Does a series circuit have branches?

[dothep6]

Does a series circuit have branches? or the term branch can use in series circuit too and there are only one branch in series circuit. please explain.

 

[Drakkith]

No, a series circuit does not have branches. But note that you can have both parallel and series branches within a general circuit.

 

[sophiecentaur]

Does a series circuit have branches? or the term branch can use in series circuit too and there are only one branch in series circuit. please explain.

Don't get too hung up on series and parallel circuits because two components can be considered as being both in series and in parallel, depending on how you look at the circuit. A lot of needless angst is expended on this sort of question. If you just move on from this level of thought and start to describe a circuit in terms of its nodes (points where two or more components are connected) then there is no confusion. https://electrical-engineering-portal.com/electric-circuits-nodes-branches-loops is just one of many which present circuits in a more understandable way than we are often taught with when starting. Notice that the link doesn't use the expression "Series Circuit" but it describes what "Series Connection" is.

 

[anorlunda]

I'm with @sophiecentaur on this one. Don't get so hung up on words.

When I study large scale networks, the entire network is composed of nodes and branches, nothing else.

 

[Sami1999]

You can check out a book called "Engineering circuit analysis" (8th edition) by a guy named William Hayt, it contains a very good introduction to circuits and would unquestionably give you an answer.

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