Norton Equivalent Circuits | Basic Circuits

While not as popular as Thevenin circuits for whatever reason, Norton Equivalent Circuits are a staple in beginning circuits courses. As part of this Circuits 1 series, we discuss the concept behind Norton Equivalent Circuits, the steps to find the equivalent circuits, and then go through a few examples. Norton Equivalent circuit examples – does life get any better than this? Don’t answer that…

For the written tutorial and a few more examples, check out the written tutorial here: https://www.circuitbread.com/tutorials/norton-theorem-finding-a-norton-equivalent-circuit

0:00 Introduction
2:00 Introduction to the steps
2:39 Step 1 – Review your circuit
3:12 Step 2 – Replace the resistor
3:27 Step 3 – Find the Norton Current
3:48 Step 4 – Find the Norton Resistance
4:50 Step 5 – Create the Norton Equivalent Circuit
5:21 Step 6 – Sanity Check!
6:07 First Example
12:36 Second Example
19:32 The toast will never pop up

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