ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING I

(Circuit Analysis-I)

Course Instructor:
Engr. M. Owais Manzoor.
CURRENT DIVISION

An important circuit is the single-node-pair circuit. If we apply KVL to

every loop in a single-node-pair circuit, we discover that all of the
elements have the same voltage across them and, therefore, are said to
be connected in parallel. We will , however, apply Kirchhoff's current
law and Ohm's law to determine various unknown quantities in the
circuit.
Following our approach with the single-loop circuit, we will begin
with the simplest case and then generalize our analysis.
 CURRENT DIVISION

 Consider the following diagram

• Applying Kirchhoff's current law to the upper node, we obtain

 CURRENT DIVISION
• And we know that,

• Therefore, the equivalent resistance of two resistors connected in

parallel is equal to the product of their resistances divided by their
sum. Note also that this equivalent resistance Rp is always less than
either R1 or R2 . Hence, by connecting resistors in parallel we
reduce the overall resistance. In the special case when R1 = R2• the
equivalent resistance is equal to half of the value of the individual
resistors.
 CURRENT DIVISION

• The manner in which the current I from the source divides between
the two branches is called current division and can be found from
the preceding expressions.
Learning Assessment
 Problem-Solving STRATEGY

Single Loop Circuits:

 RESISTANCE EQUIVALENT

• We wish to determine the resistance at terminals A-B in the network

• STEP 1:
 RESISTANCE EQUIVALENT
STEP 2:

STEP 3:
 RESISTANCE EQUIVALENT
STEP 4:
LEARNING ASSESSMENT
 PROBLEM-SOLVING STRATEGY

Simplifying Resistor Combinations:

LEARNING ASSESSMENT
 WYE DELTA TRANSFORMATIONS

Delta to Wye Transformations:

 Consider the following delta network and we wish to convert the

below circuit into wye .
 WYE DELTA TRANSFORMATIONS

Delta to Wye Transformation:

 Formulas:
 WYE DELTA TRANSFORMATIONS

Wye to Delta Transformations:

 WYE DELTA TRANSFORMATIONS

Wye to Delta Transformations:

 Formulas:
 WYE DELTA TRANSFORMATIONS

IMPORTANT……
 For the balanced case where Ra = Rb = Rc and R1= R2 =R3, the
transformation equations will reduce to the following

 Delta to Wye Transformation:

 Wye to Delta Transformation:

LEARNING ASSESSMENT
 ASSIGNMENT

 Re-Attempt all the Examples , Learning assessments and

End problems at home

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