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Thevenin's and Norton's Theorems

A Thevenin equivalent circuit contains an equivalent voltage source in series with an equivalent resistor . A Norton equivalent circuit contains an equivalent current source in parallel with an equivalent resistor .

 
Figure 1.8:  Thevenin and Norton equivalent circuits.



Doug Gingrich
Tue Jul 13 16:55:15 EDT 1999