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  2. Series and parallel circuits - Wikipedia

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    The resulting electrical network will have two terminals, and itself can participate in a series or parallel topology. Whether a two-terminal "object" is an electrical component (e.g. a resistor) or an electrical network (e.g. resistors in series) is a matter of perspective. This article will use "component" to refer to a two-terminal "object ...

  3. Current divider - Wikipedia

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    A general formula for the current I X in a resistor R X that is in parallel with a combination of other resistors of total resistance R T (see Figure 1) is [1] = +, where I T is the total current entering the combined network of R X in parallel with R T.

  4. Resistor - Wikipedia

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    Various resistor types of different shapes and sizes. A resistor is a passive two-terminal electrical component that implements electrical resistance as a circuit element. In electronic circuits, resistors are used to reduce current flow, adjust signal levels, to divide voltages, bias active elements, and terminate transmission lines, among other uses.

  5. Voltage divider - Wikipedia

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    A simple example of a voltage divider is two resistors connected in series, with the input voltage applied across the resistor pair and the output voltage emerging from the connection between them. Resistor voltage dividers are commonly used to create reference voltages, or to reduce the magnitude of a voltage so it can be measured, and may ...

  6. Parallel (operator) - Wikipedia

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    Graphical interpretation of the parallel operator with =.. The parallel operator ‖ (pronounced "parallel", [1] following the parallel lines notation from geometry; [2] [3] also known as reduced sum, parallel sum or parallel addition) is a binary operation which is used as a shorthand in electrical engineering, [4] [5] [6] [nb 1] but is also used in kinetics, fluid mechanics and financial ...

  7. Source transformation - Wikipedia

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    Source transformations are easy to compute using Ohm's law.If there is a voltage source in series with an impedance, it is possible to find the value of the equivalent current source in parallel with the impedance by dividing the value of the voltage source by the value of the impedance.

  8. Bridge circuit - Wikipedia

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    All are based on the same principle, which is to compare the output of two potential dividers sharing a common source. In power supply design, a bridge circuit or bridge rectifier is an arrangement of diodes or similar devices used to rectify an electric current, i.e. to convert it from an unknown or alternating polarity to a direct current of ...

  9. RC circuit - Wikipedia

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    Parallel RC circuit. The parallel RC circuit is generally of less interest than the series circuit. This is largely because the output voltage V out is equal to the input voltage V in — as a result, this circuit does not act as a filter on the input signal unless fed by a current source. With complex impedances: