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STUDENT HANDOUT
SERIES / PARALLEL RESISTIVE CIRCUITS BE.01.10 BASIC ELECTRONICS COURSE M092721 REVISED 08/14/2008

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TERMINAL LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1. Provided cables, connectors, Test Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment, tools and a unit under test; test ground electronics equipment, per the references. (2800ACT-1303) Given a faulty electronic device, Test Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment and tools, diagnose basic electronic circuits, per the references. (2800-ACT-1305)

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ENABLING LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1. Without the aid of references, select the statement that identifies a characteristic of DC power in a series/parallel resistive circuit configuration, per the references. (2800-ACT1305bf) Without the aid of references, select the statement that identifies the characteristics of a series/parallel resistive circuit, per the references. (2800-ACT-1303s) Without the aid of references, given a series/parallel resistive circuit schematic and specified parameters, select the statement that identifies the unknown circuit parameter, per the references. (2800-ACT-1303q) Without the aid of references, given a series/parallel resistive electronic DC circuit, Test Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment (TMDE), and references, connect the TMDE to the circuit to be tested, per the references. (2800-ACT-1303b) Without the aid of references, given a series/parallel resistive test circuit, Test Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment (TMDE), and references, adjust the TMDE to display a recorded measurement, per the references. (2800-ACT-1303c) Without the aid of references, given a series/parallel resistive DC test circuit, Test Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment (TMDE), and references, record specified circuit parameters, per the references. (2800-ACT-1303d)

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STUDENT INFORMATION: Series/Parallel Resistive Circuits utilize properties of both Series Resistive Circuits and Parallel Resistive Circuits. In this lesson you are going to learn about Series/Parallel Resistive Circuits. You will accomplish this by learning the steps used to solve for parameters in series/parallel circuits. This lesson relates to Voltage Dividers, Current Dividers, Potentiometers, and Rheostats. It is also an accumulation of every lesson that has been covered in BEC thus far. These principles relate to most of the other annexes in BEC. STUDENT HANDOUT PRESENTATION: I. Series Parallel Circuits: A series/parallel circuit is any circuit made up of a combination of series and parallel sections. The entire circuit appears as a single resistance to the power supply. Series rules still apply to the series portions of the circuit, and parallel rules still apply to the parallel branches. In order to solve for parameters in this type of circuit, steps must be accomplished in a specific order: A. Step One: Work out all parallel sections. Reduce the parallel sections to a single equivalent resistive value. This value is referred to as REQ. B. Step Two: Redraw the circuit. As the parallel branches are reduced to an equivalent resistance, the circuit should be redrawn as a series circuit with the equivalent values (REQs) in place of the parallel branches. Eventually, the circuit can be redrawn with all resistors reduced to a single resistance. C. Step Three: Find total current. After reducing the circuit to a single resistive value (RT), the next requirement is to solve for total current (IT). D. Step Four: Solve for series voltage drops. Since current is common in series, Ohm's Law can be used to solve for all series voltage drops, including that of the equivalent resistances.

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E. Step Five: Solve for parallel currents. Since voltage is common in parallel, the series equivalent voltage drops are used to calculate the current through each of the parallel branches. Kirchhoff's Current Law shows that the sum of the individual branch currents is equal to the total series current. F. Step Six: Solve for Power. Solve for power using the individual values of currents and voltages for all the resistors in the circuit.

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Practice Problems: Problem A

R1

GIVEN VA R1 R2 R3 = = = = 15V 1k 2k 3k

Solve For: RT = VR1 = VR2 = VR3 = REQ = PR2 = PT = _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ IT = IR1 = IR2 = IR3 = PR1 = PR3 = _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______

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R2

R3

Figure 10-01

Problem B GIVEN VA R1 R2 R3 = = = = 10V 5k 10k 10k Solve For: RT = VR1 = VR2 = VR3 = REQ = PR2 = PT = _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ IT = IR1 = IR2 = IR3 = PR1 = PR3 = _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______

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1)

GIVEN

Solve For: RT = _______ VR1 = _______ VR2 = _______ VR3 = _______ REQ = _______ IT = _______ PT = _______

VA = 25V R1 = 15k R2 = 16k R3 = 4k

IR1 = _______ IR2 = _______ IR3 = _______ IREQ = _______

PR1 = _______ PR2 = _______ PR3 = _______ PREQ = _______

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GIVEN

Solve For: RT = _______ VR1 = _______ VR2 = _______ VR3 = _______ REQ = _______ IT = _______ PT = _______

VA = 50V R1 = 2K R2 = 14K R3 = 18K

IR1 = _______ IR2 = _______ IR3 = _______ IREQ = _______

PR1 = _______ PR2 = _______ PR3 = _______ PREQ = _______

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GIVEN

Solve For: RT = _______ VR1 = _______ VR2 = _______ IT = _______ PT = _______

VA = 12V R1 = 470 R2 = 47k R3 = 2.4k

IR1 = _______ IR2 = _______

PR1 = _______ PR2 = _______ PR3 = _______

VR3 = _______ REQ = _______

IR3 = _______

IREQ = _______

PREQ = _______

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GIVEN

Solve For: RT = _______ VR1 = _______ VR2 = _______ VR3 = _______ REQ = _______ IT = _______ PT = _______

VA = 1.5V R1 = 1 R2 = 4 R3 = 4

IR1 = _______ IR2 = _______ IR3 = _______ IREQ = _______

PR1 = _______ PR2 = _______ PR3 = _______ PREQ = _______

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REFERENCES: 1. 2. 3. 4. Operator Manual: Fluke 77/BN Basic Electronics (9th Edition) Introductory Electric Circuits, Robert T. Paynter WinFACET, Lab-Volt Systems Inc.

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NOTES:

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