Re: Q. re: CircuitMaker (Student)

On Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:01:17 -0500, Kris Krieger <me@xxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

Hi, I'm fooling around with CircuitMaker student version. I'm curious as
to whether anyone can tell me why a battery is not both a voltage source
and a current source - I thought that current was necessary to calculate
re: powering things, so this is confusing to me.

Also, does anyone know whether I'd therfore have to add both a battery, and
an accompanying current source...?

TIA!

- Kris

I think you are misinterpreting the term "voltage source" - perhaps
taking it too literally.

In a simulator, a voltage source provides a fixed (or possibly
adjustable/programmable) voltage and will deliver whatever current the
circuit requires.


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