FUNDAMENTALS OF CIRCUITS 1

OHMS LAW PIE CHART

LEARNING OUTCOMES: At the end of this lesson,
the students are expected to:

1. State/Define the principle of Ohm’s Law.

2. Solve problems using the principle of Ohm’s Law.
3. Apply the concept Kirchhoff’s Law in solving circuits
4. Solve circuits using voltage divider and current
divider method.
THINGS WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND ABOUT SERIES
CONNECTION:
 Kirchhoff's Voltage Law
The sum of the voltage rises around a closed loop must
equal the sum of the voltage drops around the loop
Determine the power dissipated by the battery & the
power consumed by each resistor:
THINGS WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND ABOUT PARALLEL
CONNECTION:
The current drawn from the supply (I)

the potential difference across the resistor R 4 (V4)

the current through the resistor R 6 (I 6)“

(CDM)
Kirchhoff’s current law (KCL) states that the algebraic sum of the
currents at a node is zero. It may be stated alternatively that the
sum of the currents entering a node is equal to the sum of the
currents leaving that node
 Kirchhoff’s voltage law (KVL) states that the algebraic sum of the
voltages is zero. Some of the voltages will be sources, while others will
result from current in passive elements creating a voltage, which is
sometimes referred to as a voltage drop.

Write the KVL equation for the circuit shown in Figure:

CURRENT DIVIDER 2 Branches
CURRENT DIVIDER 3 Branches
Solution:
VOLTAGE DIVIDER
REFERENCES/ARTICLES

Nilsson J. & Riedel S. (2011). Electric Circuits 9 th Edition. Pearson Prentice Hall.111

Alexander & Sadiku. (2013). Fundamentals of Electric Circuits. McGraw Hill Companies. USA.

Nahvi & Edminister. (2003). Theory and Problems of Electric Circuits Schaum’s Outline Series 4 th
Edition. Macmillan Publishing Company, New York.

Powell R. (1995). Introduction to Electric Circuits. Arnold, a member of the Hodder Headline Group.
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