DC EQUIVALENT CIRCUIT AND NETWORK THEOREMS

INTRODUCTION

Network analysis is any structured technique used to mathematically analyze a circuit (a “network” of interconnected components). Quite often the technician or engineer will encounter circuits containing multiple sources of power or component configurations which defy simplification by series/parallel analysis techniques. In those cases, he or she will be forced to use other means. This chapter presents a few techniques useful in analyzing such complex circuits. There are six types of analysis methods for resistive circuits which are:

1. Node and Mesh
2. Kirchoff Laws
3. Thevenin's Law
4. Maximum Power Transfer
5. Norton's Theorem
6. Superposition Theorem