Experiment

Circuit Solution - Part 1

OBJECTIVES
To calculate the voltages and currents in series and in parallel circuits

DISCUSSION
Series and parallel electric circuits can be solved by applying Ohms Law and from knowledge of the following rules: a) In series circuit, the voltage across a group of resistances is equal to the sum of the voltage across each. b) The total current fed to parallel circuit is equal to the sum of the currents in each parallel branch. c) The current is the same in every resistance of series circuit. d) The voltage is the same across every resistance branch of a parallel circuit.

EQUIPMENT REQUIRED
Refer to the Equipment Utilization Chart, in Appendix A of this manual, to obtain the list of equipment required to perform this exercise.

PROCEDURE
1. Using the rules given in the DISCUSSION section, calculate the voltage and current values listed for each of the following series and parallel circuits. Show you calculations in the spaces provided.

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Circuit Solution - Part 1

2. See Figure 6 1. IT R1
120 V

V1

300

I1

Figure 6 1

V1 = 120 V IT = 0.4 A I1 = 0.4 A SOLUTION: V1 = 120V IT = I1 = 3. See Figure 6 2. IT R1 300 R2 600 = 0.4A

60 V

V1

I1

V2

I2

Figure 6 2

V1= 60 V V2 = 60 V I1 = 0.2 A I2 = 0.1 A IT = 0.3 A

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SOLUTION: V1 = V2 = 60V I1 = I2 = = 0.2A = 0.1A

IT = I1 + I2 IT = 0.2A + 0.1A IT = 0.3A 4. See Figure 6 3. IT R1

120 V

R2 I1 V2
600

R3 I2 V3
1200

V1

300

I3

Figure 6 3

V1 = 120 V V2 = 120 V V3= 120 V I1= 0.4 A I2= 0.2 A I3= 0.1 A IT = 0.7 A

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SOLUTION: V1 = V2 = V3 =120V I1 = I2 = I3 = = 0.4A = 0.2A = 0.1A

IT = I1 + I2 + I3 IT = 0.4A +0.2A+0.1A IT = 0.7A 5. See Figure 6 4. I1 IT

300

R1

V1
90 V

V2
600

R2

I2
Figure 6 4

V1 = 30 V V2 = 60 V IT = 0.1 A I1 = 0.1 A I2 = 0.1 A

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SOLUTION: IT = IT = IT = I1 = I2 = 0.1A V1 = 0.1A (300 ) V1 = 30V V2 = 0.1A (600 ) V2 = 60V 6. See Figure 6 5. I1

400
V1

100 V
IT
Figure 6 5

V2

600

I2

IT = 0.1 A I1= 0.1 A I2= 0.1 A V1= 40 V V2= 60 V

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SOLUTION: IT = IT = IT = I1 = I2 = 0.1A V1 = 0.1A (400 ) V1 = 40V V2 = 0.1A (600 ) V2 = 60V 7. See Figure 6 6. I1 IT

300
V1

R1 R2 V2

110 V

600

I2

V3 R3 200 I3
Figure 6 6

IT = 0.1 A I1 = 0.1 A I2 = 0.1 A I3 = 0.1 A V1 = 30 V V2 = 60 V V3 = 20V

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SOLUTION: IT = IT = IT = I1 = I2 = I3 = 0.1A V1 = 0.1A (300 ) V1= 30V V2 = 0.1A (600 ) V2 = 60V V3 = 0.1A (200 ) V3 = 20V 8. See Figure 6 -7. I1

300
V1 VA IT
Figure 6 7

8V

600 I2

I2 = 0.13 A I1 = 0.13 A V1 = 39 V VA = 119 V IT = 0.13 A

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SOLUTION: I2 = I2 = I1 = IT = 0.13A V1 = 0.13A (300 ) V1 = 39V VA = 39V + 80V VA = 199V 9. See Figure 6 8. IT R1 VA V1 R2 I600 3 2 V R3

300

1200

I3

Figure 6 8

V1 = 60 V V2 = 60 V V3 = 60 V VA = 60 V I2 = 0.1 A I3 = 0.05 A IT = 0.35 A

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SOLUTION: V1 = 0.2A (300 ) V1 = V2 = V3 = VA = 60V I2 = I2 = 0.1A I3 = I3 = 0.05A IT = I1 + I2 + I3 IT = 0.2A + 0.1A + 0.05A IT = 0.35A 10. See Figure 6 9. R1 I1 200

V1 VA I2 600

R2 V2 300

R3 0.2A

V3

Figure 6 9

V3 = 60 V V2 = 60 V I2 = 0.1 A I1 = 0.3 A V1 = 60 V VA = 60 V
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SOLUTION: V3 = 0.2A (300 ) V3 = V1 = V2 = VA = 60V I2 = I2 = 0.1A I3 = I3= 0.3A

REVIEW QUESTIONS
1. If the power supply voltage in procedure (3) were doubled, what would happen to the other voltages and currents in the circuit? The voltages and currents will also be doubled, if the power supply voltage were doubled. 2. If the polarity of the applied voltage were reversed in procedure (3), what would happen to the other voltages and currents in the circuits? The voltage will also change in polarity and the current will flow in the opposite direction 3. In Figure 6 10, indicate the polarity of the voltage across each resistor (with the current flowing in the direction shown). 4. Calculate the voltage across each of the resistors shown in Figure 6 10 (c). V1 = 18 V V2 = 8 V
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V3 = 40 V V4 = 18 V

Circuit Solution - Part 1

10A
-

6A
+

V1 +
(a)

V1

(b)

V2

6A
R1 3 R2

2A
4

V1 V3 3A
R4 6

R3 5

8A

V2

V4
(c)
Figure 6 -10

5A

SOLUTION: V1 = 6A (3 ) V1 = 18V V2 = 2A (4 ) V2 = 8V V3 = 8A (5 ) V3 = 40V V4 = 3A (6 ) V4 = 18V

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CONCLUSION:

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