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Lecture16 DC Circuits

This document summarizes key concepts about resistors in series and parallel from a lecture on circuits. 1) When resistors are in series, their resistances add and the total voltage divides across them. When in parallel, the total current divides across them while the voltage remains the same across each resistor. 2) Kirchhoff's laws relate the voltages and currents in circuits. An example problem calculates the current through specific resistors and the total power dissipated. 3) A quiz problem asks students to calculate the effective resistance of a network of identical parallel resistors by applying the formula for parallel resistors.

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Lecture16 DC Circuits

This document summarizes key concepts about resistors in series and parallel from a lecture on circuits. 1) When resistors are in series, their resistances add and the total voltage divides across them. When in parallel, the total current divides across them while the voltage remains the same across each resistor. 2) Kirchhoff's laws relate the voltages and currents in circuits. An example problem calculates the current through specific resistors and the total power dissipated. 3) A quiz problem asks students to calculate the effective resistance of a network of identical parallel resistors by applying the formula for parallel resistors.

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Circuits

Lecture 16

• Resistors in Series and Parallel


• Kirchoff’s Rules

Serway sections 28.1 - 28.3


Resistors in Series

• VAB = V1 + V2 + V3 + …

IReff = IR1 + IR2 + IR3 + … (same current through all)

So, Reff  R1  R2  R3  ...

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Resistors in Parallel

A I A
I1 I2 I3 I
R1 R2 R3 Reff
B I
B I

• Currents add: I = I1 + I2 + I3 + …
• But same voltage across each resistor..
• Therefore:

1 1 1 1
    ...
Reff R1 R2 R3

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Example:

R1 R3

11 V R2 R6
R4 R5

All resistors = 1 Ω
Compute:
a) I through R1
b) I through R4
c) Total power dissipated by resistors

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Solution:
a) Resistor network: b) ?

R1 =R2 =R3 =R4 =R5 =R6 = 1 Ω

1 3
 
1 1 4

1 3

3 11
Total, 1  1  4   
4
11 V
I   4A
11 
4
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Example:

• Find the effective resistance of a network of identical resistors:

R
A) 11/6 R
B) 6 R R R
C) 6/11 R
D) 1/6 R
R R R

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Quiz
Find the effective resistance of a network of identical resistors:

R
A) 11/6 R
B) 6 R
C) 6/11 R R R
D) 1/6 R

R R R
R
(6/11)R=0.54R
2R

1 1 1 1 11
   
Rtot R 2 R 3R 6 R
3R
6
Rtot  R  0.54 R
11 7

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