Dashboard NCEES PE Power — Oct 2025 Blueprint 4. Circuit Analysis F. Direct current circuits

F. Direct current circuits

Kirchhoff's laws, Thevenin/Norton equivalents, mesh + node analysis.

Lessons

Lesson 1

DC circuits & Thevenin / Norton

Ohm + Kirchhoff + mesh/nodal methods. Thevenin equivalent (V_th, R_th) and Norton dual (I_N, R_N). Max power transfer (R_L = R_th, η = 50%). Superposition. Foundation of all linear circuit analysis.

Freshman ~11 min