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Series Circuits: Understanding Current Flow, Voltage Drops, and Resistance, Slides of Electrical Circuit Analysis

Explore the fundamentals of series circuits, including the flow of current, total resistance, voltage sources, and kirchhoff's voltage law. Learn about voltage dividers, interchanging series elements, and the effects of instrumentation on series circuits. Understand the concepts of opens and shorts.

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Series Circuit:

 Current is the same

 Total resistance is the sum of

all resistors

 One path for Current flow

  • Voltage sources in series
  • Aiding – Sources in the same direction ( Add)
  • Opposing – Sources in opposite directions (Subtract)

Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law – The algebraic sum of voltages in any loop equal zero.

Voltage dividers – A way to calculate voltage drops without knowing the current.

Interchanging series elements – Voltage drops change as components are interchanged.

  • Loading effects of instrumentation
  • Troubleshooting Parallel Circuits
  • Opens – Current ceases to flow
  • Shorts – Excessive current