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Kirchoffs Current Law & Voltage Law
Kirchoffs Current Law & Voltage Law
Ij = 0
j =1
5
V
=
= 5 mA
R1 1000
V
5
=
= 1 mA
R2 5000
V j = 0
j =1
Vs
R1
Then
V I1R1 I1R2 = V I1 ( R1 + R2 ) = 0
Thus
I1 =
5
V
=
= 1 mA
R1 + R2 2000 + 3000
I1 =
V
R1 + R 2
Thus V1
V1 = I1R1 =
5(2000)
VR1
=
= 2V
R1 + R2 2000 + 3000
5(3000)
VR2
=
= 3V
R1 + R2 2000 + 3000
Rtotal = R j
j =1
Thus total is
Rtotal = R1 + R2 + R3 = 1000 + 2000 + 3000 = 6 K
Resistors in Parallel
Resistors in parallel:
Inverse of the total equals the sum of the inverses
1
Rtotal
1
j =1 R j
N
N
V
V
=
= Ij =
Rtotal j =1
j =1 R j
Gtotal = G j
j =1
1
Rtotal
1
1
1
3000
=
+
=
1000 2000 2000000
j =1 R j
Rtotal = 666
1
Rtotal
1
1
1
2
=
+
=
K or K Rtotal = 500
1000 1000 1000
j =1 R j
R
N