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BASIC ELECTRICITY

PRASANTH O P
Kerala PSC Expert
LAWS OF RESISTANCE
● The resistance of the conductor varies directly with its

length.
● The resistance of the conductor is inversely proportional

to its cross sectional area.


● The resistance of the conductor depends on the material
with which it is made of.
● It also depends on the temperature of the conductor.
LAWS OF RESISTANCE
● 𝐑∝𝐋
𝟏
● 𝐑 ∝
𝐚

𝐋
○ 𝐑∝
𝐚

𝝆𝑳
𝑹=
𝒂
SPECIFIC RESISTANCE OR RESISTIVITY
● 𝝆 is a constant depending

on the nature of the material


of the conductor

● Unit - Ohm Metre

𝑹𝒂
𝝆=
𝑳
CONDUCTANCE (G)
● The property of a conductor which conducts the flow of

current.
● It is the reciprocal of resistance
𝟏
Conductance (G) =
𝐑

● Unit – Mho or Siemen

● Good conductors have large conductance and good insulators

have low conductance


RESISTORS
● These are the most common passive component.

● A resistor is manufacture with a specific value of ohms

resistance.

● The purpose using a resistor in circuit is either to limit the

current to specific value or to provide desired voltage drop (IR)


RESISTORS IN SERIES CIRCUITS
● Current flows in each resistor is

same.
I = I 1 = I 2 = I3

● Total resistance is equal to the


sum of all circuit resistance.

R = R1 + R2 + R3
RESISTORS IN SERIES CIRCUITS
● Different voltage drop across each resistor,

which depends upon the value of resistor


V1 = I R1
V2 = I R2
● Total voltage is equal to the sum of voltage

drop across each resistor


V s = V1 + V 2 + V3
RESISTORS IN SERIES CIRCUITS
● The value of one resistor is increased as a result the total circuit

resistance increases.

● If there is fault in the one resistor as a result the complete

circuit will not work.

● Total power is sum of all power.


RESISTORS IN PARALLEL CIRCUITS
● Same voltage across each

resistor.
Vs = V 1 = V2 = V3
● In each resistor the flow of

current depends the value of


resistor
𝐕
I1 =
𝐑𝟏
RESISTORS IN PARALLEL CIRCUITS
● Total current is equal to the sum of that current which flows in

each circuit.
I =I1 + I2 + I3
● The total circuit resistance is equal to the sum of conductance

of the circuit
𝟏 𝟏 𝟏 𝟏
= + +
𝐑 𝐑𝟏 𝐑𝟐 𝐑𝟑
RESISTORS IN PARALLEL CIRCUITS
● If increase the resistor in that circuit so the total resistance will

be decreases.
● Different path for the current so if fault is occur in a resistor, so

the operation of the other resistors is continue.


● The amount of the total resistance is also less than the amount

of small resistor of the circuit.


● Total power is equal to the sum of the power dissipated by the
individual resistances.
SERIES PARALLEL CIRCUIT
THANK YOU

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