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Contents
Network Theory

Chapter 1 3.6 Comparison Between Nodal Analysis

and Mesh Analysis.......................................................44
Basic and Electric Circuits........................ 1
Student Assignments....................................................49
1.1 Introduction..................................................................... 1
1.2 Charge................................................................................ 1
1.3 Current............................................................................... 2
Chapter 4
Circuit Theorems.....................................53
1.4 Voltage............................................................................... 3
4.1 Introduction...................................................................53
1.5 Power.................................................................................. 4
4.2 Linearity and Superposition.....................................53
1.6 Energy................................................................................ 5
4.3 Source Transformation...............................................55
1.7 Circuit Elements.............................................................. 5
4.4 Thevenin’s Theorem....................................................56
1.8 Sources............................................................................... 8
4.5 Norton’s Theorem.........................................................58
Student Assignments....................................................11
4.6 Maximum Power Transfer..........................................59

Chapter 2 Student Assignments....................................................69

Basic Laws...............................................15
2.1 Introduction...................................................................15 Chapter 5
2.2 Ohm’s Law and Resistance........................................15 Capacitors and Inductors.......................73
2.3 Nodes, Paths, Loops and Branches........................17 5.1 Introduction...................................................................73

2.4 Kirchhoff’s Current Law (KCL)..................................18 5.2 Voltage, Current and Energy

2.5 Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law (KVL)..................................19 Relationship of a Capacitor.......................................74

2.6 Series Resistances and Voltage Division..............19 5.3 Capacitance Combinations......................................76

2.7 Parallel Resistances and Current Division............20 5.4 Inductors.........................................................................77

2.8 Source Transformation...............................................21 5.5 Voltage, Current and

Energy Relationship of an Inductor.......................77
2.9 Sources in Series or Parallel......................................22
2.10 Wye-Delta Transformations......................................24 5.6 Inductor Combinations..............................................78

2.11 Network Manipulations for Easy Analysis...........25 Student Assignments....................................................83

Student Assignments....................................................32
Chapter 6
Chapter 3 First Order RL and RC Circuits................86
Basic Nodal and Mesh Analysis.............38 6.1 Introduction...................................................................86

3.1 Introduction...................................................................38 6.2 Definition of the Laplace Transform......................87

3.2 Nodal Analysis...............................................................38 6.3 Circuit Elements in the s-domain...........................90

3.3 Nodal Analysis with Voltage Source......................40 6.4 Source-Free or Zero-Input Response....................93

3.4 Mesh Analysis................................................................41 6.5 Step Response of First Order Circuit......................99

3.5 Mesh Analysis with Current Sources.....................43 Student Assignments................................................. 112

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Chapter 7 10.3 Mutual Inductance.................................................. 196

Second Order RLC Circuits...................117 10.4 The Ideal Transformer............................................ 202

7.1 Introduction................................................................ 117 Student Assignments................................................. 210

7.2 Finding Initial and Final Values............................. 117

Chapter 11
7.3 The Source-Free Series RLC Circuit..................... 119
Frequency Response & Resonance......214
7.4 Source-Free Parallel RLC Circuit........................... 122
11.1 Introduction.............................................................. 214
7.5 Step By Step Approach of
11.2 Transfer Functions................................................... 214
Solving Second Order Circuits.............................. 125
11.3 Resonant Circuit....................................................... 215
7.6 Step Response of Series RLC Circuit................... 125
Student Assignments................................................. 232
7.7 Step Response of Parallel RLC Circuit................. 126
7.8 Circuit Analysis in the s-Domain.......................... 128
Chapter 12
Two Port Network.......................................... 234
Student Assignments................................................. 139
12.1 Introduction.............................................................. 234

Chapter 8 12.2 Z-parameters............................................................. 234

Sinusoidal Steady-State Analysis........143 12.3 Y-parameters............................................................. 236

8.1 Introduction................................................................ 143 12.4 h-parameters or Hybrid Parameters................. 237

8.2 Sinusoids...................................................................... 143 12.5 g-parameters or Inverse Hybrid Parameters..... 238

8.3 Phasors.......................................................................... 145 12.6 Transmission Parameters (ABCD)....................... 239

8.4 Phasor Relationship for Circuit Elements......... 146 12.7 Inverse Transmission Parameters....................... 240

8.5 Impedance and Admittance................................. 148 12.8 Inter Relations in Network Parameters............ 241

8.6 Kirchhoff’s Laws in the Frequency Domain..... 149 12.9 Interconnection of Two-port Networks.......... 242

8.7 Impedance Combinations..................................... 150 12.10 Network Components........................................... 244

8.8 Circuit Analysis in Phasor Domain...................... 152 12.10 Barletts Bisection Theorem.................................. 245

8.9 Phasor Diagrams....................................................... 158 12.11 Open Circuited and

Student Assignments................................................. 170 Short Circuited Impedances................................ 245

Student Assignments................................................. 255
Chapter 9
AC Power Analysis................................176 Chapter 13
9.1 Introduction................................................................ 176 Network Topology......................................... 261
9.2 Instantaneous Power............................................... 176 13.1 Introduction.............................................................. 261

9.3 Average Power........................................................... 177 13.2 Network Graph......................................................... 261

9.4 Effective Values of Current and Voltage............ 178 13.3 Tree and Co-Tree...................................................... 263

9.5 Average Value of Periodic Waveform................ 180 13.4 Incidence Matrix...................................................... 264

9.6 Apparent Power and Complex Power............... 181 13.5 Tie-Set.......................................................................... 266

Student Assignments................................................. 190 13.6 Cut-Set......................................................................... 267

13.7 Duality......................................................................... 269
Chapter 10 Student Assignments................................................. 274
Magnetically Coupled Circuits.............195
10.1 Introduction.............................................................. 195 nnnn

10.2 Self Inductance......................................................... 195

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