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CONVENTION FOR CURRENTS

IT IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY TO INDICATE

THE DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT OF CHARGED

PARTICLES.

THE UNIVERSALLY ACCEPTED CONVENTION IN

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING IS THAT CURRENT IS

FLOW OF POSITIVE CHARGES.

AND WE INDICATE THE DIRECTION OF FLOW

FOR POSITIVE CHARGES

-THE REFERENCE DIRECTION-

A POSITIVE VALUE FOR

THE CURRENT INDICATES

FLOW IN THE DIRECTION

OF THE ARROW (THE

REFERENCE DIRECTION)

A NEGATIVE VALUE FOR

THE CURRENT INDICATES

FLOW IN THE OPPOSITE

DIRECTION THAN THE

REFERENCE DIRECTION

THE DOUBLE INDEX NOTATION

IF THE INITIAL AND TERMINAL NODE ARE

LABELED ONE CAN INDICATE THEM AS

SUBINDICES FOR THE CURRENT NAME

POSITIVE CHARGES

FLOW LEFT-RIGHT

POSITIVE CHARGES

FLOW RIGHT-LEFT