ANALYSIS OF ELECTRIC

CIRCUITS

Voltage Division Rule By

Dr. G. RAMYA
Assistant Professor/Department of EEE
Current Division Rule Faculty of Engineering & Technology
SRM Institute of Science and Technology
Ramapuram campus

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 Voltage Divider Circuit

• Developing more than one voltage level

from a single voltage supply

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Identify the current and Apply KVL

vS  iR1  iR2  i ( R1  R2 )
vS
i
R1  R2
R1
v1  iR1  vS
R1  R2
R2
v2  iR2  vS
R1  R2

ECE 201 Circuit Theory I 3

Connect a “Load” Resistor in Parallel

ECE 201 Circuit Theory I 4

Determine vo
Req
vO  vS
R1  Req
R2 RL
Req 
R2  RL
R2
vO  vS
  R2 
R1 1      R2
  RL 

ECE 201 Circuit Theory I 5

 RL  ,
R2
vO 
R1  R2
ECE 201 Circuit Theory I 6
 Current Divider Circuit

• Split (divide) a current into two or more

currents

EGR 101 Introduction to Engineering I 7

Identify the Voltage and Apply Ohm’s Law

R1 R2
v  i1 R1  i2 R2  is
R1  R2
R2
i1  is
R1  R2
R1
i2  is
R1  R2
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