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When a current flows in a material, the free electrons move through the material and collide with
other atoms. These collisions cause the electrons to lose some of their energy. This loss of energy
per unit charge is the drop in potential across the material. The amount of energy lost by the
electrons is related to the physical property of the material. These collisions restrict the movement
of electrons. The property of a material to restrict the flow of electrons is called resistance, denoted
by R. The symbol for the resistor is shown in Fig. 1.3.
The unit of resistance is ohm (ฮฉ). Ohm is defined as the resistance offered by the material when a
current of one ampere flows between two terminals with one volt applied across it.
According to Ohmโs law, the current is directly proportional to the voltage and inversely
proportignal to the total resistance of the circuit, i.e.
We can write the above equation in terms of charge as follows.
where G is the conductance of a conductor. The units of resistance and conductance are ohm (ฮฉ)
and mho (๐ด) respectively.
When current flows through any resistive material, heat is generated by the collision of electrons
with other atomic particles. The power absorbed by the resistor is converted to heat. The power
absorbed by the resistor is given by
where i is the current in the resistor in amps, and v is the voltage across the resistor in volts. Energy
lost in a resistance in time t is given by
Where v is the volts, R is in ohms, t is in seconds and W is in joules
A wire of certain length, when twisted into a coil becomes a basic inductor. If current is made to
pass through an inductor, an electromagnetic field is formed. A change in the magnitude of the
current changes the electromagnetic field. Increase in current expands the fields, and decrease in
current reduces it. Therefore, a change in current produces change in the electromagnetic field,
which induces a voltage across the coil according to Faradayโs law of electromagnetic induction.
The unit of inductance is henry, denoted by H. By definition, the inductance is one henry when
current through the coil, changing at the rate of one ampere per second, induces one volt across the
coil. The symbol for inductance is shown in Fig. 1.4.
The current-voltage relation is given by ,
where v is the voltage across inductor in volts, and i is the current through inductor in amps. We
can rewrite the above equations as
Integrating both sides, we get
From the above equation we note that the current in an inductor is dependent upon the integral of
the voltage across its terminals and the initial current in the coil, i(0).
The power absorbed by inductor is
The energy stored by the inductor is
There are basically two Types of Energy Sources ; voltage source and current source. These
are classified as
ii) Practical source.
Let us see the difference between ideal and practical sources.
Ideal voltage source is defined as the energy source which gives constant voltage across its
terminals irrespective of the current drawn through its terminals. The symbol for ideal voltage
source is shown in the Fig. 1.5(a). This is connected to the load as shown in Fig. 1.5(b). At any time
the value of voltage at load terminas remains same. This is indicated by V- I characteristics shown
in the Fig. 1.5 (c).
But practically, every voltage source has small internal resistance shown in series with voltage
source and is represented by R se
as shown in the Fig.1.6.
Because of the R se
voltage across terminals decreases slightly with increase in current and it is
given by expression,
For ideal voltage source, R se
Ideal current source is the source which gives constant current at its terminals irrespective of the
voltage appearing across its terminals. The symbol for ideal current source is shown in the Fig.
1.9 (a). This is connected to the load as shown in the Fig. 1.9 (b). At any time, the value of the
current flowing through load IL is same i.e. is irrespective of voltage appearing across its terminals.
This is explained by V-I characteristics shown in the Fig. 1.9 (c).
But practically, every current source has high internal resistance, shown in parallel with current
source and it is represented by R sh
. This is shown in the Fig. 1.10.
Because of R sh,
current through its terminals decreases slightly with increase in voltage at its
terminals.
For ideal current source, R sh
= โ and generally not shown.
In a parallel circuit, the Current Division in all branches. Thus, a parallel circuit acts as a current
divider. The total current entering into the parallel branches is divided into the branches currents
according to the resistance values. The branch having higher resistance allows lesser current, and
the branch with lower resistance allows more current. Let us find the current division in the parallel
circuit shown in Fig. 1.32.
The voltage applied across each resistor is V s
. The current passing through each resistor is given by
where V m
is the voltage across mth resistor, R m
is the resistance across which the voltage is to be
determined and R T
is the total series resistance.
In solving networks to find solutions one may have to deal with energy sources. basically, energy
sources are either voltage sources or current sources. Sometimes it is necessary to convert a voltage
source to a current source and vice-versa.
Kirchhoffโs voltage law states that the algebraic sum of all branch voltages around any closed path
in a circuit is always zero at all instants of time. When the current passes through a resistor, there is
a loss of energy and, therefore, a voltage drop. In any element, the current always flows from
higher potential to lower potential. Consider the circuit in Fig. 1.11. It is customary to take the
direction of current I as indicated in the figure, i.e. it leaves the positive terminal of the vol- tage
source and enters into the negative terminal.
As the current passes through the circuit, the sum of the voltage drop around the loop is equal to the
total voltage in that loop. Here the polarities are attributed to the resistors to indicate that the
voltages at points a, c and e are more than the voltages at b. d and f respectively. as the current
passes from a to f
Consider the problem of finding out the current supplied by the source V in the circuit shown in
Fig. 1.12. Our first step is to assume the reference current direction and to indicate the polarities
for different elements. (See Fig. 1.13).
