F. Y. B.

Tech Academic Year 2020-21

Trimester:I Subject: Basics of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Name Yog Patil Division 18
Roll No 118047 Batch R3

Experiment No: 1

Name of the Experiment: Verification of Kirchhoff’s current law (KCL) and Kirchhoff’s
voltage law (KVL)

Performed on: -----------------------------------------------

Submitted on: 16/03/2021

Aim: Verification of Kirchhoff’s current law (KCL) and Kirchhoff’s voltage

law (KVL)

Objectives
• To get the idea of analysing the circuits
• To solve the electrical circuit theoretically
• To verify practical and theoretical value

Components and equipment required

Components Specification

DC Ammeters 0 – 1 A (3 No.)

DC Voltmeter 0 - 20 V (1 No.)

Circuit board Same as shown in Fig.3

DC Power supply 0 – 15 V (2 No.)

www.mitwpu.edu.in
Observation Table

1) Verification of KCL: V1 = 10 V and V2 =8 V

Current (A) Theoretical Value Practical value

𝐼1 -3.334mA -3.334mA
𝐼2 3.334mA 3.334mA
𝐼3 6.668mA 6.668mA

Calculate (𝐼1 + 𝐼2 ) and compare it with𝐼3 . These two values should be equal.

2) Verification of KVL: V1 = 10 V and V2 =8 V

Voltage (V) Theoretical Value Practical value

𝑉𝑅1 714mV 714mV
𝑉𝑅2 714mV 714mV
𝑉𝑅3 714mV 714mV

www.mitwpu.edu.in
 𝑉𝑅1 and 𝑉𝑅3 are the voltage drops across resistances R1 and R3. Calculate ( 𝑉𝑅1 + 𝑉𝑅2 )and
compare it with 𝑉1 . These two values should be equal.
V1 = VR1+VR3 and V2 = VR2+VR3

www.mitwpu.edu.in
Calculations;.

www.mitwpu.edu.in
Conclusion

The experiment successfully verified the validation of Kirchhoff’s law of voltage.

• The theoretical and practical values of both current and voltages are equal. This is the
proof of KVL and KCL.

www.mitwpu.edu.in
Post-Lab Questions

1. Theoretically calculate the voltages and currents for each element in the circuit and
compare them to the measured values.

www.mitwpu.edu.in
2. Calculate the percentage error in the two measurements and provide a brief explanation
for the error.

www.mitwpu.edu.in
Since we have used Tinker-CAD to create the circuit with ideal components, there is no error found
and the results. But during practical experiments, there are many causes for errors. Some of them
are:
• Tolerance of Resistors
• Positive or Negative Error of Measuring Instruments
• human Error in Calculation
• Human Error in measuring the value from instruments
• Errors due to Environmental Factors Eg: Temperature, Humidity , etc.
• Random Errors which are unpredictable

Note: Students are instructed to do all necessary calculations and answer the questions
on separate sheets and attach them.

www.mitwpu.edu.in