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    LCA lecture

    05

    Combination Circuits
    (Series-Parallel)
    Objectives
    • Determine the equivalent circuit resistance
    for a given combination circuit.
    • Determine the voltage drops in a
    combination circuit.
    • Determine the current values in a
    combination circuit.

    LCA 2
    Objectives
    • Determine the wattage values in a
    combination circuit.
    • Apply combination circuit theory to
    troubleshoot a combination circuit.

    LCA 3
    Reducing a Complex Circuit
    • Find equivalent resistance of a circuit
    • Used to solve series-parallel circuits and
    combination circuits
    • Reduce to simple series or parallel circuits

    LCA 4
    Reducing: Example One

    LCA 5
    Reducing: Example One (Cont.)

    LCA 6
    Reducing: Example One (Cont.)

    LCA 7
    Reducing: Example Two

    LCA 8
    Reducing: Example Two (Cont.)

    LCA 9
    Reducing: Example Two (Cont.)

    LCA 10
    Reducing to a Simple Parallel
    Circuit
    • Solve for total
    resistance

    LCA 11
    Review
    What is equivalent resistance of a circuit?

    Total resistance of a series-parallel


    circuit

    LCA 12
    Review
    What is a combination circuit?

    A series-parallel circuit, having a branch of a


    parallel circuit with resistors in series

    LCA 13
    Solving for Voltage and Current
    Values
    • Once a circuit has been reduced, voltage
    and current values found with Ohm’s law
    • Total values can be found first
    • The circuit can be separated to find all
    other values

    LCA 14
    Solving: Example One

    LCA 15
    Solving: Example One (Cont.)

    LCA 16
    Solving: Example One (Cont.)

    LCA 17
    Solving: Example Two

    LCA 18
    Solving: Example Two (Cont.)

    LCA 19
    Solving: Example Two (Cont.)

    LCA 20
    Power in a Combination Circuit
    • P = I2R or P = E × I
    • Total power in a
    combination circuit is
    equal to the sum of the
    individual wattages,
    regardless of whether
    they are connected
    with each other in
    series or parallel

    LCA 21
    Review
    Why must a combination circuit be
    reduced before solving for individual
    current and voltage values?

    Total values should be found before


    proceeding to individual values

    LCA 22
    Review
    What is the relationship between total
    power and individual wattages in a
    combination circuit?

    Total power equals the sum of individual


    wattages

    LCA 23
    Troubleshooting a Combination
    Circuit
    • Take voltage readings of individual components
    • Look for an open or a short circuit condition
    • Check against calculated expected values

    LCA 24
    Troubleshooting a Combination
    Circuit (Cont.)

    LCA 25
    Review
    How should an ohmmeter be connected
    when troubleshooting a series circuit?

    With one end of the resistor disconnected


    from the circuit

    LCA 26
    Review
    Why should you calculate expected values
    before using meters to troubleshoot a
    series-parallel circuit?

    Because with one parallel resistor open,


    there is still a path for the current, and the
    readings can be misleading

    LCA 27
    For Discussion
    • Discuss Kirchhoff’s two laws for electrical
    circuits.
    • Why does the resistance of a conductor
    decrease as its cross-sectional area
    increases?

    LCA 28

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