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Electrical Engineering/Quick Reference

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Basics

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  • Voltage: (V or v - Volts) The electrical potential between two points in a circuit.
  • Current: (I or i - Amperes) The amount of charge flowing through a part of a circuit.
  • Power: (W - Watts) Simply P = IV. It is the current times the voltage.
  • Source: A voltage or current source is the supplier for the circuit.
  • Resistor: (R measured in Ω - Ohms) A circuit element that "constricts" current flow.

Ohms law or equivalently or

Resistors in series

Voltage Divider

Resistors in Parallel

and for the special case of two resistors in parallel:

Kirchhoff’s Voltage law: The algebraic sum of the voltages around a closed circuit path must be zero.

Kirchhoff’s Current Law: The sum of the currents entering a particular point must be zero.

Capacitors

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Capacitors in an AC circuit:

In parallel:

In series

Inductors

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Inductors in an AC circuit:

In parallel:

In series:

Special case: Two straight parallel wires