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PARALLEL CIRCUITS, CURRENT DIVIDER

OBJECTIVE:
 Correctly measure the currents and voltage of a Parallel DC circuit
 To examine basic parallel DC circuits with resistors
 To investigate current divider rule (CDR)
 To verify KCL
THEORY:

Kirchhoff’s current law

In a parallel circuit as per above figure, the voltage across parallel elements is the same. Therefore,

V1 = V2 = V3 = E

For the network of Figure above, the currents are related by Kirchhoff’s current law

Is = I1+I2+I3

and the current through each resistor is simply determined by Ohm’s law:

I1= E/R1, I2 = E/R2, I3 = E/R3

The current divider rule


Current Divider Rule (CDR) states that the current through one of two parallel branches is equal
to the resistance of the oilier branch divided by the sum of the resistances of the two parallel branches and
multiplied by the total current entering the two parallel branches. That is, for the networks of Fig. below.

EQUIPMENT:

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 DC power supply
 Resistors
 DMM
PROCEDURE– CURRENT DIVIDERS
1. Check out a DMM

2. Construct the circuit shown in Figure 5-1

3. Make the Measurements and Calculations needed to complete Table and Table 5.2
 Calculate the currents and resistances using the ACTUAL measured values for V, I, and
R.
 Calculate the Δ% for the measured value as compared to the calculated from theory for
an arbitrary quantity, Q, as

Qcalc −Qmeas
∆ %Q=
Qmeas

NOTE
The Ammeter MUST be connected in series with NO potential across it; i.e., do NOT
connect the ammeter ACROSS Vs or any R.

Figure 5-1
Current Divider. Vs = 9.00 Vdc. R1 = 1.4-2.5 kΩ. R2 = 3.0-4.8 kΩ.

RAW DATA AND CALCULATIONS:

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Actual Values
Vs =
R1 =
R2 =

I meas−I calc
∆ %= × 100
I calc

Value Determination IT I1 I2
Calculated
Measured
%
Table 5.1 – Current Divider V/I Measurements and Calculations

Rmeas −Rcalc
∆ %= ×100
R calc

Value Determination RT R1 R2
Calc by V/Imeas
DMM Measured
%

Table 5.2 – Current Divider Resistance Calculations

LEARNING OUTCOMES:
At the end of this lab students will be able to
 Identify a resistive current divider and apply the current division formula to analyze
DC circuits
 apply Kirchhoff's current laws to parallel resistive circuit
QUESTIONS
1. How to find the Equivalent resistance in parallel circuit?
2. What is CDR?
3. Why CDR gives current only up to two branches?
4. Is KCL satisfied in Table 5.1 and Table 5.3?
5. If a fourth resistor of 10 kΩ was added next to R3 in Figure 5-2, how would this alter the currents
in each branch? Show work.

Department of Electrical Engineering Technology, PTUT, Lahore

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