Thévenin's theorem
English
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By Thévenin's theorem, the circuit between A and B can be represented as a single resistor and voltage source.
Etymology
Derived in 1883 by French electrical engineer Léon Charles Thévenin; however, it had been independently derived in 1853 by German physicist Hermann von Helmholtz.
Proper noun
Thévenin's theorem
- (electronics) A theorem which states that any electric circuit between two terminals containing only resistors, voltage sources, and current sources can be equivalently replaced with a single voltage source and resistor.
See also
- Norton's theorem