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Kirchhoff’s Current and Voltage Laws. KCL (Kirchhoff’s Current Law). The sum of the currents entering a node equals the sum of the currents exiting a node. KVL (Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law). The sum of the potential differences around a closed loop equals zero. Closed Loop #1. Closed Loop #2.
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KCL (Kirchhoff’s Current Law) The sum of the currents entering a node equals the sum of the currents exiting a node.
KVL (Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law) The sum of the potential differences around a closed loop equals zero.
What KVL Really Means Sum of the Voltage drops across resistors equals the Supply Voltage in a Loop.
R2 R3 R1 V1 R4 R5 R6 V2
R2 R1 I1 = I2 + I3 I3 I3 V1 R4 R5 I2 V2 I1
R 2Ω 6Ω 1A @ 5V What is the value of R and what is the current through each resistor?
I1 I2 I3 I1 Given that I1 = 1