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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 4.7 Reciprocity Theorem.................................................................60
1.8 Sources............................................................................................. 8 Student’s Assignments...............................................................70
Student’s Assignments...............................................................11
Chapter 5
Chapter 2 Capacitors and Inductors.......................73
Basic Laws...............................................15 5.1 Introduction.................................................................................73
2.1 Introduction.................................................................................15 5.2 Voltage, Current and Energy Relationship of a
2.2 Ohm’s Law and Resistance......................................................15 Capacitor.......................................................................................74
2.3 Nodes, Paths, Loops and Branches......................................17 5.3 Capacitance Combinations....................................................76
2.4 Kirchhoff’s Current Law (KCL)................................................18 5.4 Inductors.......................................................................................77
2.5 Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law (KVL)................................................19 5.5 Voltage, Current and Energy Relationship of an
2.6 Series Resistances and Voltage Division............................19 Inductor.........................................................................................77
2.7 Parallel Resistances and Current Division.........................20 5.6 Inductor Combinations............................................................78
2.8 Source Transformation.............................................................21 Student’s Assignments...............................................................83
2.9 Sources in Series or Parallel....................................................22
2.10 Wye-Delta Transformations....................................................24 Chapter 6
2.11 Network Manipulations for Easy Analysis.........................25 First Order RL and RC Circuits................86
Student’s Assignments...............................................................32 6.1 Introduction.................................................................................86

Chapter 3 6.2 Definition of the Laplace Transform....................................87

6.3 Circuit Elements in the s-domain.........................................90
Basic Nodal and Mesh Analysis.............38
6.4 Source-Free or Zero-Input Response..................................93
3.1 Introduction.................................................................................38
6.5 Step Response of First Order Circuit....................................99
3.2 Nodal Analysis.............................................................................38
Student’s Assignments............................................................ 112
3.3 Nodal Analysis with Voltage Source....................................40
3.4 Mesh Analysis..............................................................................41
3.5 Mesh Analysis with Current Sources...................................43
Chapter 7
3.6 Comparison Between Nodal Analysis and
Second Order RLC Circuits...................117
Mesh Analysis..............................................................................44 7.1 Introduction.............................................................................. 117

Student’s Assignments...............................................................49 7.2 Finding Initial and Final Values........................................... 117

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7.3 The Source-Free Series RLC Circuit................................... 119 Chapter 11
7.4 Source-Free Parallel RLC Circuit......................................... 122 Frequency Response & Resonance......216
7.5 Step By Step Approach of Solving Second Order 11.1 Introduction.............................................................................. 216
Circuits........................................................................................ 125 11.2 Transfer Functions................................................................... 216
7.6 Step Response of Series RLC Circuit................................. 125 11.3 Resonant Circuit...................................................................... 217
7.7 Step Response of Parallel RLC Circuit............................... 126 Student’s Assignments............................................................ 234
7.8 Circuit Analysis in the s-Domain........................................ 128
Student’s Assignments............................................................ 139 Chapter 12
Two Port Network.......................................... 236
Chapter 8 12.1 Introduction.......................................................................... 236
Sinusoidal Steady-State Analysis........143 12.2 Z-parameters......................................................................... 236
8.1 Introduction.............................................................................. 143 12.3 Y-parameters......................................................................... 238
8.2 Sinusoids.................................................................................... 143 12.4 h-parameters or Hybrid Parameters............................. 239
8.3 Phasors........................................................................................ 145 12.5 g-parameters or Inverse Hybrid Parameters............ 240
8.4 Phasor Relationship for Circuit Elements....................... 146 12.6 Transmission Parameters (ABCD)................................... 241
8.5 Impedance and Admittance............................................... 148 12.7 Inverse Transmission Parameters................................... 242
8.6 Kirchhoff’s Laws in the Frequency Domain................... 149 12.8 Inter Relations in Network Parameters........................ 243
8.7 Impedance Combinations................................................... 150 12.9 Interconnection of Two-port Networks...................... 244
8.8 Circuit Analysis in Phasor Domain.................................... 152 12.10 Network Components....................................................... 246
8.9 Phasor Diagrams..................................................................... 158 12.11 Barletts Bisection Theorem.............................................. 247
Student’s Assignments............................................................ 174 12.12 Open Circuited and Short Circuited Impedances.... 247
Student’s Assignments........................................................ 257
Chapter 9
AC Power Analysis................................179 Chapter 13
9.1 Introduction.............................................................................. 179 Network Topology......................................... 263
9.2 Instantaneous Power............................................................. 179 13.1 Introduction.............................................................................. 263
9.3 Average Power......................................................................... 180 13.2 Network Graph......................................................................... 263
9.4 Effective Values of Current and Voltage.......................... 181 13.3 Tree and Co-Tree...................................................................... 265
9.5 Average Value of Periodic Waveform.............................. 183 13.4 Incidence Matrix...................................................................... 266
9.6 Apparent Power and Complex Power............................. 184 13.5 Tie-Set......................................................................................... 268
Student’s Assignments............................................................ 193 13.6 Cut-Set........................................................................................ 269
13.7 Duality......................................................................................... 271
Chapter 10
Student’s Assignments............................................................ 276
Magnetically Coupled Circuits.............198
10.1 Introduction.............................................................................. 198 nnnn
10.2 Self Inductance........................................................................ 198
10.3 Mutual Inductance................................................................. 199
10.4 The Ideal Transformer............................................................ 205
Student’s Assignments............................................................ 213

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