Series and Parallel Circuit
Series and Parallel Circuit
TESTING
(BBJ 10305)
FPTV, UTHM
SERIES CIRCUIT
Resistors in series
Examples of series circuits
Example of series circuit
1. Current In A Series Circuit
2. Total resistance in series circuit
Series resistance formula
RT = R1 + R2 + R3+……….+ Rn
(a) A to B
(b) A to C
(c) B to C
(d) B to D
(e) C to D
PARALLEL CIRCUIT
Resistors In Parallel
Identifying Parallel Circuit
1. Voltage Drop In Parallel Circuits
Ans : 222Ω
Example
• Find the total current produced by the battery
Exercise
• Determine the current through each resistor in the parallel circuit of
Figure
Example
I1 = (R2 / R1 + R2) IT
I2 = (R1 / R1 + R2) IT
Example
Find I1 and I2
General Current-Divider Formula for Any
Number of Parallel Branches
Ix = (RT / Rx) IT
Example
• Determine the current through each resistor in the circuit below