Taif University Basics of Electric Circuits

Faculty of Engineering 803224-3

Department of Electrical Engineering

EXPERIMENT 3
PARALLEL RESISTORS
Objective:
The object of this experiment is to show experimentally that, the equivalent
conductance Geq of a number of parallel resistors is the sum of their
conductance , i.e., for three parallel resistors R1 , R2 and R3

Geq = G1 + G2+ G3
or
1/Req = (1/R1) + (1/R2) + (1/R3)

Components and Apparatus:

a) Three known resistors R1, R2 and R3.
b) 4 multimeters.
c) Single DC Power Supply.

Work Steps:
a) Connect the circuit shown below in figure 3.1 .

Figure 3.1
b) Adjust the DC source voltage at E = 2 V, for example .
c) Record the ammeters and voltmeters readings in Table 3.1 .

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d) Determine Geq = (Itot/E) , G1 = (I1/E) , G2 = (I2/E) , G3= (I3/E) and

record the results in Table 3.1

Table 3.1
E Itot I1 I2 I3 I1+ I2+ I3 G1 G2 G3 Geq (𝐄/𝐈𝐭𝐨𝐭)−𝟏
(v) (ma) (ma) (ma) (ma) (ma) (ms) (ms) (ms) (ms)
2 4.23 1.99 1.33 0.91 4.23 0.995 0.665 0.445 2.105 2.115

4 8.54 4.03 2.67 1.83 8.53 1.008 0.668 0.458 2.134 2.135

6 12.75 6.01 4.00 2.73 12.74 1.002 0.667 0.455 2.124 2.125

8 17 8.01 5.33 3.64 16.98 1.001 0.666 0.455 2.122 2.125

10 21.25 10.02 6.65 4.55 21.22 1.002 0.665 0.455 2.122 2.125

Av. - - - - - - - - 2.121 2.125

e) Compare Itot with ( I1+I2+I3) and Geq = G1+G2+G3

f) Vary the DC source voltage in steps and repeat (c to e)

Comments:

Itot = ( I1+I2+I3)

(Geq)av =(I tot/E)av

𝟐.𝟏𝟎𝟓+𝟐.𝟏𝟑𝟒+𝟐.𝟏𝟐𝟒+𝟐.𝟏𝟐𝟐+𝟐.𝟏𝟐𝟐
(Geq)av =(
𝟓
) = 𝟐. 𝟏𝟐𝟏ms
𝟐.𝟏𝟏𝟓+𝟐.𝟏𝟑𝟓+𝟐.𝟏𝟐𝟓+𝟐.𝟏𝟐𝟓+𝟐.𝟏𝟐𝟓
(I tot/E)av =( ) = 𝟐. 𝟏𝟐𝟓ms
𝟓
𝟏 𝟏 𝟏
(Geq)th =𝟏𝒌Ω + 𝟏.𝟓𝒌Ω + 𝟐.𝟐𝒌Ω = 𝟐. 𝟏𝟐𝟏𝐦𝐬

(𝐆𝐞𝐪)𝐭𝐡−(𝐆𝐞𝐪)𝐚𝐯
% error= (𝐆𝐞𝐪)𝐭𝐡
× 𝟏𝟎𝟎 = 𝟎

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 Taif University Basics of Electric Circuits
Faculty of Engineering 803224-3
Department of Electrical Engineering