OHMS’S LAW

Ohm’s Law
I=V/R

I = Current (Amperes) (amps)

V = Voltage (Volts)

R = Resistance (ohms)

Georg Simon Ohm (1787-1854)

• Ohm’s Law is the core equation used to study
electrical circuits. It holds that the potential
difference between two points on a circuit equals
the product of the current between those two
points and the total resistance of all electrical
devices existing between those two points. The
greater the voltage of a battery (or its total
electrical potential difference), the greater its
current will be. Likewise, with greater resistance,
there will be less current.
 Ohm’s Law
• State the relationship between
current, voltage, and resistance.
• German physicist George Ohm
had the law named after him,
because of his extensive
research.
 Ohm’s Law
• Named after German scientist Georg Ohm
• Ohm is the unit of resistance
• Ohm’s Law V = I x R or I = V/R
• Voltage (V) = current(I) x resistance (R)
• R = amount of resistance in ohms (ohm)
• E or V= quantity of electrical pressure in volts (volt)
• I = Intensity of current (ampere)

• When the current is in amperes and the resistance is in

ohms the voltage is in volts
 Ohm’s Law
• What is the voltage if the resistance is 3 ohms
and the current is 3 amps?
• V = I x R = V=3x3=9V
3 amps x 3 ohms = 9 volts
• Increasing the voltage increases the current
• Having the same voltage and increasing the
resistance will decrease the current
• Multimeters/ multi tester measure current,
voltage and resistance
 Ohm’s Law
Voltage is equal to the current multiplied by
the resistance.
Current, measured
Voltage, in Amps, A
measured in
Volts, V

V=IR Resistance,
measured in
Ohms, Ω
Ohm's law magic triangle

R=

V= IR
Ohms law,
defines the relationship between voltage, current and
resistance.

These basic electrical units apply to direct current, or

alternating current.

Ohm’s Law is the foundation of electronics and

electricity.

Ohm established in the late 1820’s that if a voltage was

applied to a resistance then “current would flow and
then power would be consumed”.
Voltage measured in volts, symbolized by the
letters "E" or "V".

Current measured in amps, symbolized by

the letter "I".

Resistance measured in ohms, symbolized by

the letter "R".
milliamp or just mA
Let's see how these equations might work to help us analyze
simple circuits:

If we know the values of any two of the three

quantities (voltage, current, and resistance) in
this circuit, we can use Ohm's Law to determine
the third.
RELAY
calculate the amount of current (I) in a circuit, given values of voltage
(E) and resistance (R):

4A
 Examples…
• If you want to find Current in Amps:
I=V/R
If V= 140 V and R = 2Ω
Then, I = 140V/ 2Ω = 70 A
8 Ohms
calculate the amount of resistance (R) in a circuit, given values of
voltage (E) and current (I):

9 Ohms
 Examples…
• If you want to find Resistance in
Ohm’s:
R=V/I
If V = 9 Volts and I = 4 A
Then R = 9 V/ 4A = 2.25 Ω
0.15 A
 Ohm’s Law Examples…
• If you want to find Voltage in Volts:
V = IR
If I= 2 A and R = 5 Ohms
Then, V= (2A)(5Ω) = 10 V
calculate the amount of voltage supplied by a battery, given values of
current (I) and resistance (R):

14 V