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How Does a Dependent Voltage Source Physically Sense and Respond to Controlling Voltage?

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    Ryan Mco
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    David Ashton
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    Ryan Mco
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    Ryan Mco
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    Max Maxfield
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    Max Maxfield
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    Ryan Mco
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    David Ashton
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    Elizabeth Simon
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    Ryan Mco
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    David Ashton
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Topic summary

The discussion centers on understanding how a dependent voltage source physically senses and responds to a controlling voltage in a circuit. The main confusion lies in how the dependent source "knows" the voltage at a specific branch to which it is related. Clarifications emphasize that dependent sources are not physical devices like batteries but are theoretical models used in circuit analysis to represent relationships between voltages and currents. They do not possess awareness or sensing capabilities; instead, their behavior is defined by circuit laws such as Ohm's law and theorems by Thévenin and Norton. Dependent sources serve as conceptual tools to simplify the modeling of components like transistors, and their controlling voltages are parameters within these models rather than signals physically transmitted to the source. The discussion advises studying fundamental electronics principles and circuit theorems to grasp these concepts fully.
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