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Contents
Network Theory

Chapter 1 Chapter 4
Basic and Electric Circuits........................ 1 Circuit Theorems.....................................53
1.1 Introduction................................................................................... 1 4.1 Introduction.................................................................................53
1.2 Charge.............................................................................................. 1 4.2 Linearity and Superposition...................................................53
1.3 Current............................................................................................. 2 4.3 Source Transformation.............................................................55
1.4 Voltage............................................................................................. 3 4.4 Thevenin’s Theorem..................................................................56
1.5 Power .............................................................................................. 4 4.5 Norton’s Theorem.......................................................................58
1.6 Energy
.............................................................................................. 5 4.6 Maximum Power Transfer........................................................59
1.7 Circuit Elements............................................................................ 5 Student’s Assignments...............................................................69
1.8 Sources............................................................................................. 8
Student’s Assignments...............................................................11 Chapter 5
Capacitors and Inductors.......................73
Chapter 2 5.1 Introduction.................................................................................73
Basic Laws...............................................15 5.2 Voltage, Current and Energy Relationship of a
2.1 Introduction.................................................................................15 Capacitor.......................................................................................74
2.2 Ohm’s Law and Resistance......................................................15 5.3 Capacitance Combinations....................................................76
2.3 Nodes, Paths, Loops and Branches......................................17 5.4 Inductors.......................................................................................77
2.4 Kirchhoff’s Current Law (KCL)................................................18 5.5 Voltage, Current and Energy Relationship of an
2.5 Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law (KVL)................................................19 Inductor.........................................................................................77
2.6 Series Resistances and Voltage Division............................19 5.6 Inductor Combinations............................................................78
2.7 Parallel Resistances and Current Division.........................20 Student’s Assignments...............................................................83
2.8 Source Transformation.............................................................21
2.9 Sources in Series or Parallel....................................................22 Chapter 6
2.10 Wye-Delta Transformations....................................................24 First Order RL and RC Circuits................86
2.11 Network Manipulations for Easy Analysis.........................25 6.1 Introduction.................................................................................86
Student’s Assignments...............................................................32 6.2 Definition of the Laplace Transform....................................87

Chapter 3 6.3 Circuit Elements in the s-domain.........................................90

6.4 Source-Free or Zero-Input Response..................................93
Basic Nodal and Mesh Analysis.............38
6.5 Step Response of First Order Circuit....................................99
3.1 Introduction.................................................................................38
Student’s Assignments............................................................ 112
3.2 Nodal Analysis.............................................................................38
3.3 Nodal Analysis with Voltage Source....................................40
3.4 Mesh Analysis..............................................................................41
Chapter 7
3.5 Mesh Analysis with Current Sources...................................43
Second Order RLC Circuits...................117
3.6 Comparison Between Nodal Analysis and 7.1 Introduction.............................................................................. 117

Mesh Analysis..............................................................................44 7.2 Finding Initial and Final Values........................................... 117

Student’s Assignments...............................................................49 7.3 The Source-Free Series RLC Circuit................................... 119

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7.4 Source-Free Parallel RLC Circuit......................................... 122 Chapter 11
7.5 Step By Step Approach of Solving Second Order Frequency Response & Resonance......213
Circuits........................................................................................ 125 11.1 Introduction.............................................................................. 213
7.6 Step Response of Series RLC Circuit................................. 125 11.2 Transfer Functions................................................................... 213
7.7 Step Response of Parallel RLC Circuit............................... 126 11.3 Resonant Circuit...................................................................... 214
7.8 Circuit Analysis in the s-Domain........................................ 128 Student’s Assignments............................................................ 231
Student’s Assignments............................................................ 139
Chapter 12
Chapter 8 Two Port Network.......................................... 233
Sinusoidal Steady-State Analysis........143 12.1 Introduction............................................................................. 233
8.1 Introduction.............................................................................. 143 12.2 Z-parameters........................................................................... 233
8.2 Sinusoids.................................................................................... 143 12.3 Y-parameters........................................................................... 235
8.3 Phasors........................................................................................ 145 12.4 h-parameters or Hybrid Parameters................................ 236
8.4 Phasor Relationship for Circuit Elements....................... 146 12.5 g-parameters or Inverse Hybrid Parameters............... 237
8.5 Impedance and Admittance............................................... 148 12.6 Transmission Parameters (ABCD)..................................... 238
8.6 Kirchhoff’s Laws in the Frequency Domain................... 149 12.7 Inverse Transmission Parameters..................................... 239
8.7 Impedance Combinations................................................... 150 12.8 Inter Relations in Network Parameters........................... 240
8.8 Circuit Analysis in Phasor Domain.................................... 152 12.9 Interconnection of Two-port Networks........................ 241
8.9 Phasor Diagrams..................................................................... 158 12.10 Network Components......................................................... 243
Student’s Assignments............................................................ 170 12.11 Barletts Bisection Theorem................................................ 244
12.12 Open Circuited and Short Circuited Impedances...... 244
Chapter 9
Student’s Assignments........................................................... 254
AC Power Analysis................................176
9.1 Introduction.............................................................................. 176 Chapter 13
9.2 Instantaneous Power............................................................. 176 Network Topology......................................... 260
9.3 Average Power......................................................................... 177 13.1 Introduction.............................................................................. 260
9.4 Effective Values of Current and Voltage.......................... 178 13.2 Network Graph......................................................................... 260
9.5 Average Value of Periodic Waveform.............................. 180 13.3 Tree and Co-Tree...................................................................... 262
9.6 Apparent Power and Complex Power............................. 181 13.4 Incidence Matrix...................................................................... 263
Student’s Assignments............................................................ 190 13.5 Tie-Set ....................................................................................... 265
13.6 Cut-Set ....................................................................................... 266
Chapter 10
13.7 Duality ....................................................................................... 268
Magnetically Coupled Circuits.............195
Student’s Assignments............................................................ 273
10.1 Introduction.............................................................................. 195
10.2 Self Inductance........................................................................ 195 nnnn
10.3 Mutual Inductance................................................................. 196
10.4 The Ideal Transformer............................................................ 202
Student’s Assignments............................................................ 210

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