NAME REX-IMMAN H.

ROBLES

YEAR &SECTION BSCOE 1-6

SUBJECT COMPUTER ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY 2

Parallel circuits employ branches to allow current to flow in many directions throughout the
circuit. A parallel circuit has two or more independent paths for current to flow through. The
voltage across each parallel circuit component is the same, but the current may vary depending
on the resistance in each branch.

The voltage across each component of the parallel circuit is the same. Furthermore, a parallel set
of resistors has the same voltage across each one but various currents flow through them. The
total current flowing from the source is equal to the sum of the currents flowing down each
route.

No, because resistance varies in a parallel circuit, the current through each resistor is not the
same.
 If R1 and R2 have a low resistance connection, a short circuit can develop at R3, forcing the flow
to follow a short route. Because the circuit is parallel, if R3 experiences a short circuit, R1 and R2
are also impacted. A short circuit also causes an abnormally high current to flow to the source.
When a short circuit occurs, the voltage across Resistors 1 and 2 is zero, suggesting that I1 and
I2=0, and Resistor 3 becomes Voltage over 0 or infinite current, stating that the voltage across
TABLES OF EXPERIMENT 8-1
each resistor is equal to zero.

TABLE 8-1.1

MEASURED CALCULATED

R1 1000 Ω 1000 Ω

RT 1000 Ω

VR1 10 V

Ia 10 mA 10 mA

Ib 10 mA 10 mA

TABLE 8-1.2

MEASURED CALCULATED

R1 1000 Ω

R2 1000 Ω

RT 500 Ω

VR1 10 V

VR2 10 V

Ia 20 mA 20 mA

Ib 10 mA 10 mA

IC 10 mA 10 mA

TABLE 8-1.3

MEASURED CALCULATED
 R1 1k Ω

R2 1k Ω

R3 2.2k Ω

RT 407.407 Ω

VR1 10 V

VR2 10 V

VR3 10 V

Ia 24.55 mA 24.545 mA

Ib 10 mA 10 mA

IC 10 mA 10 mA

Id 4.55 mA 4.56 mA

ACTIVITY SCREENSHOT/PICTURES
Table 8-1.1

Table 8-1.2
Table 8-1.3