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    The sum of the voltage drops around any closed loop is zero. Voltage decreases in the direction of positive current flow. Kirchhoff's voltage Law is a useful tool for circuit analysis.

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    The sum of the voltage drops around any closed loop is zero. Voltage decreases in the direction of positive current flow. Kirchhoff's voltage Law is a useful tool for circuit analysis.

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    4 Example KVL 01

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    The sum of the voltage drops around any closed loop is zero. Voltage decreases in the direction of positive current flow. Kirchhoff's voltage Law is a useful tool for circuit analysis.

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    KIRCHOFFSVOLTAGELAW:EXAMPLE1

    GIVEN:Considerthecircuitshown,where R1=20 R2=40 V1=20V


    REQUIRED: (a)ThecurrentthroughR1. (b)ThecurrentthroughR2. (c)Thecurrentleavingthevoltagesource. SOLUTION: (a)First,weidentifytheloopsinthecircuit.Asshownbelow,wecanchooseanytwoofthethreeloops. KirchoffsVoltageLaw:Thesumofthevoltagedropsaroundanyclosedloopiszero. ApplyingKVLtoLoop1: ApplyingOhmsLawtoR1yields... Energyisalwaysdissipatedbyresistors. Voltagedecreasesinthedirectionofpositive currentflow. WhenapplyingKVL,assumevoltagedecreases acrossaresistorintheassumeddirectionof currentflow(andincreasesoppositethe directionofcurrentflow).

    (b)TofindIR2,wecanuseeitherLoop2orLoop3.LetsapplyKVLtoLoop2. ApplyingOhmsLaw: (c)Firstdeterminetheequivalentresistanceofthecircuit: ApplyingOhmsLaw: DISCUSSION: KirchhoffsVoltageLawisausefultoolforcircuitanalysis. Thevoltagedropsacrossbothresistorswereequaleventhoughthecurrentsweredifferent.Thevoltage dropisALWAYSthesameacrosstworesistorsinparallel. NoticethatIR1+IR2=I.Thismeansthatcurrentisconserved.Wewilllearnlaterthatthisisanapplicationof KirchhoffsCurrentLaw(KCL).

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