2.1b Open Circuit

Open Circuit

An open circuit is a circuit component whose voltage is determined by the difference between voltages of the two nodes it is connected to. No current flows through it.

\usepackage{circuitikz}
\begin{document}
\begin{circuitikz}[american voltages]
\node at (0,3.75) {Symbol};

\draw
(0,0) to [short, -o] (0,1)
to [open, v<=$V_{elem}$] (0,2)
to [short, o-, i<=$I_{elem}$] (0, 3);
\end{circuitikz}
\hspace{1cm}
\begin{tikzpicture}[domain=0:4]
\node at (0,2.25) {IV Relationship};
\draw[<->] (-1.5,0)—(1.5,0) node[below]{$V_{elem}$};
\draw[<->] (0,-1.5)—(0,1.5) node[left]{$I_{elem}$};
\draw[<->, color=red] (-1,0)—(1,0);
\end{tikzpicture}
\hspace{1cm}
\begin{tikzpicture}
\node at (0,2.25) {$V_{elem}=?$};
\node at (0,1.75) {$I_{elem}=0$};
\node at (0,0){};
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}