Experiment # 05

Title:
Study and Implementation of Combination DC Circuit
Objective:
1. To understand the characteristics of the combination dc circuit
2. To appropriately apply Ohm’s law to troubleshoot the combination dc circuit.
Theory:
A combination dc circuit is a circuit consists of resistors connected together in parallel and in series of the
same circuit. There are two types of combination dc circuits as shown in fig 1(a &b)

Materials Required:
 Multimeter
 Experimental Kit: Electronic Trainer EES-21-305
 Module: 1100A Alpha board
 Resistor 100Ω , 100Ω, 220Ω
 Line Cords

Procedure:
I. Series – Parallel Circuit:

1. Connect the circuit of fig 2.

+22.2
mA
R1 +4.89
0.22k Volts

Vin
+11.1

+11.1
mA

mA

R3 R2
+1.11 0.1k 0.1k +1.11
Volts Volts
 2. Calculate the total resistance of the circuit
3. Calculate the total current (IT) in the circuit
4. Calculate the voltage drop across R1, R2 and R3.
5. Use a multimeter to set a direct voltage range at 10V to measure the voltage drop across R 1, R2 and
R3.
6. Adding the measured value of the voltage drop across R1 to the value of the voltage at the R2 or R3,
the result is _4.89____ V, which is equal to the voltage at the source
7. Measure current IT, I1, I2, I3
8. Now measure the total resistance of the circuit
9. Now compute the error in terms of voltage, current and resistance.
Observation Table
Values IT I1 I2 I3 VT V1 V2 V3 RT
Calculated 22.2 22.2 11.1 11.1 6 4.89 1.11 1.11 0.27k
Measured 22.2 22.2 11.1 11.1 6 4.89 1.11 1.11 0.27k

Calculation
R1= 220Ω = 0.22kΩ
R2= 100Ω = 0.1kΩ
R3= 100Ω = 0.1kΩ
V= 6V
R 2 × R 3 0.1 ×0.1 0.01
Req1= = = = 0.05kΩ
R 2+ R 3 0.1+ 0.1 0.2
RT= R1 + Req1 = 0.22 + 0.05 = 0.27kΩ
Vin 6
IT= = = 22.2mA
R T 0.27
VR1= I1× R1 = 4.89V
VR2 = 1.11V
VR3 = 1.11V
V R 2 1.11
I2 = = = 11.1mA
R2 0.1
VR3 1.11
I3 = = = 11.1mA
R3 0.1

II. Parallel – Series Circuit:

1. Connect the circuit of fig 3.
 +46.7
mA

+26.7
mA
R2 +2.00
0.1k Volts

R1

+20.0
+4.00

mA
Volts 0.15k

Vin

R3 +2.00
0.1k Volts

2. Calculate the total resistance of the circuit

3. Calculate the total current (IT) in the circuit,
4. Calculate the voltage drop across R1, R2 and R3.
5. Use a multimeter to set a direct voltage range at 10V to measure the voltage drop across R 1, R2 and
R3.
6. Adding the measured value of the voltage drop across R1 to the value of the voltage at the R2 or R3,
the result is __4___ V, which is equal to the voltage at the source
7. Measure current IT, I1, I2, I3
8. Now measure the total resistance of the circuit
9. Now compute the error in terms of voltage, current and resistance.
Values IT I1 I2 I3 VT V1 V2 V3 RT
Calculated 46.7 26.7 20 20 4 4 2 2 0.857k
Measured 46.7 26.7 20 20 4 4 2 2 0.857k

Calculation:
R1= 150Ω = 0.15kΩ
R2= 100Ω = 0.1kΩ
R3= 100Ω = 0.1kΩ
V= 4V
Req1= R2 + R3 = 0.1 + 0.1 = 0.2kΩ
 R eq 1× R1 0.2 ×0.1 5 0.03
RT = ¿ = =¿0.857kΩ
R eq 1+ R 1 0. 2+0.15 0.35
Vin 4
IT = = = 46.7mA
R T 0.0857
VR 1 4
I1= =¿ = 26.7 mA
R1 0.15
I2= 20mA
I3= 20mA
VR1= 4V
VR2= I2 × R2 = 20 × 0.1 = 2V
VR3= I2 × R2 = 20 v 0.1 = 2V

THE END