Question

What is Sign Conventions for the Applications of Kirchhoff’s Law?

Answer

Sign Conventions for the Applications of Kirchhoff's Law - For the application of Kirchhoff's laws, following sign conventions are to be considered: (i) The change in potential in traversing a resistance in the direction of current is - IR while in the opposite direction is + IR. (ii) The change in voltage in traversing an inductor in the direction of current is -LdI/dt while in opposite direction it is + Ldi/dt