LABORATORY REPORT ON Lab 3 Series and Parallel Circuits Conducted On February 21, 2011 Submitted By: James Jones, Terrance Tutt, Jasmine Smith, Christen Roberts On February 28,2011 To Dr. C. L. Tolliver
Introduction
Purpose: To calculate total resistance for elements in series and parallel. To calculate total power supplied and the total power dissipated. To introduce fundamental laws to apply to the analysis of DC series/parallel circuits.
Scope: The aim of this lab is to prepare the student for more in depth tasks ands projects by introduction to basic laws, building and equipment.
Apparatus: Mulitmeter, DC Power Supply, resistors: 220, 560, 1k, 1.8k
Procedure: A) Build the Circuit in Figure 1 1. Acquire resistors and equipment.
220 Ohm Resistor 560 Ohm Resistor 10V
1000 Ohm Resistor
1800 Ohm Resistor
B) Measure the voltage of each resistor 1. Use the measured values of the resistors to calculate total equivalent resistance.
Measured resistor values Measured resistor values 220- .2 k 560- .554 k 1800- 1.76 k 1000- .976 k
R T = 1055.714
C) Calculate the currents indicated in Figure 2 1. Use KCL, Ohms Law, and Current Divsion 2. Draw on figure 2 the direction of the current flow and indicate the voltage.
220 Ohm Resistor 560 Ohm Resistor 10V + + I 2 I T I 1
1000 Ohm Resistor
1800 Ohm Resistor
Calculated current values I T 9.47 mA I 1 4.33 mA I 2 5.14 mA
D) Verify DC series/parallel circuit analysis 1. Use the DMM to measure currents IT, I1, and I2 2. Predict the voltage drop across each resistor 3. Use DMM to measure the voltage drop across each resistor
Measured current values I T 9.5 mA I 1 5.0 mA I 2 5.1 mA
Predicted voltage values Measured voltage values V 220- 2.09 V 2.8 V V 560- 2.85 V 2.8 V V 1000- 5.0 V 5.02 V V 1800- 7.8 V 7.8 V
E) Voltage Division Rule 1. Use voltage division to mesure V1000-Ohm
V 1000- = 5V
F) Compute the real power 1. Use your measured current, voltage, and resistor values to find the power supplied by the DC power source and the total power dissipated by the 220-Ohm, 560-Ohm, 1000-Ohm, and 1800-Ohm resistors.
Power (watts) DC Power Supply .095 W 220- resistor .037 W 1800- resistor .044 W 560- resistor .014 W 1000- resistor .025 W
Power in = Power out .095 W = .12 W
G) Complete Reports and data tables
Discussion In this experiment we used several laws and rules to analyze a DC circuit in series and in parallel. We had to start off by building the circuit shown in Figure 1 correctly. We used an 1800-Ohm resistor because there was not a 1500-Ohm resistor available. We then measured the voltage across each resistor. By using these measured values, we were able to find the total resistance of the circuit which was 1055.714-Ohms. Our next task was to find the currents of the circuit. We did this by applying KCL, Ohms law, and current division rule. We verified our current results by measuring them again using DMM. We also used DMM to measure the voltage drop across each of the resistors. After finding the various voltage drop values, we used voltage division to verify our measured voltage drop across the 1000-Ohm. Our final step was to compute the power supplied and the power dissipated in the circuit. We first calculated the power across each individual resistor to obtain our final answers. The power supplied turned out to be 0.095 W and the power dissipated was 0.12 W.
Results Our measurements for finding the total resistance were 1055.714-Ohms. Our measured results for total power supplied and the total power dissipated were .095 W and .12 W.
Conclusion In this lab we learned to use a number of fundamental electrical laws and rules to measure various components in series and in parallel. We now have a better understanding of how to apply these fundamentals to any circuits that we may have to build in future labs.
References N/A
Appendix Description of procedure and apparatus: The DC Power Supply was used for measurement of current voltage and resistance.