Ok..............
You got Ohms' Law.......
Kirchoffs' law.........

What, then, is the value of Thevenins' theorem. Some of his methods and terminology seem way out of left field ....... imho

Or am I just too dense for my own good ?

 

The real power of Thevenin's and Norton's is to reduce the complexity of a circuit so that it is more easily analyzed. At least that is the way I use it.

hgmjr

 

sure, in exact sciences (like electronics) many theorem and laws seems no sense or obvious , but thank them you can carry out complex design, or get a mathematical model so you can study or design circuits at your desk. I remember studied complex maxwell´s law (used in electromagnetics fields) , I never use them in my projects, but you can be sure thats laws were useful in develope many other areas (cellular , WiFi or others).

 

Ok..............
You got Ohms' Law.......
Kirchoffs' law.........

What, then, is the value of Thevenins' theorem. Some of his methods and terminology seem way out of left field ....... imho

Or am I just too dense for my own good ?

Thevenin's theorem (like Norton's theorem) is hugely valuable when doing any form of circuit modelling. Simplification is the key.

Dave