Applied Physics

Department Of Computer Science

EXAMPLE 3
Determine the
voltage drop across
each resistor in the
circuit of Figure.
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EXAMPLE 3
EXAMPLE 3
 EXAMPLE 3
By using the voltage divider formula to find the voltages
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 EXAMPLE 3
Now apply the voltage divider formula to the
R5 and R6 to find the V5 and V6.
 Review
Determine the
voltage drop across
each resistor in the
circuit of Figure.
 VOLTAGE DIVIDERS WITH RESISTIVE
LOADS
The voltage divider in figure a produced an
output voltage Vout of 5V because the two
resistors are of equal value. This voltage is the
unloaded output voltage. When a load resistor
RL is connected from the output to the ground
as shown in figure b, the output voltage is
reduced by an amount that depends on the
value of RL. The load resistor is in parallel with
R2.
VOLTAGE DIVIDERS WITH RESISTIVE
LOADS
The larger RL is compared to R2, the less the output
voltage is reduced from its unloaded value as shown in
figure.
VOLTAGE DIVIDERS WITH RESISTIVE
LOADS
Determine the unloaded output voltage of the
voltage divider in Figure? and find the loaded
output voltages of the voltage divider for the
following two values of load :
RL = 10 kΩ and RL = 100 kΩ.
VOLTAGE DIVIDERS WITH RESISTIVE
LOADS
V(unloaded) =?
V(loaded) =?
RL = 10 kΩ
RL = 100 kΩ
VOLTAGE DIVIDERS WITH RESISTIVE
LOADS
VOLTAGE DIVIDERS WITH RESISTIVE
LOADS
VOLTAGE DIVIDERS WITH RESISTIVE
LOADS
VOLTAGE DIVIDERS WITH RESISTIVE
LOADS
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LOADS
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LOADS
 REVIEW
Determine the unloaded
O/P voltage with respect
to ground.
Determine the O/P volt
with a 10 kΩ load resistor.