Electronic – If a circuit only has a current source and no voltage source where does the voltage come from to supply the circuit

circuit analysiscircuit-design

enter image description here

For example this circuit, A current source is something with would alter the voltage across it to meet a certain current.

But where is there a voltage source to do this or even have a voltage at Vx. How is this circuit functioning without even having a voltage supply?

I have looked here : Is current source also a voltage source?

To try to understand the difference between what a current source is and a voltage source but nothing helped answer this question.

Could in this case the current source act as a voltage supply?

Thanks

Best Answer

An Ideal current source will produce whatever voltage is necessary to permit it to deliver its specified current.

An ideal voltage source will deliver whatever current the rest of the circuit requires when it is delivering its specified voltage.

Real current and voltage sources will have limits on the voltage (for a current source) or current (for a voltage source) that they can deliver.

Related Topic