2025/01/22 by Tomaž Podobnik, Podobnik, Tomaž
Engineering · Materials Science · #Classical Physics (physics.class-ph) #Electric Power Systems and Control #FOS: Physical sciences #Magnetic Properties and Applications #Power Quality and Harmonics
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2501.18609
openalex publication_date 2025/01/22 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
The electric current as the flux of current density -- a signed scalar, not a vector -- is inconsistent with the concept of the current direction, commonly invoked in the electric circuit analyses within, for example, Kirchhoff's current law, the resistance rule, and Lenz's law. This paper presents an approach to the circuit analysis that is not predicated upon the ``current direction,'' and thus avoids such inconsistencies. The approach is summarized in five rules and the application of these rules is demonstrated by analyzing an RLC series circuit.