2.4 ANALYSIS OF A SINGLE-LOOP CIRCUIT

The circuit analysis problem involves finding the voltage variable and current variable of every element as functions of time, given the source functions. Source functions are the time-functions describing the e.m.f. of independent voltage sources and source currents of independent current sources. They are also called the excitation functions. If the circuit contains b-elements, there will be 2b variables to be solved for. Some of them will be known in the form of source functions, while others have to be solved for.

Element relation of each element gives us one equation per element. Thus, there are b equations arising out of element relations. The remaining b equations are provided by the interconnection ...

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