Abstract: This chapter focuses on the mechatronic systems and electrical components properties, and deal with basic techniques for the analysis of resistive circuits. The basic electrical components that are commonly used in mechatronic systems include resistors, capacitors, and inductors. Discussion primarily describes the properties such as resistance, capacitance, and inductance. The basic techniques for the analysis of resistive circuits include node voltage and mesh current analysis, the principle of superposition, and Thevenin and Norton equivalent circuits. The principle of superposition is a conceptual aid that can be very useful in visualizing the behavior of a circuit containing multiple sources. Thevenin and Norton equivalent circuits are the reductions of an arbitrary circuit to an equivalent and simpler circuit. It is generally possible to reduce all linear circuits to one of two equivalent forms, and any linear circuit analysis problem can be reduced to a simple voltage or current divider problem. Further, it considers current and voltage sources with time average values of zero. It uses periodic signals but the observation time could well be less than one period. Periodic signals are also useful in the sense that arbitrary signals can usually be expanded in terms of a Fourier series of periodic signals.
Publication Year: 2005
Publication Date: 2005-01-01
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
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