Series and Parallel Circuits, KVL, and KCL

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What are the 2 types of circuits?

series and parallel circuits

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What is a series circuit?

The electrons can follow only one path.

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What is a parallel circuit?

The electrons can follow more than one path.

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What are Kirchhoff’s laws of electric circuits?

  • Kirchoff’s voltage law (KVL) aka Kirchhoff’s loop law (KLL)

  • Kirchoff’s current law (KCL) aka Kirchhoff’s junction law (KJL)

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What is Kirchoff’s voltage law (KVL)?

  • aka Kirchhoff’s loop law (KLL)

  • The sum of all voltages around each closed loop (that includes the energy sources) must be equal to 0

    • In series, the total voltage = V1 + V2 + V3 …

    • In parallel, the total voltage = V1 = V2 = V3 = …

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What is Kirchoff’s current law (KCL)?

  • aka Kirchoff’s junction law (KJL)

  • The sum of the total electric current into the junction is equal to the total electric current out

    • In series, the total current = I1 = I2 = I3 = …

    • In parallel, the total voltage = I1 + I2 + I3 …