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The document outlines Experiment No. 2 from the Electrical Circuits Lab at Al-Hussein Bin Talal University, focusing on series and parallel connections of circuit elements. It details the objectives, including identifying connections and investigating total resistance, voltage drop, and current. The procedure includes steps for measuring equivalent resistance and current in both series and parallel configurations, along with a report section for recording results and calculations.

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Circuit Lab Exp2

The document outlines Experiment No. 2 from the Electrical Circuits Lab at Al-Hussein Bin Talal University, focusing on series and parallel connections of circuit elements. It details the objectives, including identifying connections and investigating total resistance, voltage drop, and current. The procedure includes steps for measuring equivalent resistance and current in both series and parallel configurations, along with a report section for recording results and calculations.

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Al-Hussein Bin Talal University

Electrical Engineering Department


Electrical Circuits Lab.
Experiment No. 2: Series and parallel connections
Prepared by: Dr. Mahmoud Alnaanah Last Update: 7. Nov. 2023

Objectives
1. To identify series and parallel connections of circuit elements.
2. To investigate the characteristics of total resistance, voltage drop, and current in series and parallel
connection.

Introduction
Circuit elements can be connected in two basic forms: series and parallel. When resistors are connected in
series, the same current passes through them. The total voltage of a series connection is the summation of
the voltage across each element, and the total resistance is the sum of their resistances.
V total =V 1 +V 2 +V 3 +....+V N and Rtotal =R1 +R 2+R 3 +....+R N

Figure 1 shows a number of resistors connected in series between points a and b, the connection is drawn
in different ways.

Figure 1
When circuit elements are connected in parallel, each element provides a separate path for the current.
The total resistance of a parallel connected resistors is reduced as more resistors are added to the
connection. The voltage across each of the parallel resistors is equal to the voltage applied across the
entire parallel connection. The total current of a parallel connection is the summation of the current in
each element, and the total conductance is the sum of their conductances.
1 1 1 1 1
I total=I 1 +I 2+ I 3 +....+ I N and = + + +....+
R total R1 R 2 R3 RN

Figure 2 shows a number of resistors connected in parallel between points A and B, the connection is
drawn in different ways.

Figure 2
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Procedure
Part 1: Series connection
1. Connect the circuit shown in Figure 3.

Figure 3
2. Disconnect the source voltage VS and measure the equivalent resistance RT. Record the result in
Table 1.
3. Reconnect the source voltage VS and measure the voltage VR for each resistance. Record the
results in in Table 1. Measure the total current IT in the circuit and record the value in Table 1.

Part 1: Parallel connection


4. Connect the circuit as shown in Figure 4.

Figure 4
5. Measure the current IR for each resistance. Record the results in in Table 1. Measure the total
current IT in the circuit and record the value in Table 1.
6. Disconnect the source voltage and measure the equivalent resistance RT. Record the result in
Table 1.

Table 1

Series connection Parallel connection

RT RT

VR1 IR1

VR2 IR2

VR3 IR3

IT IT

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Report
1. Provide the values recorded in Table 1.
2. For the circuit in Figure 3, if the voltage on resistance R2 is 6 V, determine:
a) The total current in the circuit.
b) The voltage on R1 & R3.
c) The source voltage VS.
3. For the circuit in Figure 4, if the current resistance R2 is 0.2 A, determine:
a) The source voltage VS.
b) The current in R1 & R3.
c) The total current in the circuit.

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