68 CIRCUIT ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES
a
b
24 Ω
48 Ω
6 A
(a)
96 V
I =?
+
−
R = 16 Ω
a
Voc
b
IL
48 Ω 24 Ω
(b)
96 V 144 V
+
−
+
+
−
−
a
b
48 Ω 24 Ω
(c)
a
b
16 Ω
(d)
R = 16 Ω
I
128 V
+
−
Isc
a
b
48 Ω 24 Ω
(e)
2A 6A
+
−
a
b
48 Ω 24 Ω
(f)
Figure E2.1.1
a
b
I
8 A 16 Ω R = 16 Ω
(g)
Solution
The 6-A source with 24in parallel can be replaced by a voltage source of 6× 24 =144 V with
24 in series. Thus, by using source transformation, in terms of voltage sources, the equivalent
circuit to the left of terminalsa–bis shown in Figure E2.1.1(b).