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FACULTY
Title: EXP04_DC OF ENGINEERING
CIRCUIT TECHNOLOGY
WITH RESISTIVE LOAD Effective Date

MAEE1
(MAKMAL ASAS ELEKTRIK & ELEKTRONIK 1)
WORKING INSTRUCTION AND REPORT
Course Code &
Name / BNJ 10903 ( ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY )  
Kod & Nama Kursus
Code & Title of
Experiment/ Kod & EXP04_DC CIRCUIT WITH RESISTIVE LOAD  
Tajuk Ujikaji
Date of Experiment/
05-04-2018
Tarikh Ujikaji
Programme/Program ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY
Group/ Kumpulan 02
1. MUHAMMAD AINUL AZAM BIN ZAKARIA
   
AN170263
2. AHMAD HAFIZ ASYRAF BIN ROSLI
   
CN170110
3. MOHAMMAD NAZRUL EMRAN BIN SARIFUDDIN
CN170046
4. MOHAMMAD FAIZUL BIN ROZALI AN170180
Instructors Name /
1. DR.NOR SHAHIDAH  
Nama Instruktor
Assessment Criteria Marks Total
Psychomotor Lab Execution [ / 5 ] x 30%
(70%) Lab report [ / 100] x 40%
Teamwork [ / 5 ] x 10%
Affective
Discipline [ / 5 ] x 10%
(30%)
Ethics [ / 5 ] x 10%
Grand Total (100%)
Result (30%)/ Keputusan(30%) %
Data Analysis and Discussion (30%)/
Report Assessment / Penilaian Analisis Data dan Perbincangan(30%) %
Laporan Question (30%)/ Soalan(30%) %
Conclusion (10%) / Kesimpulan(10%) %
TOTAL / JUMLAH /100%
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1. INTRODUCTION / THEORY

1.1. Series Circuit

Series circuits are sometimes called current-coupled or daisy chain-coupled. The current in a
series circuit goes through every component in the circuit. Therefore, all of the components
in a series connection carry the same current. There is only one path in a series circuit in
which the current can flow.

In a series circuit the current is the same for all elements

The total resistance of resistors in series is equal to the sum of their individual resistances:

1.2. Parallel Circuit

If two or more components are connected in parallel they have the same potential difference
(voltage) across their ends. The potential differences across the components are the same in
magnitude, and they also have identical polarities. The same voltage is applicable to all circuit
components connected in parallel. The total current is the sum of the currents through the
individual components, in accordance with Kirchhoff’s current law.

In a parallel circuit the voltage is the same for all elements.

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To find the total resistance of all components, add the reciprocals of the resistances   of
each component and take the reciprocal of the sum.

The current in each individual resistor is found by Ohm's law.

2. EQUIPMENT

2.1. DC Power Supply
2.2. Multimeter
2.3. Milliammeter (100mA)
2.4. Breadboard and jumper wires
2.5. Resistor: 1k, 2.2k 4.7k, 39k

3. PROCEDURES

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

i. Wire always from the load toward the source, not vice-versa.
ii. While ammeters must be hardwired into the circuit, it is usually better to add voltmeters
last, on top of the existing functional circuit so to speak. (This makes it easy to change a
voltmeter connection or to remove it temporarily for a resistance check or some other
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use.)
iii. Make sure that an ammeter is always placed in series with a circuit element through which
you want to measure the current.
iv. Also, make sure that a voltmeter is always placed in parallel with the terminals across
which you want to measure the voltage.
v. When the instructor has approved your connections, connect the source with an initial
output voltage of 0 volts. Slowly, increase the output voltage of the power supply from 0V
to required value.
vi. In order to measure the value for current, initially made sure to put at large range and
reduce it to the lower range to avoid the fuse from blow.

4.1 TASK 1: RESISTIVE CIRCUIT IN SERIES

3.1.1. Construct the circuit as shown in Figure 1.

3.1.2. Supply DC voltage, Vs 12V from power supply to the circuit. Refer to safety precautions
to connect the DC power supply.
3.1.3. Measure the value of current, I and the voltage, V across each resistor, R. Refer to
safety precautions on how to measure voltage and current using multimeter.
3.1.4. Record your reading in Table 1 (under section Result).

Figure 1: Series connection

4.2 TASK 2: RESISTIVE CIRCUIT IN PARALLEL

4.2.1 Construct the circuit as shown in Figure 2.

4.2.2 Supply DC voltage, Vs 12V from power supply to the circuit. Refer to safety
precautions to connect the DC power supply.
4.2.3 Measure the value of current, I and the voltage, V across each resistor, R. Refer to
safety precautions on how to measure voltage and current using multimeter.
4.2.4 Record your reading in Table 2 (under section Result).
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Figure 2: Parallel Connection

4.3 TASK 3: RESISTIVE CIRCUIT IN SERIES PARALLEL

4.3.1 Construct the circuit as shown in Figure 3.

4.3.2 Supply DC voltage, Vs 12V from power supply to the circuit. Refer to safety
precautions to connect the DC power supply.
4.3.3 Measure the value of current, I and the voltage, V across each resistor, R. Refer to
safety precautions on how to measure voltage and current using multimeter.
4.3.4 Record your reading in Table 3 (under section Result).
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Figure 3: Series Parallel Connection

5. RESULTS

5.1 TASK 1: RESISTIVE CIRCUIT IN SERIES

1. Table 1 (10M)

Measured Value Calculated Value

R (Ω) I (mA) VR (V) I (mA) VR (V)
2.2k
4.7k
39k

RT(measured) (Ω) = ………………………………… RT(calculated) (Ω) = …………………………………

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5.2 TASK 2: RESISTIVE CIRCUIT IN PARALLEL

1. Table 2 (10M)

Measured Value Calculated Value

R (Ω) I (mA) VR (V) I (mA) VR (V)
1k
2.2k
4.7k
39k

RT(measured) (Ω) = ………………………………… RT(calculated) (Ω) = …………………………………

5.3 TASK 3: RESISTIVE CIRCUIT IN SERIES PARALLEL

1. Table 3 (10M)

Measured Value Calculated Value

R (Ω) I (mA) VR (V) I (mA) VR (V)
1k
2.2k
4.7k
39k

RT(measured) (Ω) = ………………………………… RT(calculated) (Ω) = …………………………………

6. DATA ANALYSIS & DISCUSSION

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a) Show the calculation for each task (10M)

b) Compare the calculate and measured value. Do explain the different between both value (5M)
c) Discuss each task (10M)
d) If facing problem, how to troubleshoot?? (5M)

7. QUESTIONS
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7.1. Calculate the individual branch currents and total current drawn from the power supply for
the following set of resistors connected together in a parallel combination. (10M)

7.2. Find the total resistance, RT of the following resistors (5M)

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7.3. Calculate the voltage drops across X and Y. (15M)

a) Without RL connected

b) With RL connected

8. CONCLUSION (10M)
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