Series Circuit Connection

Prepared by: Mr. Albert Figuracion

 Learning Outcomes

1. Identify a series circuit

2. Determine the flow of current in a series circuit
3. Determine the total resistance and dissipation
of applied voltage
4. Apply Ohms Law in series circuit and;
5. Apply Kirchhoff’s voltage law
What is a series circuit?

 Is a connection that there is only one

passage way of electric current (I).
Current in a Series Circuit

• The applied current through each load

resistor is the same as the current
passes through all the other resistors
that are connected in series connection.
Total Series Resistance (RT)

• The total resistance of a series circuit is

equal to the sum of the resistances of
each individual series resistor.

R1 is 5 Ohms
R2 is 3 Ohms
R3 is 4 Ohms
RT = 12 Ohms
Series Resistance Formula
• For any number of individual resistors
connected in series connection, the total
resistance is the sum of each of the
individual values.

RT = R1 + R2 + R3 . . . Rn
 Ohm’s Law in Series Circuit

• The current of one resistor is the same as

the current passes through each of the
resistors connected in series connection
with the same total current.

IT = IR1 = IR2 = IR3 . . . IRn

Ohm’s Law in Series Circuit

• If total voltage (ET) and total resistance(RT)

are given, you can now determine the total
current (IT) by using:
IT = ET / RT
Ohm’s Law in Series Circuit

• If total current (IT) and total resistance (RT)

are given, you can now determine the total
voltage (ET) by using:
ET = IT X RT
Solving individual voltages of each resistor

• We all know that current of R1, R2 and R3 is

2A and load resistors have their own value of
resistances, we can now solve ER1, ER2 and
ER3 by using:

ER1 = IT x R1

ER2 = IT x R2

ER3 = IT x R3
Ohm’s Law in Series Circuit

• We can also solve the total voltage (ET) by

adding each resistor’s voltage drop using:
ET = ER1 + ER2 + ER3

ER1 = IT x R1

ER2 = IT x R2

ER3 = IT x R3
Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law
• States that in any close loop circuit the total
voltage will always equal to the sum of all
voltage drops within a series loop.

ET = ER1 + ER2 + ER3

 Activity

Solve the following

series circuit
problem:

1. IT __ ?
2. RT __ ?
3. ER1 __ ?
4. ER2 __ ?
5. ER3 __ ?
 Short Quiz

Solve the following

series circuit
problem:

1. IT __ ?
2. RT __ ?
3. ER1 __ ?
4. ER2 __ ?
5. ER3 __ ?
Assignment:

1. Research about Parallel Circuit.

2. Kirchhoff’s current law and;
3. Ohms Law in Parallel Circuit
Thank you and God Bless!