DIPLOMA IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

PRACTICAL 3 : SERIES PARALLEL CIRCUIT

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COURSE : ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGY

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PLO 5: Apply appropriate techniques, resources, and modern engineering and IT tools to
well-defined engineering problems, with an awareness of the limitations (DK6)
CLO 3: Organize appropriately experiments in groups according to the Standard Report
Operating Procedures
CLS 3c: Digital and numerical skills
A. Objective & procedure /5
B. Data /25
C. Calculation /15
D. Circuit Construction /20
E. Discussion /25
F. Conclusion /10
TOTAL MARKS /100
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Skills / Aspects SCORE
5 4 3 2 1
The objectives of
The objectives The objectives The objectives The objectives of
the practical task
of the practical of the practical of the practical the practical task
A. Objective are clear and
task are very task are very task are clear are clear but
followed the
and clear and clear and and fairly
standard
unfollowed the ( x1
procedure follows the followed the followed the standard = /5)
procedure but
standard standard standard procedure.
with a small
procedure procedure. procedure.
mistakes.
completely.

All data is Most data are Data is written Data is written Data is written
written clearly, written clearly, clearly but has but has some but has more ( x5
B. Data correct and correct and some mistake mistake and mistake and = /25)
organized organized but organized unorganized unorganized

Completely Moderately Know to Know to

Know to
know to know to calculate calculate
calculate
calculate calculate the resistance, the resistance
the resistance,
the resistance, the resistance, voltage and voltage and
voltage and ( x3
voltage and voltage and current with the current with the
C. Calculation current with the = /15)
current with the current with the correct formula correct formula
correct formula
correct formula correct formula and steps. and steps.
and detail steps.
and detail and detail steps. but has but has
steps. small mistake some mistake
.

D. Circuit All screenshot All screenshot Screenshot and Screenshot and Screenshot and
Construction– and link are and link are link are link are attached, link are attached,
Screenshot clearly attached, attached, but have a small but not
(last running attached, complete, complete and mistake completely ( x4
simulation) + complete, correct and correct attached. = /20)
Circuit correct and organized
Simulation organized
(Video Link)

Well written Written Moderately

Written
discussion by discussion by written
discussion by Written
using using discussion by
lack of using discussion which
E. Discussion observation observation and using
observation and not related to
( x5
and data to data to create observation and = /25)
data to create observation and
create well supported data to create
supported data
supported statement. supported
statement
statement. statement

Well written, Very clear Moderately clear

very clear written written Conclusions of Conclusions of ( x2
F. Conclusion conclusions of conclusions of conclusions of the practical task the practical task = /10)
the practical the practical the practical are vague are very vague
task task task

= %
100

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NO OF EXPERIMENT :3

TITLE : SERIES PARALLEL CIRCUIT

1.0 OBJECTIVES

1.1 Able to construct series parallel circuit using ThinkerCad online circuit simulation
1.2 Determine the voltage drop across the resistor using calculation and meter reading
method (ThinkerCad online circuit simulation)
1.3 Determine the current of the circuit using calculation and meter reading method
(ThinkerCad online circuit simulation)

2.0 INTRODUCTION

2.1 SERIES CIRCUIT

a. The total resistor in series circuit equals the sum of each resistor in the circuit added

together. This can be stated as, RT = R1 + R2 + R3 +……… + Rn

b. The current across each resistor is same with the total current or circuit current.

This can be stated as, IT = I1 = I2= I3= ……… = In

c. The total voltage is the sum of voltage drop across each resistor.

This can be stated as, VT = V1 + V2 + V3 +………Vn

Meanwhile, the voltage drop across each resistor can be calculated using Ohm’s Law as,

V1 = ITR1
V2 = ITR2
V3 = ITR3
Vn = ITRn

d. The voltage across each resistor can also be determine using the Voltage Divider Rule as
stated below:
V1 = (R1 / R1 + R2) x VT and V2 = (R2 / R1 + R2) x VT

2.2 PARALLEL CIRCUIT

a. The voltage across any parallel branch or component is the same for each branch in

parallel. This can be stated, Vs = V1 = V2 = V3 = ……… = Vn

d. The sum of the current into a junction equals the sum of the currents leaving the

junction. This can be stated, IT = I1 + I2+ I3 + ……… + In

e. Each time a resistor is added in parallel to a parallel circuit, the total current increase.
The total resistance of resistors in parallel is always smaller than the smallest resistor in
parallel. This can be stated,

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f. The current value for each branch using Current Divider Rule :

I1 = ( R2 / R1 + R2) x IT and I2 = ( R1 / R1 + R2) x IT

3.0 EQUIPMENT

3.1 Resistor

3.2 Breadboard

3.3 Multimeter

3.4 DC Power Supply

3.5 Wire/Cable

4.0 PROCEDURES

a) Construct the series parallel circuit as shown in Figure 1.

b) Check the wire connection to ensure all the equipment are connected properly.

c) Set the source voltage 10Vdc from DC Power Supply.

d) Use the calculation method to determine the value of voltage drop across resistor

R1 (VR1) and total current (IT).

e) Measure the value of voltage drop across resistor R1 (VR1) and total current (IT)

using multimeter. Fill in the Table 1.

g) Circuit diagram

R1
A

R3 R4
R2

Figure 1

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5.0 DATA

Resistance value,Ω Calculation Method Multimeter Reading

R1 R2 R3 R4 RT VR1 IT VR1 IT

1kΩ 2kΩ 2.2kΩ 10kΩ

Table 1

6.0 CALCULATION
7.0 CIRCUIT CONSTRUCTION
- Screenshot (last running simulation) + Circuit Simulation (Video Link)

8.0 DISCUSSION
9.0 CONCLUSION

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