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Bourbon daddy
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I am doing an assignment for college, (though my question is more general, rather than based on questions I have been set, hence the reason this post not being in the homework forum).
It is basic DC circuit analysis using, Kirchhoff, Thevenin and Norton theorems. Nothing taxing, so I know my calculations are correct. Also, using different methods on each circuit is giving me the same results,confirming my findings.
However, to back it up, I have also created the circuits using Yenka simulation software and I find that the results differ. Not by much, generally less than 5% of the expected value, but occasionally as much as 8.5%. I am not too concerned, but does anyone know why there is a slight anomaly between the results. Am I just expecting too much from the software or is it something more than this. For instance, the calculations being more of a theoretical estimation and the simulation software being closer to what the readings would be 'in the real world'.
Thanks guys
It is basic DC circuit analysis using, Kirchhoff, Thevenin and Norton theorems. Nothing taxing, so I know my calculations are correct. Also, using different methods on each circuit is giving me the same results,confirming my findings.
However, to back it up, I have also created the circuits using Yenka simulation software and I find that the results differ. Not by much, generally less than 5% of the expected value, but occasionally as much as 8.5%. I am not too concerned, but does anyone know why there is a slight anomaly between the results. Am I just expecting too much from the software or is it something more than this. For instance, the calculations being more of a theoretical estimation and the simulation software being closer to what the readings would be 'in the real world'.
Thanks guys