Palestine Polytechnic University

College of Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Applications in Circuits and Electronics lab

Ohm's Law and Power in DC Circuits

Monther-alsharif

October 5.2020
Summary:
Ohm's law states that the current through a conductor between
two points is directly proportional to the voltage across the two
points. Introducing the constant of proportionality, the resistance,
Ohm's Law is a formula used to calculate the relationship
between voltage, current and resistance in an electrical circuit.
To students of electronics, Ohm's Law (E = IR) is as
fundamentally important as Einstein's Relativity equation (E =
mc²) is to physicists.
E=IxR
When spelled out, it means voltage = current x resistance,
or volts = amps x ohms, or V = A x Ω.

Review the components of a circuit and their symbols such as

battery, resistor, and switch. Analyze how the power of a resistor
is related to the current and electric potential difference across the
resistor.
Power: The rate at which energy is transferred from a resistor is
equal to the product of the electric potential difference across the
resistor and the current through the resistor. Scalar quantity with
units of Watts .
P=IΔV P is power,  I is current, and \ ΔV is electric potential
difference
Objective :

To verify Ohm’s law

using the voltmeter-
ammeter method of
measuring electrical
resistance to
determine the current and
voltage characteris)cs of
conductors and calcula)ng
their resistance
To verify Ohm’s law
using the voltmeter-
ammeter method of
measuring electrical
resistance to
determine the current and
voltage characteris)cs of
conductors and calcula)ng
their resistance
in experiment number 5: verify Ohm’s law using
the voltmeter-ammeter method of measuring
electrical resistance to determine the current and
voltage characteristics of conductors and calculate
their resistance

in experiment number 6: The purpose of this

experiment was to find the power in a resistor using three
power equations, indirectly measure the power in a
variable resistor at various settings of resistance.
The power dissipated was to be plotted as a function of
resistance for the same variable resistorat the same
settings

To verify Ohm’s law

using the voltmeter-
ammeter method of
measuring electrical
resistance to
determine the current and
voltage characteris)cs of
conductors and calcula)ng
their resistance
To verify Ohm’s law
using the voltmeter-
ammeter method of
measuring electrical
resistance to
determine the current and
voltage characteris)cs of
conductors and calcula)ng
their resistance
Methods :
in experiment number 5 we needed 3 resistors, and
Measure three resistors,

we connect this circuit and change the value of

voltage and recorded the value of current
in experiment number 6 connect the potentiometer such
as in circuit shown, and measure the voltage difference in
R1 and R2 and calculate the power in R2.

Result:

componant Listed value Measured value

R1 1000 Ω 998 Ω
R2 4.69 k Ω 4.69 k Ω
R3 2.172 k Ω 2.172 kΩ

R1:
 Vs = 2v 4v 6v 8v 10 v
Is =(mA) 0.4 0.9 1.3 1.7 2.1

R2:

Vs = 2v 4v 6v 8v 10 v
Is =(mA) 2 4 6 8 10
R 3:

Vs = 2v 4v 6v 8v 10 v
Is =(mA) 9 1.9 2.7 3.7 4.6

Variable R2 V1 V2 Pwer in R2
v2
(KΩ) (v) (v) P2 = R2
(mw)
0.5 10.24 1.56 4.8
1 7.89 4.08 16.001
2 6.88 5.1 13.001
3 5.68 6.3 13.23
4 4.7 7.12 12.67
5 4.23 7.8 12.16
7.5 3.2 8.7 10.092
10 2.55 9.62 9.254
Discussion :
To measure the average resistance in the wire keeping
length constant, we used the formula R = V/I (taking the
formula V = IR
We can calculate the power dissipated by each resistor if we
know either the voltage or the current associated with each
resistor. In a series circuit, it is simpler to find the common
current, while in a parallel circuit it is easier to solve for the
total current or the common voltage.

Conclusion

Ohm's Law deals with the relationship between

voltage and current in an ideal conductor. This
relationship states that: The potential difference
(voltage) across an ideal conductor is proportional to
the current through it. The constant of proportionality
is called the "resistance", R
Power is related to current, voltage, and
resistance through the

equations 

Reference:

https://dam-assets.fluke.com

https://en.wikipedia.org/

https://www.khanacademy.org/

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