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DC circuit rules

Direct Current (DC) is the constant flow of Electric Charge from high to low Potential. In the history of electrical science, conventional Current was defined as a flow of Positive Charge.

Ohm's law

I = V / R

Joule's law

P = V · I = I 2 · R = V 2 / R

Series circuit rules

VT = V1 + V2 + V3 + ...
IT = I1 = I2 = I3 = ...
RT = R1 + R2 + R3 + ...
1/CT = 1/C1 + 1/C2 + 1/C3 + ...
LT = L1 + L2 + L3 + ...

Parallel circuit rules

VT = V1 = V2 = V3 = ...
IT = I1 + I2 + I3 + ...
1/RT = 1/R1 + 1/R2 + 1/R3 + ...
CT = C1 + C2 + C3 + ...
1/LT = 1/L1 + 1/L2 + 1/L3 + ...

Voltage division

V1 = VT · R1 / (R1+R2+R3+...)

Current division

I1 = IT · (R2+R3+...) / (R1+R2+R3+...)

Kirchhoff's voltage law (KVL)

The sum of voltage drops at a current loop is zero:

∑ Vi = 0

Kirchhoff's current law (KCL)

The junction between several circuit elements is called a node.

The sum of the currents values at a node is zero:

∑ Ii = 0

Capacitance

C = Q / V

Parallel plate capacitor

C = ε · A / l

ε is the permittivity in farad per meter (F/m).

Permittivity

ε = ε0 · εr

ε0 is the permittivity in vaccum.

εr is the relative permittivity or dialectric constant.

Current of capacitor

IC(t) = C dVC(t) /
												dt

Voltage of capacitor

VC(t) = VC(0)+ 1/C ∫ IC(t)·dt

Voltage of capacitor

VL(t) = L dIL(t) /
												dt

Current of inductor

IL(t) = IL(0)+ 1/L ∫VL(t)·dt

Energy of capacitor

WC = C·V 2 / 2

Energy of inductor

WL = L·I 2 / 2