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EE002 Report #1
EE002 Report #1
CONDUCTOR’S RESISTANCE
RECAP
• Resistance is the hindrance
to the flow of charge
• Flow of charge through wires
and flow of water through
pipes are analogous
RECAP
•R = ρl/a
•Factors which affect
resistance are length,
cross sectional area and
type of material
RECAP
RECAP
TEMPERATURE
RECAP
• Value of a resistor also changes with
changing temperature
• Due to a change in the dimensions of the
component as it expands or contracts
• Due mainly to a change in the resistivity of
the material caused by the changing
activity of the atoms that make up the
resistor
RECAP
MATERIALS RESISTIVITY (Ωm) RESISTIVITY CMΩ/ft
SILVER 1.59x10-8 9.5643
COPPER 1.68x10-8 10.1057
ALUMINUM 2.65x10-8 15.9406
TUNGSTEN 5.6x10-8 33.6857
IRON 9.71x10-8 58.4086
PLATINUM 10.6x10-8 63.7622
MANGANIN 48.2x10-8 289.9377
LEAD 22x10-8 132.3367
MERCURY 98x10-8 589.4999
CONSTANTAN 49x10-8 294.7499
Note:
1 meter = 3.28 feet
1 square meter = 1.973x109 circular mils
𝑅𝐹 𝑇𝑜+ 𝑇𝑖
=
𝑅𝑖 𝑇𝑜+ 𝑇𝑓
COPPER 0.0043/C
NICKEL 0.0062/C
CONSTANTAN 0
ALUMINUM 0.0038/C
CARBON -0.00048/C
EUREKA 0.00001/C
TEMPERATURE
COEFFICIENT
Equation that includes temperature
coefficient…
(RT – R0) = αo R0 T
RT = R0 (1+αo T)
TEMPERATURE
COEFFICIENT
Sample Problem 2
A coil of copper wire has a resistance
of 100 Ω when its temperature is
0◦C. Determine its resistance at
70◦C if the temperature coefficient
of resistance of copper at 0◦C is
0.0043/◦C.
TEMPERATURE
COEFFICIENT
130.1 Ω
TEMPERATURE
COEFFICIENT
Sample Problem 3
An aluminum cable has a resistance
of 27 Ω at a temperature of 35◦C.
Determine its resistance at 0◦C.
Take the temperature coefficient of
resistance at 0◦C to be 0.0038/◦C.
TEMPERATURE
COEFFICIENT
23.83 Ω
TEMPERATURE
COEFFICIENT
Sample Problem 4
A coil of copper wire has a resistance
of 10 Ω at 20◦C. If the temperature
coefficient of resistance of copper at
20◦C is 0.004/◦C, determine the
resistance of the coil when the
temperature rises to 100◦C.
TEMPERATURE
COEFFICIENT
13.2 Ω
TEMPERATURE
COEFFICIENT
1.Bird, J. (2017). Electrical circuit theory and
technology. Abingdon, Oxon: Routhledge
2.Electrical 4U. (2018). Resistance Variation with
Temperature. Electrical 4 U.
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