PART B: Measure Voltage and Current in Circuit Objectives
PART B: Measure Voltage and Current in Circuit Objectives
PART B: Measure Voltage and Current in Circuit Objectives
Objectives
1) Use the analog multimeter to measure the resistance, voltage and current.
2) To determine the right way to connect the multimeter in the circuit.
3) To determine the effect of tolerance level to the current flow and voltage in the
circuit.
4) To determine the minimum voltage for the LED to light up.
List of components
1) LED
2) Multimeter
3) 200 ohm Resistor
4) Connecting wires
Results
Stimulated circuit
Voltage supplied (V) Current reading (A) Voltage drop at Voltage drop at DC
resistor (V) load
1.0 0 0 1.00
1.5 0 1.77 x 10^-3 1.60
2.0 0.906 0.181 1.82
2.5 3.52 0.703 1.90
3.0 5.35 1.070 1.93
3.5 8.18 1.638 1.96
4.0 10.10 2.008 1.99
4.5 12.90 2.588 2.01
5.0 14.78 2.965 2.03
Actual Circuit
Voltage supplied (V) Current reading (mA) Voltage drop at Voltage drop at DC
resistor (V) load
1.0 0 0 1.101
1.5 0 16.60 x 10^-3 1.685
2.0 0.887 0.259 1.805
2.5 3.040 0.780 1.872
3.0 5.087 1.157 1.903
3.5 8.070 1.677 1.943
4.0 9.780 2.081 1.967
4.5 11.870 2.617 1.990
5.0 14.207 2.960 2.006
Graph of diode foward voltage vs current for stimulated circuit
80.000
70.000
Diode Foward Voltage
60.000
50.000
40.000
30.000
20.000
10.000
0.000
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Current
0.060
0.050
0.040
0.030
0.020
0.010
0.000
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Conclusion
In conclusion, the result obtained from the actual circuit slightly differs from the
stimulated circuit. This happen because the resistor used in this lab has a tolerance level of
5%, while the resistor used in the stimulation software is an ideal resistor. Besides that, the
ammeter must be connected in series, while the voltmeter must be connected in parallel with
the load.