By using Ohmโs law, we find the voltage across each resistor as follows.
where V R1,
R
and V R
are the voltages across R 1,
2
and R 3
, respectively. Finally, by applying
Kirchhoffโs law, we can form the equation
From the above equation the current delivered by the source is given by
Kirchhoffโs Current Law states that the sum of the currents entering into any node is equal to the
sum of the currents leaving that node. The node may be an interconnection of two or more
branches. In any parallel circuit, the node is a junction point of two or more branches.
The above two circuits are equal if their respective resistances from the terminals AB, BC and CA
are equal. Consider the Star Delta Control Circuit in Fig. 3.1(a); the resistance from the terminals
AB, BC and CA respectively are
Similarly, in the delta connected network in Fig. 3.1(b), the resistances seen from the terminalsAB,
BC and CA, respectively, are
Now, if we equate the resistances of Star Delta Control Circuit, we get
Subtracting Eq. 3.2 from Eq. 3.1, and adding Eq. 3.3 to the resultant, we have R I
Thus, a delta connection of R 1
2
and R 3
may be replaced by a star connection of R A
B
andR C
as determined from Eqs 3.4, 3.5 and 3.6. Now if we multiply the Eqs 3.4 and 3.5, 3.5 and 3.6,
3.6 and 3.4, and add the three, we get the final equation as under:
In Eq. 3.7 dividing the LHS by R A
, gives R 3
; dividing it by R B
gives R 2
, and doing the same withR C
gives R 1.
From the above results, we can say that a star connected circuit can be transformed into a delta
connected circuit and vice-versa.
From Fig. 3.2 and the above results, we can conclude that any resistance of the delta circuit is equal
to the sum of the products of all possible pairs of star resistances divided by the opposite resistance
This theorem states that in any linear network containing two or more sources, the response in any
element is equal to the algebraic sum of the responses caused by individual sources acting alone,
while the other sources are non-operative; that is, while considering the effect of individual
sources, other ideal voltage sources and ideal current source in the network are replaced by short
circuit and open circuit across their terminals. This theorem is valid only for linear systems. This
theorem can be better understood with a numerical example.
This theorem states that any two terminal linear network having a number of voltage current sources
and resistances can be replaced by a simple equivalent circuit consisting of a single voltagesource in
series with a resistance, where the value of the voltage source is equal to the open circuit voltage
across the two terminals of the network, and resistance is equal to the equivalent resistancemeasured
between the terminals with all the energy sources are replaced by their internal resistances.
Reciprocity theorem:
In any linear bilateral network containing the response at any branch or transformation ratio is
same even after interchanging the sources. i.e. V/I 1 =V/I 2
Consider an AC circuit with a pure resistance R as shown in the figure. The alternating voltage v
is given by
๐
sin(๐๐ก)
The current flowing in the circuit is i. The voltage across the resistor is given as V R
which is
the same as v.
Using ohms law, we can write the following relations
i = =
๐
sin(๐๐ก)
i = i๐sin(๐๐ก)
Where
i ๐
๐
in a pure resistive circuit, the voltage and current arein phase. Hence the voltage and current
waveforms and phasors can be drawn as below.
Inductive reactance
The inductive reactance X L
is given as
X๐ฟ = 2 ๐ฦ๐ฟ
i๐
๐ฃ ๐
๐ ๐ฟ
Consider an AC circuit with a pure capacitance C as shown in the figure. The alternating voltage
v is given by
๐ฃ = ๐ฃ๐ sin
0
The current flowing in the circuit is i. The voltage across the capacitor is given as V C
which is
the same as ๐ฃ.
We can find the current through the capacitor as follows
q = ๐ถ๐ฃ๐ sin
๐๐
m
๐cos(๐๐ก)
๐๐ก
i = ๐๐ถ๐ฃ ๐
cos(๐๐ก)
i = ๐๐ถ๐ฃ๐sin(๐๐ก +
i = i ๐
sin(๐๐ก +
i ๐
๐
๐ถ
๐
In a pure capacitive circuit, the
current leads the voltage by 90
0
.
๐๐ถ
i
Consider an AC circuit with a resistance R and an inductance L connected in series as shown
in the figure. The alternating voltage v is given by
๐
s in( )
The current flowing in the circuit is i. The voltage across the resistor is V R
and that across the
inductor is V L
R
=IR is in phase with I
L
L
leads current by 90 degrees
With the above information, the phasor diagram can be drawn as shown.
The current I is taken as the reference phasor. The voltage VR is in phase with I and the
voltage V L
leads the current by 90โฐ. The resultant voltage V can be drawn as shown in the
figure. From the phasor diagram we observe that the voltage leads the current by an angle ฮฆ or
in other words the current lags behind the voltage by an angle ฮฆ.
The waveform and equations for an RL series circuit can be drawn as below.
๐
s i n(๐๐ก )
๐ผ = ๐ผ๐s i n(๐๐ก โ โ )
From the phasor diagram, the expressions for the resultant voltage V and the angle ฮฆ can be
derived as follows.