Direct Current and Transient Analysis 137
Then the current divider rule states that the currents IL 1 and IL 2 are given byIL
L
LL
1 2 I
12 oIL
L
LL
2 1 I
12 oR.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.
Io
- −
 IL 1 L 1 IL 2 L 2
 FIGURE 2.36
 Voltage divider rule across capacitors in series.
 Vo
 VC 1
 VC 2
 - − 
 
 - − 
 
