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The document discusses source transformation techniques for analyzing electrical circuits, specifically focusing on independent and dependent sources. It outlines a step-by-step process for converting current sources to voltage sources and vice versa, while ensuring that circuit currents and voltages remain unchanged. The document emphasizes the importance of maintaining correct polarities during source shifting and transformation processes.

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The document discusses source transformation techniques for analyzing electrical circuits, specifically focusing on independent and dependent sources. It outlines a step-by-step process for converting current sources to voltage sources and vice versa, while ensuring that circuit currents and voltages remain unchanged. The document emphasizes the importance of maintaining correct polarities during source shifting and transformation processes.

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Subject: Network Analysis & Synthesis

Code: KEC-303

Lecture_3: Source transformation


Taught by: Deependra Sharma
Source Transformation for Independent Sources

The goal is to find the current (denoted by i) through the central 5 Ω resistor. Here, mesh analysis (Kirchoff's
Voltage Law, KVL) cannot be applied readily because the circuit has a branch which has a current source. Thus, we
need to devise a method by which we can eliminate this current source from our circuit. However, while doing so,
we need to take care that the current and the voltages in the circuit remain unaltered.
Step 1: Current-to-Voltage Source Transformation

The process carried out here is called source transformation. We have transformed an existing current source with a
parallel resistor into an equivalent voltage source with a series resistor.
Step 2: Voltage-to-Current Source Transformation
• The circuit in last figure has two current sources pointing in the same
direction, and hence these can be replaced by a single current source
whose value is equal to their sum, i.e., 8/3 A.
• There are three resistors: two 5 Ω resistors and one 15 Ω resistor, all
in parallel. We could replace all three of them with an equivalent
resistance (REQ), but our goal is to find the current through the 5 Ω
resistor, so we will combine only the other two.
Step 3: Current-to-Voltage Source Transformation (again)

we can readily apply KVL to obtain the current through the 5 Ω resistor:
Source Transformation for Dependent Sources
• Here, one needs to resort to source shifting for the 3 A current source before
applying source transformation.

The source shifting in above figure is carried out with an intention to aid the process of source transformation i.e. to get a
parallel combination of a current source and a resistor. However while doing so, we should ensure that the current through the
nodes of the network remains unchanged. This forms the basic rule of source shifting process. Further, we should also take care
of polarities of the sources being shifted, which can be the second rule. The same rules hold good even while shifting the
voltage sources.
Step 1: Current-to-Voltage Source Transformation
Step 2: Voltage-to-Current Source Transformation
By looking at Figure(b), you can see that we need to apply voltage-to-current source transformation three times (once
for each source-plus-resistor combination).

Here, the two independent current sources are oriented in opposite directions and thus can be replaced by a single
current source whose value is given by I=6/5−1=1/5 A, directed towards the right.
Next, we can express the value of the dependent current source as I=1/5+i1=(1+5i1)/5 A, towards the right.
Step 3: Current-to-Voltage Source Transformation (again)
Finally, we can transform the dependent current source into a dependent voltage source with the value

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