DocumentCode
1201050
Title
Origins of the equivalent circuit concept: the voltage-source equivalent
Author
Johnson, Don H.
Author_Institution
Dept. of E&CE, Rice Univ., Comp. & Info. Tech. Inst., Houston, Texas
Volume
91
Issue
4
fYear
2003
fDate
4/1/2003 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
636
Lastpage
640
Abstract
This paper describes the development of the voltage-source equivalent circuit. A subsequent paper concerns the current-source equivalent and summarizes the story. The formal roots of equivalent circuits are Ohm´s Law, Kirchoff´s Laws, and the Principle of Superposition.
Keywords
equivalent circuits; history; Kirchoff´s laws; Ohm´s law; history; principle of superposition; voltage-source equivalent circuit; Biographies; Circuit theory; Conductors; Equations; Equivalent circuits; Force measurement; Impedance; Linear circuits; Queueing analysis; Voltage;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Proceedings of the IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9219
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JPROC.2003.811716
Filename
1199090
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