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Lab 04 - Voltage and Current Division Rules

This document provides instructions for an experiment to verify voltage and current division rules using breadboard circuits. The experiment involves building series, parallel, and combination circuits and measuring voltages and currents to validate calculations based on the voltage divider rule and current divider rule formulas. Safety precautions for the experiment are also listed.

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Lab 04 - Voltage and Current Division Rules

This document provides instructions for an experiment to verify voltage and current division rules using breadboard circuits. The experiment involves building series, parallel, and combination circuits and measuring voltages and currents to validate calculations based on the voltage divider rule and current divider rule formulas. Safety precautions for the experiment are also listed.

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Electric Circuits (EE-100) Lab Manual Handout #4

Name
Reg. No
Marks / Grade

EXPERIMENT NO. 4

Voltage and Current Division Rules


Objectives:

• Investigate the validity of the voltage and current division principles.


• Perform the same experiment on Multisim and verify the results.

Equipment:
DMM, Resistors, Breadboard, Connecting wires, DC supply

Voltage & Current Division Rules:

The Voltage Divider Rule (VDR) shows how the voltage distributes among different resistors
in a series circuit. Similarly, the Current Divider Rule (CDR) shows how current distributes in
a parallel circuit.
𝑹
VDR Formula: 𝑽𝒊 = 𝑹 𝒊 𝑽𝑻
𝑻

𝑹𝑻
CDR Formula: 𝑰𝒊 = 𝑰𝑻
𝑹𝒊

Part 1: Verify Voltage Division Rule (VDR)


1. Connect the circuit on the bread board according to circuit diagram given below.

Figure. 4.1

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Electric Circuits (EE-100) Lab Manual Handout #4

1. From previous lab, we know that same amount of current flows in a series circuit but
total voltage is divided across resistors.
2. Calculate the voltage across each resistor using VDR formula.
3. Measure the voltage across each resistor though DMM.
4. Do these vales match? Comment on results.
5. Also check that sum of voltages is equal to source voltage.

Table (observations):

Source voltage =

𝑅1 = 𝑅2 = 𝑅3 =

Across Measured value of voltage Calculated value of voltage


Resistance
𝑅1

𝑅2

𝑅3

Calculations:

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Part 2: Verify Current Division Rule (CDR)


1. Connect the circuit on the bread board according to circuit diagram given below.

Figure. 4.2

2. From previous lab, we know that voltage remains same across components in parallel
circuit while total current is divided.
3. Calculate the current though each resistor using CDR formula.
4. Measure the current though each resistor though DMM.
5. Do these vales match? Comment on results.
6. Also check that sum of currents is equal to total current.

Table (observations):

Source voltage =

𝑅1 = 𝑅2 = 𝑅3 =

Total current ( Measured ) =


Total current ( Calculated ) =

Across Measured value of current Calculated value of current


Resistance
𝑅1

𝑅2

𝑅3

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Calculations:

Part 3: Verify VDR and CDR in combinational circuit

Circuit diagram:

Figure. 4.3

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Electric Circuits (EE-100) Lab Manual Handout #4

Procedure:
6. First perform all the calculations for the circuit shown in fig. 4.3 to find the voltage
across and current through each element by using the concepts of voltage and
current divider rules.
7. Connect the circuit on the bread board according to circuit diagram.
8. Measure the voltage across each resistance.
9. Measure the current flowing through each resistance and write these values in the
corresponding empty space in the table.
10. Compare both values and conclude your observations at the end of manual.
Safety Precautions
✓ Check your circuit thoroughly before turning on the power.
✓ When measuring voltage or current, make sure the DMM is correctly set
for what you need to measure.
✓ Do not connect your hands directly to the ends of resistors so that your
resistance should not come parallel to resistance.

Table (observations):

Source voltage: _________ (Mention resistance value as well)

Across Measured value of voltage Calculated value of voltage


Resistance
𝑅1

𝑅2

𝑅3

𝑅4

𝑅5

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Total current =

Through Measured value of current Calculated value of current


Resistance
𝑅1

𝑅2

𝑅3

𝑅4

𝑅5

Calculations:

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