International Journal of Engineering, Science and Mathematics
  • Year: 2020
  • Volume: 9
  • Issue: 11

Finding current of an electrical circuit using graph theoretic approach and norton’s theorem

  • Author:
  • Chanchal Boruah1, Chandra Chutia2
  • Total Page Count: 9
  • Page Number: 12 to 20

1Assistant Professor Department of Mathematics, Arya Vidyapeeth College, Guwahati-781016, India

2Associate Professor Department of Mathematics, Jorhat Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat-785010, India

* Author correspondence: Chanchal Boruah, Assistant Professor Department of Mathematics, Arya Vidyapeeth College, Guwahati-781016, India

Online published on 4 January, 2021.

Abstract

Graph theory is a branch of mathematics where we study about some relations between the objects. So it has many direct applications in real life problems. In Electrical circuit analysis also, different electrical elements are connected in a particular way. So both can be analysed with the help of each other. An electrical circuit can be represented by graph. From graph we can obtain different matrices. These matrices satisfy some matrix equilibrium equations of electrical circuit analysis. From these equations we can find many relatins between currents and voltages of electrical circuits. In our previous paper we analysed currents in a circuit with the help of Thevenin’s theorem and graph theory. In this paper, branch currents of an electrical circuit with unknown resistances and voltage are obtained using network equilibrium equations and then it will be verified by Norton’s theorem.

Keywords

Graph theory, Electrical circuits, Norton’s theorem, Branch current, Loop current