FAKULTI TEKNOLOGI

KEJURUTERAAN MEKANIKAL DAN

PEMBUATAN UNIVERSITI TEKNIKAL
MALAYSIA MELAKA

PRINCIPLE OF ELECTRIC & ELECTRONICS

BMMA 1313 REV :01

LAB 1: Ohm’s
LABLaw, seriesAND
2: SERIES and parallel
PARALLEL Circuit (HARDWARE)
CIRCUITS
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NAMES OF GROUP
MEMBERS & 2.
MATRIX NUMBER
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COURSE

NAME OF INSTRUCTOR 1.

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EXAMINER’S COMMENT VERIFICATION STAMP

TOTAL MARKS :
REV NO DESCRIPTION DATE OF REVISION
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1.0 LEARNING OUTCOMES

In the end of the experiment, student should be able to:-

• Assemble DC circuit consisting of a voltage source and several resistors.
• Measure current in DC circuit and verify Ohm’s law by direct measurement.
• To measure the values of voltage and current in a series circuit and verify voltage divider by
direct measurement.
• To measure the values of voltage and current in a parallel circuit and verify current divider
by direct measurement.

2.0 EQUIPMENT

Equipment/Instruments:
1) Multimeter – 1 unit
2) Breadboard – 1 unit
3) DC power supply – 1

unit Components:

1) Resistor 10kΩ – 1 pc
2) Resistor 20kΩ – 1 pc
3) Jumper wire

3.0 SYNOPSIS & THEORY

Please refer lecture notes and reference books.

4.0 PROCEDURE

Part 1: Ohm’s law

1. Assemble 10kΩ resistor on a breadboard.

2. Measure the value of the resistor and record in Table 1.1.

Table 1.1

Nominal (A) Measurement (B) Different (A-B) Within tolerance?

(Yes/No)
10kΩ

20kΩ

3. With power supply off, assemble the circuit as in Figure 1.1. Make sure the multimeter
probe using correct polarity so that they indicate positive or upscale values.

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 Figure 1.1

4. Turn on the power supply and set the supply voltage to 2V. Then record the current value.
5. Repeat step 4 for other value of voltage and the current value in Table 1.2.

Table 1.2

Resistor Voltage (V) Current measurement

10kΩ 2

10kΩ 4

10kΩ 6

10kΩ 8

10kΩ 10

Part 2: Current Divider

1. With power supply off, assemble the circuit as in Figure 1.2.

Node A
Is

I1 I2

Ir

Node B
Figure 1.2
2. Make sure your circuit is complete with correct value of resistors.
3. Turn on the power supply, then adjusts the supply voltage to 10V.
4. Measure the current flow through each branch and record it on the Table 1.3.

Table 1.3
Is I1 I2 I1+I2 Ir

Measurement

Part 3: Voltage Divider

1. With power off, assemble the circuit as in Figure 1.3.

Is

Figure 1.3

2. Make sure your circuit is complete with correct value of resistors.

3. Turn on the power supply and adjusts the supply voltage to 10V.
4. Measure the voltage across each resistor and record it on the Table 1.4.

Table 1.4

Vs V1 V2 V1+V2 IS

Measurement
5.0 RESULTS & DISCUSSION

1. Based on Table 1.2, shows graphically that I and V are directly proportional.

2. Is the result in Table 1.3 and Table 1.4 able to prove the current divider and voltage
divider theory? Explain.
 3. Prove that Vsupply = Vtotal voltage drop for the circuit shown in Figure 1.3 by using result in
Table 1.4.

6.0 CONCLUSION

Write your conclusion base on what you have learned from this lab activity.