Title :
Origins of the equivalent circuit concept: the voltage-source equivalent
Author_Institution :
Dept. of E&CE, Rice Univ., Comp. & Info. Tech. Inst., Houston, Texas
fDate :
4/1/2003 12:00:00 AM
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;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/JPROC.2003.811716
