Exam 10: Kirchhoff S Laws

Kirchhoff's current law can be applied when analyzing circuits containing

Any closed path is called a

The only positive IR voltage in a mesh is for the

Circuits that are not in series, parallel, or series-parallel or circuits with multiple power sources require more general methods of analysis that often include the application of Kirchhoff's laws.

Any closed circuit path is called a loop.

What type of circuit analysis does not depend on series or parallel connections?

The method of node-voltage analysis and solving node equations is often shorter than the method of branch currents.

KCL cannot be applied when analyzing circuits containing diodes, transistors, or op-amps.

Kirchhoff's current law is the basis for the practical rule in parallel circuits that the total line current must equal the difference of the branch currents.

The algebraic sign of the source voltage in a mesh depends on

There is a method that uses voltage drops to specify the currents at a branch point, also called a ______________.

The pattern of algebraic signs for the voltages, without the need for tracing any branch currents is

The combining of positive and negative values is referred to as a

A ______________ is the simplest possible closed path.

The algebraic sign of the source in a mesh depends on its ______________.

Any resistance common to two meshes has

Electrons flowing into a resistor make that end negative with respect to the other end.

What specifies the voltages around a loop?

A loop equation specifies the resistances around the loop.

What is the symbol for the "sum of?"