DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION

ANDHRA PRADESH
Name : Sri. G.VIJAYASIMHA RAO
Designation : Lecturer
Branch : ELECTRONICS& COMMUNICATION
Engg.
Institute : DR.BRA.GMR Polytechnic,
KARIMNAGAR Dist.
Year/Semester : III Semester
Subject code : EC – 303
Topic : Network theorems
Duration : 50 Minutes
Sub-Topic : EC – 303 -37(Ideal voltage &

current source)
Teaching Aids : PPT-DRAWINGS
Sub name : Circuit theory
EC 303.37 1
OBJECTIVES

On completion of this class you will be able to:

Understand the concept of Ideal voltage source And

Ideal current source
Different Sources Of Electrical Energy

Electromechanical Energy

Ex: Rotating Generator

Electrochemical Energy

Ex: Battery

Photovoltaic Energy

Ex: Solar Cell

Classification

Circuit excitation is possible by Two types of

Electrical Energy sources

• Voltage Source

• Current source

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Functions Of Electrical Energy

• Voltage Source

• Energy Delivered With Specified Terminal Voltage ‘V’

• V=W/Q

• VOLTS
Functions Of Electrical Energy

• Current Source

• Energy Delivered With Specified Terminal Current ’I’

• I=Q/t

• AMPERES

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• Electrical Energy ‘W’ Expressed In Terms Of Voltage
And Charge
W=VQ

Where ‘W’ In Joules

‘V’ In Volts

‘Q’ In Coulombs
Ideal Voltage Source

An Ideal voltage source is the one whose terminal

voltage remains constant irrespective
I of the load
current and Time and has zero source resistance
Ideal Voltage Source

• It is a two terminal device

• In which terminal voltage V is independent of the

current drawn from the source
I

V
E RL For any RL
 • Voltage V is constant w.r.t current I
• The source is idle if output
terminals are
open such that I=0
• If source is short circuit then v=0

Voltage V is constant w.r.t

current I
I
GRAPH
EC 303.37 10
IDEAL VOLTAGE Source-ex.

• A 1V source should apply 1V potential difference across

1 ohm resistor ( producing 1A current through 1 ohm
resistor).

• Same source producing 1000 A current through 1milli

ohm resistor.

• Same source producing ONE MILLION Amps through

one micro – ohm resistor.
Ideal Voltage Source

An Ideal Current source is the one whose output

Current remains constant irrespective of the load
I
Resistance (impedance) and Time and has infinite
source resistance
Ideal Current Source
• It is a two terminal device

• In which current I is independent of the voltage V

across terminals

+
V
RL

RL V
I

_
Ideal current source Graph
• current I is constant w.r.t voltage V

• The source is idle if output terminals are

short circuited such that v =0
If source is open circuit then i=0

CURRENT I is constant w.r.t c

VOLTAGE-V

I
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Ideal Current Source -Example

• Ideal current source of 1amp should drive 1 amp current

through 1Ω resistor

• Same source should drive 1 amp through 1000Ω resistor

• Same source should drive 1 amp through 1000000Ω

resistor

* It is physically impossible for such an ideal

current or voltage source to exist in reality
Summary

In this session We have discussed about :

The concept of electrical energy. ideal voltage source

and current source

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QUIZ

• What is the terminal voltage across 1K & 2k load resistors

produced by a 5V ideal voltage source drawing 1A & 10A
respectively.

Ans:5V, 5V

• What is the current excited by an ideal current source of 5A

through 1K & 10K resistors respectively.

Ans:5A, 5A

EC 303.37 17
Question

1. Define ideal voltage source ?

4. Explain about ideal current source ?

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