Kirchhoff's Current Law Calculator

Apply Kirchhoff's Current Law at a node to verify that currents in equal currents out.

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Total Current In

3.000 A

Total Current Out3.000 A
Difference0.000 A

Total Current In vs Current In 1

Kirchhoff's Current Law (KCL)

Total current entering a junction equals total current leaving.

Principle

Sum(I_in) = Sum(I_out)

Based on conservation of charge.

Example Calculation

2 A and 1 A entering, 1.5 A and 1.5 A leaving.

  1. 01Total in = 2 + 1 = 3 A
  2. 02Total out = 1.5 + 1.5 = 3 A
  3. 03Difference = 0 A. KCL satisfied.

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