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IEC - Mid Lecture-3 - Updated Class Notes

This document is a lecture summary on electrical circuits from the Faculty of Engineering at American International University-Bangladesh. It introduces voltage sources in series and voltage division in series circuits. It also covers parallel circuits, defining them as having two common points. The total resistance of parallel resistors is always less than the smallest resistor and decreases as more resistors are added. Formulas are provided for calculating total resistance, total current, and branch currents in parallel circuits. The document concludes with example exercise problems and their solutions.

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IEC - Mid Lecture-3 - Updated Class Notes

This document is a lecture summary on electrical circuits from the Faculty of Engineering at American International University-Bangladesh. It introduces voltage sources in series and voltage division in series circuits. It also covers parallel circuits, defining them as having two common points. The total resistance of parallel resistors is always less than the smallest resistor and decreases as more resistors are added. Formulas are provided for calculating total resistance, total current, and branch currents in parallel circuits. The document concludes with example exercise problems and their solutions.

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Introduction to Electrical Circuits

Mid Term
Lecture – 3

Faculty Name: Nuzat N Alam


Email ID: [email protected]

Reference Book:
Introductory Circuit Analysis
Robert L. Boylestad, 11th Edition

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Voltage Sources in Series

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Voltage Division in a Series Circuit

The voltage across a resistor in a series circuit is equal to the value of that resistor
times the total applied voltage divided by the total resistance of the series
configuration.

Voltage divider approach:

𝑅1
𝑉1 = ×𝐸
𝑅1 + 𝑅2 + 𝑅3
𝑅2
𝑉2 = ×𝐸
𝑅1 + 𝑅2 + 𝑅3
𝑅3
𝑉3 = ×𝐸
𝑅1 + 𝑅2 + 𝑅3

General formula:

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Parallel Circuits

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6.2 PARALLEL RESISTORS Chapter 6
Two elements, branches, or circuits are in parallel if they have two points in common. The
total resistance of parallel resistors is always less than the value of the smallest resistor. The
total resistance of parallel resistors will always drop as new resistors are added in parallel,
irrespective of their value.

Special Case: Two Parallel Resistors

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6.3 PARALLEL CIRCUITS
(Equations associated to analyze series network)

1. The voltage is always the same


across parallel elements.

2. Total Resistance:

3. Total Current:

4. Branch Currents: Ohm’s Law approach:

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Exercise Problems

Solution:

Solution:

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Solution:

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