Classification: by Passivity

An electrical network is an interconnection of electrical
components (e.g., batteries, resistors, inductors, capacitors, switches, transistors) or a model of
such an interconnection, consisting of electrical elements (e.g., voltage sources, current
sources, resistances, inductances, capacitances). An electrical circuit is a network consisting of
a closed loop, giving a return path for the current. Linear electrical networks, a special type
consisting only of sources (voltage or current), linear lumped elements (resistors, capacitors,
inductors), and linear distributed elements (transmission lines), have the property that signals
are linearly superimposable. They are thus more easily analyzed, using powerful frequency
domain methods such as Laplace transforms, to determine DC response, AC response,
and transient response.
A resistive circuit is a circuit containing only resistors and ideal current and voltage
sources. Analysis of resistive circuits is less complicated than analysis of circuits containing
capacitors and inductors. If the sources are constant (DC) sources, the result is a DC circuit. The
effective resistance and current distribution properties of arbitrary resistor networks can be
modeled in terms of their graph measures and geometrical properties.[1]
A network that contains active electronic components is known as an electronic circuit. Such
networks are generally nonlinear and require more complex design and analysis tools.
Contents
 1Classification
o 1.1By passivity
o 1.2By linearity
o 1.3By lumpiness
 2Classification of sources
o 2.1Independent
o 2.2Dependent
 3Electrical laws
 4Design methods
 5Network simulation software
o 5.1Linearization around operating point
o 5.2Piecewise-linear approximation
 6See also
o 6.1Representation
o 6.2Design and analysis methodologies
o 6.3Measurement
o 6.4Analogies
o 6.5Specific topologies
 7References
Classification[edit]
By passivity[edit]
An active network contains at least one voltage source or current source that can supply energy
to the network indefinitely. A passive network does not contain an active source.
An active network contains one or more sources of electromotive force. Practical examples of
such sources include a battery or a generator. Active elements can inject power to the circuit,
provide power gain, and control the current flow within the circuit.
Passive networks do not contain any sources of electromotive force. They consist of passive
elements like resistors and capacitors.
By linearity[edit]
A network is linear if its signals obey the principle of superposition; otherwise it is non-linear.
Passive networks are generally taken to be linear, but there are exceptions. For instance,
an inductor with an iron core can be driven into saturation if driven with a large enough current. In
this region, the behaviour of the inductor is very non-linear.
By lumpiness[edit]
Discrete passive components (resistors, capacitors and inductors) are called lumped
elements because all of their, respectively, resistance, capacitance and inductance is assumed
to be located ("lumped") at one place. This design philosophy is called the lumped-element
model and networks so designed are called lumped-element circuits. This is the conventional
approach to circuit design. At high enough frequencies the lumped assumption no longer holds
because there is a significant fraction of a wavelength across the component dimensions. A new
design model is needed for such cases called the distributed-element model. Networks designed
to this model are called distributed-element circuits.
A distributed-element circuit that includes some lumped components is called a semi-
lumped design. An example of a semi-lumped circuit is the combline filter.
Classification of sources[edit]
Sources can be classified as independent sources and dependent sources.
Independent[edit]
An ideal independent source maintains the same voltage or current regardless of the other
elements present in the circuit. Its value is either constant (DC) or sinusoidal (AC). The strength
of voltage or current is not changed by any variation in the connected network.
Dependent[edit]
Dependent sources depend upon a particular element of the circuit for delivering the power or
voltage or current depending upon the type of source it is.
Electrical laws[edit]
A number of electrical laws apply to all electrical networks. These include:
 Kirchhoff's current law: The sum of all currents entering a node is equal to the sum of all
currents leaving the node.
 Kirchhoff's voltage law: The directed sum of the electrical potential differences around a
loop must be zero.
 Ohm's law: The voltage across a resistor is equal to the product of the resistance and the
current flowing through it.
 Norton's theorem: Any network of voltage or current sources and resistors is electrically
equivalent to an ideal current source in parallel with a single resistor.
 Thévenin's theorem: Any network of voltage or current sources and resistors is
electrically equivalent to a single voltage source in series with a single resistor.
 Superposition theorem: In a linear network with several independent sources, the
response in a particular branch when all the sources are acting simultaneously is equal to
the linear sum of individual responses calculated by taking one independent source at a
time.
Other more complex laws may be needed if the network contains nonlinear
or reactive components. Non-linear self-regenerative heterodyning systems can be
approximated. Applying these laws results in a set of simultaneous equations that can be solved
either algebraically or numerically.
Design methods[edit]
Linear network analysis
Elements
Components

Series and parallel circuits
Impedance transforms

Generator
Network theorems
theorems
Network analysis methods

Two-port parameters
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See also: Network analysis (electrical circuits)
To design any electrical circuit, either analog or digital, electrical engineers need to be able to
predict the voltages and currents at all places within the circuit. Simple linear circuits can be
analyzed by hand using complex number theory. In more complex cases the circuit may be
analyzed with specialized computer programs or estimation techniques such as the piecewise-
linear model.
Circuit simulation software, such as HSPICE (an analog circuit simulator),[2] and languages such
as VHDL-AMS and verilog-AMS allow engineers to design circuits without the time, cost and risk
of error involved in building circuit prototypes.
Network simulation software[edit]

More complex circuits can be analyzed numerically with software such as SPICE or GNUCAP, or
symbolically using software such as SapWin.
Linearization around operating point[edit]

When faced with a new circuit, the software first tries to find a steady state solution, that is, one
where all nodes conform to Kirchhoff's current law and the voltages across and through each
element of the circuit conform to the voltage/current equations governing that element.
Once the steady state solution is found, the operating points of each element in the circuit are
known. For a small signal analysis, every non-linear element can be linearized around its
operation point to obtain the small-signal estimate of the voltages and currents. This is an
application of Ohm's Law. The resulting linear circuit matrix can be solved with Gaussian
elimination.
Piecewise-linear approximation[edit]
Software such as the PLECS interface to Simulink uses piecewise-linear approximation of the
equations governing the elements of a circuit. The circuit is treated as a completely linear
network of ideal diodes. Every time a diode switches from on to off or vice versa, the
configuration of the linear network changes. Adding more detail to the approximation of
equations increases the accuracy of the simulation, but also increases its running time.
See also[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has
media related to electric
circuits.
Look up electrical
circuit in Wiktionary, the
free dictionary.
 Digital circuit
 Ground (electricity)
 Impedance
 Load
 Memristor
 Open-circuit voltage
 Short circuit
 Voltage drop
Representation[edit]
 Circuit diagram
 Schematic
 Netlist
Design and analysis methodologies[edit]
 Network analysis (electrical circuits)
 Mathematical methods in electronics
 Superposition theorem
 Topology (electronics)
 Mesh analysis
 Prototype filter
Measurement[edit]
 Network analyzer (electrical)
 Network analyzer (AC power)
 Continuity test
Analogies[edit]
 Hydraulic analogy
 Mechanical-electrical analogies
 Impedance analogy (Maxwell analogy)
 Mobility analogy (Firestone analogy)
 Through and across analogy (Trent analogy)
Specific topologies[edit]
 Bridge circuit
 LC circuit
 RC circuit
 RL circuit
 RLC circuit
 Potential divider
 Series and parallel circuits

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An electrical network is an interconnection of electrical

Series and parallel circuits

Network analysis methods

Network simulation software[edit]

Linearization around operating point[edit]

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