Live support chatDC Circuit Analysis (Video on Demand)
Credit: 3 PDH
Subject Matter Expert: Foad Alvandi, P.E.
In DC Circuit Analysis (Video on Demand) , you'll learn ...
- The fundamental electrical quantities and laws used in direct current circuit analysis
- The application of network theorems and circuit simplification techniques to solve DC electrical circuits
- The analysis of series, parallel, wye, and delta resistor configurations in linear electrical networks
- How to systematically analyze complex DC circuits using loop analysis, nodal analysis, and superposition methods
Overview
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Credit: 3 PDH
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to direct current (DC) circuit analysis and the foundational principles used in electrical engineering. The course begins with the fundamental electrical quantities of voltage, current, resistance, and conductance, followed by detailed applications of Ohm’s Law in solving practical circuits. Participants learn methods for calculating equivalent resistance in series and parallel resistor networks, including conversions between wye and delta resistor configurations.
The course explains Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law (KVL) and Kirchhoff’s Current Law (KCL) and demonstrates their application in solving complex electrical circuits. Additional topics include voltage dividers, current dividers, source transformation, and the superposition principle for analyzing linear networks containing multiple sources. The course also introduces Thevenin’s and Norton’s Theorems, providing systematic methods for replacing complex circuits with simplified equivalent networks.
Power calculations and maximum power transfer conditions are discussed with practical engineering examples. The final sections focus on loop analysis and nodal analysis techniques, including the formulation and solution of simultaneous linear equations used to determine branch currents and node voltages in multi-loop electrical systems.
This course is intended for electrical engineers, as well as design personnel who are interested in learning fundamentals of electrical circuit theory. Although the focus of this webinar is on DC circuits, almost all laws, theorems and principles covered here have their dual application to AC circuits.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Explain the fundamental laws, principles, and equations governing DC electrical circuits and components.
- Apply these principles to analyze electrical circuits ranging from simple to progressively more complex.
- Determine the voltage across and current through any element or branch of a circuit.
- Analyze DC circuits of arbitrary complexity using Thevenin’s and/or Norton’s theorems.
- Apply these theorems to transform power sources in circuits as needed.
- Use the superposition principle to decompose a complex circuit into simpler constituent circuits for analysis.
- Calculate the power consumption of a network of resistive loads.
- Determine the conditions for maximum power transfer to resistive loads.
- Apply Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law and Kirchhoff’s Current Law (KVL and KCL) in comprehensive circuit analysis methods.
- Use the loop method of circuit analysis to determine branch currents and voltages in general electrical circuits.
- Solve simultaneous equations used in the circuit analysis methods presented in the course.
- Apply the node method of circuit analysis to determine node voltages and branch currents and voltages in general electrical circuits.
Video on Demand
This course is a recorded version of a live lecture and will be streamed directly to your computer's media player. Our format is generally compatible with media players included with all computers and mobile devices. After watching the video presentation, you will return to your account to take the online quiz. While this is a recording of a live presentation, please note that this recording will not qualify as a "live" or "interactive" continuing education activity in those jurisdictions where it is required.
Certificate of Completion
You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a multiple-choice quiz consisting of 15 questions. PDH credits are not awarded until the course is completed and quiz is passed.
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Credit: 3 PDH
