Basic circuit theory
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ST07 – Basic circuit theory
Basic circuit theory
Lecturer:Smilen Dimitrov
Sensors Technology – MED4
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Introduction
• The model that we introduced for ST
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Introduction
• We have discussed
– The units of voltage, current and resistance, in terms of electric circuits
– The definition of an elementary electric circuit
– Ohm’s law
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Resistors
• Construction of resistors– Different sizes for different power ratings
• As far as construction of resistors goes, generally we can discern – Carbon Composition Resistors– Film Resistors
• Carbon Film Resistors• Metal Film Resistors• Metal Oxide Resistors
– Wire Wound Resistors
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Resistors – color code
• Ratings of resistors – written as color code
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Basic circuit theory
• Electrical circuit is a mathematical model that approximates the behavior of an actual electrical system. Circuit theory [consists of] models and mathematical techniques
• Circuits (also known as 'networks') are collections of circuit elements and wires.
• Electric circuits will be considered as graphs of two types of elements: nodes and branches. The branches, which are electric components like resistors and voltage sources, connect the nodes, which can be viewed as representatives of voltage potentials.
• Circuit analysis is concerned with the computation of voltages and currents in a circuit for a certain excitation. There are various methods for equation formulation for a circuit. These are based on three types of equations found in circuit theory:– equations based on Kirchhoff's voltage law (KVL),– equations based on Kirchhoff's current law (KCL), and– branch constitutive equations.
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Basic circuit theory
• Solving a set of equations that represents a circuit is straightforward, if not always easy. However, developing that set of equations is not so easy.
• The two commonly taught methods for forming a set of equations are the node voltage (or nodal) method and the loop-current (or mesh) method.
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Basic circuit theory
• Conventions – schematics
• While analysing a state of a circuit, one also writes the direction of current and the polarity of voltage in a schematic
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Basic circuit theory
• Marking voltage
• Technical and real direction of current
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Basic circuit theory
• Active and passive convention: the elements within a circuit will either: control the flow of electric energy or respond to it.
• Open and Closed Circuits
• 'Shorting' an element
• Kirchhoff's laws are expressions of conservation laws: in physics, a conservation law states that a particular measurable property of an isolated physical system does not change as the system evolves. A partial listing of conservation laws that are said to be exact laws, or more precisely have never been shown to be violated.
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1st Kirchhoff (current) law - KCL
• Statement of the law of conservation of charge – “what goes in, must go out”
• Or in particular – the sum of currents going in and out of a given node, is always equal to zero.
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2nd Kirchhoff (current) law - KVL
• Statement of the law of conservation of energy
• The directed sum of the voltages (electrical potential differences) around a circuit (loop)must be zero.
• Sum of voltages around every closed loop in the circuit must equal zero. A closed loop has the obvious definition: Starting at a node, trace a path through the circuit that returns you to the origin node.
• An element's voltage enters with a plus sign if traversing the closed path, we go from the positive to the negative of the voltage's definition.
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Ohms law and equivalence principle (Thevenin)
• Ohms law here is the branch equation for a resistor:
• Equvalence principle - Thevenin theorem – for resistive circuits, it is possible that circuits are represented through an equivalent circuit – a ”black box”
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Measurement
• Voltmeter is connected ”across” two points, ampermeter is connected ”through” a point
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Elementary electric circuit
• Simplest to solve using circuit theory:
• Output voltage is simply equal to input voltage !
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Series connection – the voltage divider
• Our basic circuit in this course.
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Series connection – the voltage divider
• Our basic circuit in this course.
21 RR
EI
21
2
21222 RR
RE
RR
ERIRU
The output voltage U2
is the input voltage E,
divided by 2
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R
RR
The input voltage E
is divided in two output
voltages U1 and U2
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Equivalent resistance of series connection
• What does the power supply E ”see”?
• The equivalent resistance for resistors in series is, as a value, always dominated by the biggest resistor in the sum
eqR
E
RR
EI
2121 RRReq
N
iNeq RiRRRR
121 ...
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Parallel connection – current divider
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Parallel connection – current divider
111 IREU 222 IREU
->021 III 21 III
21
21
212
2
1
121
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RR
RRE
RRE
R
U
R
UIII
The input current I
is divided in two output
currents I1 and I2
The output voltage is the same as the input voltage !
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Equivalent resistance of parallel connection
• What does the power supply E ”see”?
• The equivalent resistance for resistors in parallel is, as a value, always dominated by the smallest resistor in the parallel combination.
eqR
E
RR
RR
EI
21
21 21
2121 || RR
RRRRReq
N
iNeq RiRRRR 121
11...
111
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Combined connection
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Combined connection
RIHRR
RIHR
RR
III
UU
UUE
21
2
21
RIHIHRIH
RR
RR
IRU
IRU
IRU
222
111
To solve the circuit (find all the currents and voltages, we must set a system of 6 equations, using Kirchoff Laws and brach equations (Ohms law).
IH
o
RRR
EV
111
21
The output voltage will be:
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Combined connection
Easier way to solve the circuit:
The output voltage will be:
IH
IHIHP RR
RRRRR
2
22 ||
Find equivalent parallel resistance
IH
IH
IH
IH
P
P
RR
RRR
RR
RR
ERR
REV
2
21
2
2
10
And solve a voltage divider....
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Combined connection
• Important – when Rih is almost infinite; simulates a connection of a voltage divider to the data acquisition (Arduino)!
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Analysis methods
• Just a mention of two analysis methods for solving complicated circuits:
– Node Voltage Method (Nodal analysis)
– Loop Current Method (Mesh current analysis)