ENGT5101

Lecture 1

Terminology:

Current, voltage, resistance. Amps, Volts, Ohms.

Power. Watts.

Preferred value, tolerance, dissipation. (In relation to resistors).

Series, parallel.

Potential/voltage divider

Calculation:

Current, voltage and resistance by use of Ohms Law:

V=IxR

Power from voltage and current:

P=VxI

Equivalent resistance of series and parallel combinations of resistors:

Series:

Rtotal = R1 + R2 + R3 + ...........

Parallel:

1/Rtotal = 1/R1 + 1/R2 + 1/R3 + ...........

Potential divider output voltage:

Vout = Vin x (R2/(R1 + R2))

Real components:

Materials used

Typical tolerance values

Maximum dissipation v physical size

Inductive nature of wire-wound construction

Potentiometer