Complex Circuit Schematic. Complex circuit follow the current from the positive terminal of the battery in the animation. The circuit depicted at the right is an example of the use of both series and parallel connections within the same circuit.
Some parts of the circuit are in series and some in parallel. The battery and resistor 1 are in series. A third type of circuit involves the dual use of series and parallel connections in a circuit.
Complex circuit follow the current from the positive terminal of the battery in the animation.
A pictorial circuit diagram uses simple images of components while a schematic diagram shows the components and interconnections of the circuit using standardized symbolic representations. Each block is a complicated circuit that can be explained using other drawing techniques described below. If a circuit can be reduced to a single resistor it is a series or parallel. Then name each branch on your circuit with a current label such as i1 i2 i3 etc.
