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Chapter 3: Simple Resistive Circuits: 3.1 Resistors in Series

The document summarizes key concepts about simple resistive circuits, including: - Resistors in series carry the same current and their total resistance is the sum of individual resistances. Resistors in parallel carry the same voltage and their total resistance is lower than the lowest individual resistance. - Voltage dividers and current dividers are circuit analysis tools used to determine the voltage across or current through a single resistor from a network of series or parallel resistors. - Meters must be placed in series to measure current and in parallel to measure voltage. Resistance can be measured using a Wheatstone bridge circuit. Delta and wye resistor networks can be converted between using formulas involving the individual resistances.

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Chapter 3: Simple Resistive Circuits: 3.1 Resistors in Series

The document summarizes key concepts about simple resistive circuits, including: - Resistors in series carry the same current and their total resistance is the sum of individual resistances. Resistors in parallel carry the same voltage and their total resistance is lower than the lowest individual resistance. - Voltage dividers and current dividers are circuit analysis tools used to determine the voltage across or current through a single resistor from a network of series or parallel resistors. - Meters must be placed in series to measure current and in parallel to measure voltage. Resistance can be measured using a Wheatstone bridge circuit. Delta and wye resistor networks can be converted between using formulas involving the individual resistances.

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Chapter 3: Simple Resistive Circuits

3.1 Resistors in Series


 Just Two elements connected at a single node are
said to be in series.
 Series elements carry the same current

From the KCL

From the KVL

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General equation for series resistance

Note: The equivalent series resistance is always larger than the largest resistor in the series.

3.2 Resistors in Parallel


 Two elements connected at a single node pair are
said to be in parallel.
 Parallel elements carry the same voltage across
their terminals

From the KCL

From Ohm’s Law

Substituting and combining

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Chapter 3: Simple Resistive Circuits
General equation for parallel resistance

Note: The equivalent parallel resistance is always smaller than the smallest resistor in the parallel
connection.

Conductance equation for parallel resistance

Two resistors in parallel

Review Example Problem 3.1 and Assessment Problem 3.1

3.3 The Voltage-Divider and Current-Divider Circuits


The Voltage-divider circuit

KVL

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Note: to achieve the desired value for a voltage an infinite number of combinations of resistances exist thus
other factors or design criteria will need to be used to determine the values.

Analyzing a circuit with a load

Load: one or more circuit elements that draw power from the circuit
“Load resistance” is in parallel with R2

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Review Example 3.2

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Chapter 3: Simple Resistive Circuits

The Current-divider circuit

KCL

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Review Examples 3.2 & 3.3 and Assessment Problems 3.2 & 3.3

3.4 Voltage Division and Current Division


Voltage division: circuit analysis tool used to find the voltage drop across a single resistance from a
collection of series resistances.

Voltage division equation

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Current division: circuit analysis tool used to find the


current through a single resistance from a collection of
parallel-connected resistances.

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Review Example 3.4 and Assessment Problem 3.4

3.5 Measuring Voltage and Current


Ammeter: instrument designed to measure current; must be placed in sereies with element to be measured

Voltmeter: instrument designed to measure voltage; must be in parallel with element to be measured

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Chapter 3: Simple Resistive Circuits
Digital meter: measures the continuous voltage or current signals at discrete points in time, the sample time

Analog meter: based on the d’Arsonval meter movement that implements a readout mechanism

Review Examples 3.5 & 3.6 and Assessment Problems 3.5 & 3.6

3.6 Measuring Resistance - The Wheatstone Bridge


The variable resistor R3 is varied to determine the value of
the unknown Rx

Review Assessment Problem 3.7

3.7 Delta-to-Wye (Pi to Tee) Equivalent Circuits

Delta Pi Wye Tee

A useful technique for circuit analysis is the ability to convert between delta and wye connected circuits. For
this to be applicable the resistance between given nodes (i.e. a & b) must be the same for both circuits.
Using the simplification tools for series and parallel resistance combinations a comparison can be made:

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Chapter 3: Simple Resistive Circuits
For the delta connection Rab is the combination of Ra in
series with Rb then the combination in parallel with Rc.

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Solving for the Delta to Wye (Δ-to-Υ) conversion:

Solving for the Wye to Delta (Υ-to-Δ) conversion:

Review Example 3.7 and Assessment Problem 3.8

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