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Series Circuits
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Undergraduate 2
09/27/2011

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Open
Definition

A circuit condition in which the current path is interrupted

Term
Kircchoff's voltage law
Definition

A law stating that (1) the sum of the voltage drops around a single closed path equals the source voltage in that loop or (2) the algebric sum of all the voltages (drops and source) around a single closed path is zero.

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Reference ground
Definition
The metal chassis that houses the assembly or a large conductive area on a printed circuit board used as the common or reference point; also called common(com).
Term
Series
Definition

In an electric circuit, a relationship of components in which the components are connected such that they provide a single current path between two points.

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Series-aiding
Definition

An arrangement of two or more series voltage sources with polarities in the same direction

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Series-aiding
Definition

An arrangement of two series voltage sources with polarities in the opposite direction.

Term
Short
Definition

A circuit condition in which there is a zero or abnormally low resistance path between two points: ussually an inadvertent condition.

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Voltage divider

Definition

A circuit consisting of series resistors across which one or more output voltages are taken.

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