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Electrical Circuit Analysis
1. Basic Circuit Elements
1.1. Active Circuit Elements
1.2. Passive Circuit Elements
2. Resistance
2.1. Resistance: Circular Wires
2.1.1. Circular Mils
2.1.2. Electrical Cables
2.1.3. Wire Gauges
2.2. Temperature Effect
2.2.1. Inferred Absolute Temperature
2.2.2. Temperature Coefficient of Resistance
2.2.3. PPM per degree Centigrade
2.3. Resistor
2.4. Color coding and Standard Resistor Values
2.5. Ohmmeter
2.6. Resistance: Metric Units
3. Ohms Law, Power and Energy
3.1. Energy
3.2. Power
3.3. Efficiency
4. Series DC Circuits
4.1. Series Circuit
4.2. Circuit Instrumentation
4.3. Series Circuit Power Distribution
4.4. Series Voltage Sources
4.5. Kirchhoffs Voltage Law
4.6. Voltage Division in a Series Circuit
4.7. Interchanging Series Elements
4.8. Circuit Analysis Notation
4.8.1. Single and Double Subscript Notation
4.9. Internal Resistance of Voltage Sources
4.10. Voltage Regulation
4.11. Loading Effects of Instruments
5. Parallel DC Circuits
5.1. Parallel Circuits
5.2. Power Distribution
5.3. Kirchhoffs Current law
5.4. Current Divider Rule
5.5. Voltage Sources in Parallel
5.6. Open and Short Circuits
5.7. Voltmeter Loading Effect
5.8. Troubleshooting Techniques
5.9. Applications
6. Series Parallel Circuits
6.1. Reduce and Return Approach
6.2. Block Diagram Approach
6.3. Ladder Networks
6.4. Voltage Divider Supply (Loaded and Unloaded)
6.5. Potentiometer Loading
6.6. Iron Vane Movement
6.6.1. Ammeter Design
6.6.2. Voltmeter Design
6.6.3. Ohmmeter Design
7. Methods of Analysis
7.1. Current Sources
7.1.1. Source Conversion
7.1.2. Current Sources in Parallel
7.1.3. Current Sources in Series
7.2. Branch Current Analysis
7.3. Mesh Analysis
7.4. Mesh Analysis with Current Sources
7.5. Nodal Analysis
7.6. Nodal Analysis with Voltage Sources
7.7. Bridge Networks
7.8. Wye Delta Transformation
8. Network Theorems
8.1. Linearity Property
8.2. Superposition Theorem
8.3. Thevenins Theorem
8.4. Nortons Theorem
8.5. Maximum Power Transfer Theorem
8.6. Millmans Theorem
8.7. Substitution Theorem
8.8. Reciprocity Theorem
8.9. Application of Maximum Power Transfer Method
9. Capacitors
9.1. Capacitance
9.2. Types of capacitor
9.3. Capacitor Charging Phase
9.4. Capacitor Discharging Phase
9.5. Initial Conditions
9.6. Instantaneous Values
9.7. Thevenin Equivalent Circuit
9.8. The Current iC
9.9. Capacitors in series and parallel
9.10. Energy Stored by a Capacitor
9.11. Stray Capacitance
10. Magnetic Circuits
10.1. Magnetic Flux Density
10.2. Permeability
10.3. Magnetic Reluctance
10.4. Ohms Law for Magnetic Circuits
10.5. Magnetizing Force
10.6. Hysteresis Curve
10.7. Domain Theory of Magnetism
10.8. Amperes Circuital Law
10.9. Series Magnetic Circuits
10.10. Magnetic Circuit Air Gaps
10.11. Series Parallel Magnetic Circuits
10.12. Application of Magnetic circuits
10.12.1. Speakers and Microphones
10.12.2. Computer Hard Disks
10.12.3. Hall Effect Sensor
10.12.4. Magnetic Reed Switch
10.12.5. Magnetic Resonance Imaging
11. Inductors
11.1. Faradays Law of Induction
11.2. Lenz law
11.3. Self Inductance
11.4. Types of Inductors
11.5. Standard Values and Recognition Factor
11.6. Induced Voltage
11.7. RL Transients (storage cycle)
11.8. Initial Values
11.9. RL Transients (decay cycle)
11.10. Thevenin Equivalent Circuit of Inductor
11.11. Inductors in Series and Parallel
11.12. RL and RLC Circuits with DC Inputs
11.13. Energy Stored by an Inductor
11.14. Application of inductors
12. Sinusoidal Alternating Waveforms
12.1. Sinusoidal AC Voltage Generation
12.2. Sinusoidal AC Waveform Definitions
12.3. The Sine Wave
12.4. General Format for the Sinusoidal Voltage or Current
12.5. Sinusoidal Waveforms Phase Relations
12.6. Average Value
12.7. Effective or Root Mean Square (rms) Values
12.8. AC meters and Instruments
13. The Basic Elements and Phasors
13.1. The Derivative
13.2. Response of Resistor to a Sinusoidal Voltage
13.3. Response of Inductor to a Sinusoidal Voltage
13.4. Response of Capacitor to a Sinusoidal Voltage
13.5. Frequency Effects on L and C in DC Circuits
13.6. Frequency Response of the Basic Elements
13.7. Sinusoidal Voltage Average Power
13.8. AC Power Factor
13.9. Complex Numbers
13.9.1. Rectangular Form
13.9.2. Polar Form
13.9.3. Conversation between Forms
13.9.4. Mathematical Operations with Complex Numbers
13.10. Phasors
14. Series and Parallel ac Circuits
14.1. Impedance and the Phasor Diagram
14.1.1. Impedance of Resistive Elements
14.1.2. Impedance of Inductive Reactance
14.1.3. Impedance of Capacitive Reactance
14.1.4. Impedance Diagram
14.2. AC Series Configuration
14.2.1. RL Series Circuit Configuration with example
14.2.2. RC Series Circuit Configuration with example
14.2.3. RLC Series Circuit Configuration with example
14.3. AC Circuits Voltage divider rule
14.4. Frequency Response of the RC Circuit
14.5. SUMMARY of Series ac Circuits
14.6. Admittance and Susceptance
Magnetic Circuits
Electrical Circuit Analysis
Capacitors
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