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Direct Current and Transient Analysis 137

Then the current divider rule states that the currents IL 1 and IL 2 are given by

IL

L

LL

1 2 I

12

 o

IL

L

LL

2 1 I

12

 o

R.2.122 Now consider two capacitors C 1 and C 2 con nected in series as shown in Figure 2.36

with and applied voltage Vo across them.

Then the voltages VC 1 and VC 2 are evaluated by using the voltage divider rule

as follows:

V

C

CC

C 1 
 Vo



2

(^12)

V

C

CC

C 2 
 Vo



1

(^12)
FIGURE 2.35
Current divider rule for inductors in parallel.
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  IL 1 L 1 IL 2 L 2
  FIGURE 2.36
  Voltage divider rule across capacitors in series.
  Vo
  VC 1
  VC 2


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