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    EXPERIMENT REPORT 4-Verifying Current Divider Rule

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    This experiment report describes an experiment conducted to verify the voltage and current divider rules through practical circuit testing. Two circuits were constructed using resistors and a DC power supply. The voltage and currents in each circuit were measured and calculated theoretically using the divider rules formulas. The experimental and theoretical values matched closely with small percentage errors, confirming that the voltage and current divider rules hold true in practical circuit applications as predicted by theory.

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    This experiment report describes an experiment conducted to verify the voltage and current divider rules through practical circuit testing. Two circuits were constructed using resistors and a DC power supply. The voltage and currents in each circuit were measured and calculated theoretically using the divider rules formulas. The experimental and theoretical values matched closely with small percentage errors, confirming that the voltage and current divider rules hold true in practical circuit applications as predicted by theory.

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    EXPERIMENT REPORT 4: VERIFYING VOLTAGE AND CURRENT DIVIDER RULE

    GET 201- Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering 1


    Oluwamurewa Atunwa
    Mechanical Engineering
    24th November 2022
    Introduction
    The voltage and current divider rules are important theorems in analyzing electric circuits. The
    current divider rule is defined as the product of the ratio of the total resistance to individual
    resistance multiplied and the total current flowing through the circuit. (Current Divider Circuits
    and the Current Divider Formula | Divider Circuits And Kirchhoff’s Laws | Electronics
    Textbook, n.d.). It is represented by the formula In = Itotal (Rtotal/Rn), where Rn is the individual
    resistance.
    The voltage divider rule is defined as the product of the ratio of the individual resistance to the
    total resistance and the total voltage flowing across the circuit. It is represented by the formula E n
    = Etotal (Rn /Rtotal/), where Rn is the individual resistance.
    Their importance cannot be overemphasized and for that reason, it is best to understand the
    theory not only through workings but also through experimentation. This experiment aims to
    verify the voltage and current divider rules.
    Materials and Methods
    The experiment utilized a DC power supply, a circuit board, jumper cables, a digital multimeter
    and carbon resistors R2 R3 R4, and R6. The resistance values of the resistors were then measured
    using the colour code system and the digital multimeter and were recorded in Table 1.
    The circuits (a) and (b) below were used to verify the current and voltage divider rules.

    Circuit (a) was first connected and the supplied voltage was adjusted to 10V. Using the digital
    multimeter, the unknown voltages, unknown currents and equivalent resistance were found and
    recorded in Table 2.1 and Table 2.2. The unknown values were also calculated using the current
    and voltage divider rules to accomplish the aim of the experiment.
    Circuit (b) was then connected and all procedures conducted for circuit a were repeated and
    recorded in Tables 3.1 and 3.2.
    Results
    Table 1
    Resistors R2 R3 R4 R6
    Nominal value (Ohm) 6.80×104 4.70×102 2.70×103 1.0×103
    Ohmmeter reading 6.77×104 4.72×102 2.69×103 1.0×103

    Table 2.1: Circuit (a) current


    Unknown I1 I2 I3 I4 I5 I6
    Theory 2.14x10-2 1.46 x10-4 2.13x10-2 3.93 x10-5 2.13x10-2 1.06x10-4
    Experiment 2.14x10-2 1.46 x10-4 2.13x10-2 3.97 x10-5 2.13x10-2 1.062x10-4
    Percentage error 0 0 0 -0.911 0 0.347

    Table 2.2: Circuit (a) voltage


    Unknown V2 V3 V4 V5 V6 Req
    Theory 9.894 10 0.106 0 0.106 466.81
    Experiment 9.894 10 0.107 0 0.107 466.81
    Percentage error 0 0 -0.9434 0 -0.9434 0

    Table 3.1: Circuit (b) current


    Unknown I1 I2 I3 I4 I5 I6
    Theory 2.48x10-3 1.11 x 10-4 2.37x10-3 2.37x10-3 0 2.48x10-3
    Experiment 2.492x10- 1.13 x 10-4 2.38x10-3 2.38x10-3 0 2.49x10-3
    3

    Percentage error -0.298 -2.187 -0.210 -0.210 0 -0.298

    Table 3.2: Circuit (b) voltage


    Unknown V2 V3 V4 V5 V6 Req
    Theory 7.521 1.115 1.115 3.597 2.482 4028.85
    Experiment 7.685 1.117 1.117 3.626 2.509 4016.88
    Percentage error -2.181 -0.179 -0.179 -0.806 -1.088 0.297

    Req = Equivalent resistance


    Discussion
    Through the results gotten it can be confirmed that the voltage and current divider rule work in
    theory and experimentally as well. Although there are discrepancies in values caused by I2R
    losses or a fault in the digital multimeter.
    Questions
    1. R4 and R6 are in parallel
    2. R3 and R4 are in parallel
    3. V5 and V6 are in parallel
    4. It is not applicable
    5. Yes, it is applicable
    6. The combination of R4 and R6 is in series with R2
    Conclusion
    The current and voltage divider theorems are fundamental in analyzing of different electric
    circuits and networks. They form the bases for other laws and theorems in electrical engineering
    practice and should never be forgotten.
    References
    Current Divider Circuits and the Current Divider Formula | Divider Circuits And Kirchhoff’s

    Laws | Electronics Textbook. (n.d.). Retrieved 26 November 2022, from

    https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/textbook/direct-current/chpt-6/current-divider-circuits/

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