Potentiometer

•Is used to measure unknown emf with

compare to standard emf source.
•Basically a potentiometer uses balance
or null condition
•Standard cell or any reference voltage
source.
 Uses
• In the field of the electrical measurements , a
potentiometer is most widely used as
standard for the calibration of the voltmeters
,ammeters and wattcmeters .The modern
potentiometers are available with high
precision and wide range because of the
availability of vey precise accurate standard
e.m.f in the form of standard cell.
Principle of potentiometer
Alternative method of balancing e.m.f
Basic Slide wire potentiometer
Example 01
 Simplified
diagram Duo
range of
potentiometer
Circuit for x 1 range
Circuit for x 0.1 range
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