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Electricity and Electronics for Renewable Energy Technology
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Electricity and Electronics for Renewable Energy Technology

by Ahmad Hemami
September 2017
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
824 pages
22h 58m
English
CRC Press
Content preview from Electricity and Electronics for Renewable Energy Technology

6DC Circuits Relationships

OBJECTIVES: After studying this chapter, you will be able to

  • Explain series circuits
  • Understand the equivalent resistor in series resistors
  • Explain parallel circuits
  • Understand the equivalent resistor in parallel resistors
  • Explain combined series and parallel circuits
  • Understand the equivalent resistor for a set of resistors combined together in series and parallel
  • Use a voltage divider for providing a desired voltage
  • Perform power calculations for all DC circuits
  • Describe the behavior of a capacitor when in a DC circuit
  • Describe the behavior of an inductor in a DC circuit
  • Understand what “time constant” in an electric circuit is

New terms: Combined circuit, equivalent resistor, parallel circuit, series circuit, ...

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ISBN: 9781482261783