University of Asia Pacifc

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Course No. : ECE 10 !C"E# $ ECE 0 !CEE#
Name of the Experiment: Verification of KCL
OBJECTIVE:
This experiment is intended to verify Kirchhoffs current law (KCL) with the help of parallel
circuits and hence derive its equivalent resistance both experimentally and analytically.
THEORY:
KCL states that the alebraic sum of the currents enterin any node equals the sum of the currents
leavin the node.
APPARATUS:
!ne "C #oltmeter ($ % &$$#)
'our "C (mmeter ($ % )()
Three lamp boards ( **$#%+$$, )
'our -.-T switches
!ne multimeter
PROCEDURE :
+. Connect three lamp boards alon with their own switches in parallel across the power supply
as shown in fiure+.
'i +
*. Turn one lamp !/ in each lampboard and measure #0 1!0 1+0 1*0 1&. Chane the number of
lamps !/ and ta2e five sets of readins.
&. #erify KCL. 'ind 3eq from the lamp ratin and considerin the number of lamps !/ in each
lamp board. Compare this with experimentally obtained value.
TABLE
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3
+
1
&
3
+
1
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3
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1
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3
S
4
S
2
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1
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1+
(mps
1*
(mps
1&
(mps
3o
!hms
3eq 4 #o 5 1
!hms
REPORT:
+. 1f lamp boards are used for the series circuit in expt.* 6 rheostats are used for the parallel
circuit in expt.& what could be the possible daner.
*. Comment on the obtained results and discrepancies (if any).