Practice 3: Kirchhoff's Current Law.

Objectives:
 The student will apply the laws of Kirchhoff current in electrical circuit
analysis
of C.D.
 After the measurements will be able to calculate and compare
results.

Team:

1 digital multimeter.
6 Tips banana-crocodile.
2 Sources of variable voltage C.D.

Material:

1 Tablet breadboard connection.

1 Resistor 330, ½ Watt.
Resistor 470 1 ½ Watt.
Resistor 560 1 ½ Watt.
Wire connection to breadboard.

Theoretical introduction:

This law is also called the law of nodes or KCL and is common to use the acronym LCK to
refer to this law. The Kirchhoff current law says that:
In any node, the sum of the current entering that node is equal to the sum of the current
sale. Similarly, the algebraic sum of all flows passing through the node is equal to zero.
Practice Development.

1 .- Assemble the circuit in Figure 1. (Note: The source of 5 V can use the voltage source
fixed)
 Simulations.

U1
+ - U1
+ -
-0.956 V
4.956 V

DC 10MW
DC 10MW

2 R1 1 R3 3 R1 1 R3

470Ω 560Ω 2 470Ω 560Ω 3

V1 V2 V1 V2
9V R2 5V 9V R2 5V
330Ω 330Ω

0 0

U2 U2
+ - + -
3
0.011 A -1.708m A
2 R1 R3
2 R1 R3 DC 1e-009W
DC 1e-009W
470Ω 560Ω 3
1 470Ω 560Ω
4 1
4
V1 V2 V1 V2
9V R2 5V 9V R2 5V
330Ω 330Ω

0 0
 Calculous.

LKV:

m1: -V1 + VR1+VR2 = 0 , VR1 + VR2 = V1, VR1 + VR2 = 9V

m2: -V2+VR3+VR2 = 0 , VR3 + VR2 = V2, VR2 + VR3 = 5V

LKC:

A: -IV1 + IR1 = 0,
IR1 = IV1

B: -IR1 - IR3 + IR2 = 0,

IR2 - IR3 = IR1

C: -IV2 + IR3 = 0,
IR3 = IV2

m1: IR1 (470 Ω) + IR2 (330 Ω) = 9V ,

IR1 = 9V - IR2 (330 Ω) / 470 Ω ,
330+470 = 800 Ω +330 Ω IR3 = 9V,
9V - 330Ω / 800 Ω = - 0.4012 A

m2: IR3 (560 Ω) + IR2 (330 Ω) = 5V,

IR2 + 560 Ω / 330 Ω, IR2 = (5V / 330 Ω) - (560 Ω / 330 Ω) ,
560 Ω + 330 Ω + 330 Ω IR1 = 5V,
IR3 (890 Ω + 330 Ω IR1) = 5V,
IR3 (890 Ω + 330 Ω) (9V - 330 Ω IR3 / 800 Ω ) = 5V,
IR3 (890 Ω - 136.125) + 3.712 = 5V,
IR3 = (1.2875 / 753.875) , IR3 = 0.0017078 A = 1.7078 mA
IR2( 330 Ω) + 1.7078 mA (560 Ω) = 5V
IR2= 956.368/330 Ω = 2.89 mA
2 .- Regency Assign arbitrary direction to the currents in each branch circuit.

3 .- Apply the equation of voltages in both meshes and the equation of currents in the
node "B".

4 .- Solve the system and determine the correct direction of each current and each
voltages on resistors with the correct polarity. (NOTE: These calculations should bring the
student
to enter the lab).

5 .- In Ammeter make measurements of the three branch currents and record in Table 1.

6 .- In Voltmeter make measurements of the voltages on resistors and record in Table 1.

7 .- With the support of a software simulation of electrical circuits to obtain the current
values and
voltage of all resistance and note in Table 1.
II.8 .- Perform power calculations for each of the resistors and record in Table 2.

9 .- With the data in Table 1 make a graphic comparison between the measured values
calculated and simulated.
Questionnaire.

1. Write to her words Kirchhoff current law.

The sum of the currents passing through a node are zero, so the current amount of current flowing
is equal to evacuate.

2. Define Kirchhoff's law mathematically.

3. Define what is a node in an electrical circuit.

Common terminals of two or more elements connected to each.

4. Was there much difference between the measured, calculated and simulated? Why?

There was little difference in the measured values with those calculated and simulated as
can the measurement instruments are damaged or their accuracy in measuring but the
results did not very much.

Conclusions.

Ised practice is satisfactory, except that the simulated and calculated load with the
measured varied but we believe it is for the accuracy of the instruments of measurement or
tolerance of resistance as well as cables that can also be in poor condition but because in
this handling a range of error and in this case was minimal as shown by the tables.
Kirchhoff's law is corroborated in this practice since they gave us similar to the
measurements and simulations.