process of determining voltages across (or the currents
through) the element of the circuit.
v
DC or time varying independent DC independent voltage
voltage source source
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