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Voltage and Current Divider Rules, Series, Parallel and Series-Parallel Circuit

This document discusses circuit analysis concepts including voltage and current divider rules for series and parallel circuits. It provides examples of calculating voltages across resistors in series using voltage divider rules and the principle of voltage division. Current through resistors in parallel circuits is also analyzed using principles of current division and conductance. Worked examples are provided to demonstrate applying these concepts.

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Voltage and Current Divider Rules, Series, Parallel and Series-Parallel Circuit

This document discusses circuit analysis concepts including voltage and current divider rules for series and parallel circuits. It provides examples of calculating voltages across resistors in series using voltage divider rules and the principle of voltage division. Current through resistors in parallel circuits is also analyzed using principles of current division and conductance. Worked examples are provided to demonstrate applying these concepts.

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SEU2003

ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGY

Week 2
Voltage and current divider
rules, Series, parallel and
series-parallel circuit
INSPIRING CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE MINDS

:
Circuit Analysis Toolbox

Ohm’s law

Series Voltage
KVL resistance divider rule

KCL
Circuit analysis
Parallel Current toolbox
resistance divider
INSPIRING CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE MINDS
Voltage across resistors in series :
Let us consider the voltages v1 and v2 across
resistors in series.
v  v1  v 2
 i ( R1  R2 )
 i ( Req )
v
i
Req

INSPIRING CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE MINDS


:
Principle of voltage division

The voltage drop across the nth resistor (RN) is equal to


the ratio of RN to the total equivalent resistance Req times
the total voltage across all N series resistors

RN RN
vN  v  v
R1  R2  ...  RN Req

INSPIRING CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE MINDS


Example Problem

• A 50V source and two resistors, R1 and R2 are


connected in series. If R2 = 3 R1, find the voltages
across the two resistors.
Ans:
V1=12.5V
V2=37.5V

50 V

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Current through resistors in parallel

• Let us consider the current i1 and i2 through two


resistors in parallel

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Principle of current division

• The total current i is shared by the resistors in


inverse proportion to their resistances.
• “Current follows the path of least resistance.”

R2 i R1i
i1  , i2 
R1  R2 R1  R2

INSPIRING CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE MINDS


Principle of current division

• The current through the nth resistor (RN) is equal to


the inverse ratio of RN to the total equivalent
resistance Req times the total current through N
parallel resistors.
1
RN Req
in  i  i
1 1 1 RN
  ... 
R1 R2 RN

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Current division with conductances

• Conductance is the reciprocal of resistance


• Using conductances (G), the nth conductor will have
current
Gn
iN  i
G1  G2  ...  Gn
where Gn  1 Rn for n  1,2,..., N

INSPIRING CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE MINDS


Example Problem

• Calculate io and vo and find the power dissipated in


the 3Ω resistor.
Ans:
io = 1.333A
Vo= 4 V
P3Ω= 5.33 W

INSPIRING CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE MINDS


Example Problem
Ans:
• Find i1 through i4. i1=3.2A
i2=4.8A
i3=2.4A
i4=9.6A

INSPIRING CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE MINDS


Example Problem

• Find Vo and Io
Ans:
Vo=8V
Io=0.2A

INSPIRING CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE MINDS


INSPIRING CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE MINDS

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