How important are they? They seem to be pretty much invaluable, especially in a maintenance/repair setting, but are they really? The course I'm taking says that they teach them together because they feel it's easier, even though they are sometimes taught separate. But for some silly reason, I'm really having a mental block with mastering the concept.

How often do you actually use the T-N theorems in real life?

 

What's a T-N theorem?

 

True-Not True???

 

Thevenin and Norton, lovingly referred to as the T-N theorems in my study books.

I guess Thevenin and Norton aren't exactly popular guys

 

Node voltage analysis tends to work for me in most situations, but being familiar with Thevenin and Norton equivalent circuit analysis certainly doesn't hurt.

 

Léon Charles Thévenin & Edward Lawry Norton were the names of individuals not T-N.

Guess we could just call you "F"

 

Léon Charles Thévenin & Edward Lawry Norton were the names of individuals not T-N.

Guess we could just call you "F"

I'm familiar with the who and the why, but thanks anyway.

 

Don't forget my old friend Millman!
I sometimes found things I battled with just fell apart easily with the application of Millman's Theorem.

 

Hi,


Thevenin and and Norton Theorems are duals of each other. They are important in electrical circuit analysis and should not be overlooked. They help to simplify networks by reducing the network to a much simpler form when a large part of the circuit is not interesting. This comes in handy when we want to study the effects of a complex circuit output on another circuit.

 

I usually use Murphys Law

 

Norton used to make some real neat bikes.

 

Don't forget my old friend Millman!
I sometimes found things I battled with just fell apart easily with the application of Millman's Theorem.

They briefly touch on this with a dedicated chapter, but Millman doesn't get the attention that Thevenin and Norton do, lol.

 

Hi,

Thevie and his pen pal Nortie (he he) are more widely applicable which is a major consideration in the propagation of a theory.

 

Norton used to make some real neat bikes.

And lousy antivirus programs!