Liam Weinert

SPH3U: Circuit Analysis Lab

May 25, 2013

Purpose:
To practice and verify circuit operations.
Materials:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Power Supply
33 Ohm Resistor - 1
18 Ohm Resistor - 2
Voltmeter
Ammeter
Connecting Wires

Method:
1. Construct Three Circuits: 1 Mixed, 1 Series and 1 Parallel.
2. Measure Voltage Around Each Resistor And Through Each Load.
3. Measure Current Around Each Resistor And Through Each Load.
Observations:
Series Circuit:
VALUES
MEASURE
D
THEORETI
CAL

VS
6V

IS
0.08A

V1
2.85V

I1
0.08A

V2
1.69V

I2
0.08A

V3
1.5V

I3
0.08A

6V

0.087
A

2.87V

0.087
A

1.566
V

0.087
A

1.566
V

0.087
A

VS
6V

IS
0.81A

V1
5.9V

I1
0.2A

V2
5.8V

I2
0.35A

V3
5.6V

I3
0.35A

6V

0.84A

6V

0.18A

6V

0.33A

6V

0.33A

V3
1.32V

I3
0.007
A
0.007
1A

Parallel Circuit:
VALUES
MEASURE
D
THEORETI
CAL

Mixed Circuit:
VALUES
MEASURE
D
THEORET
ICAL

VS
6V

IS
V1
0.14A 4.71V

I1
0.14A

V2
1.32V

6V

0.142
A

0.142
A

1.28V

Calculations:
Series Circuit:
RT = 33+18+18
RT = 69

4.686
V

I2
0.007
A
0.007
1A

1.28V

Liam Weinert

SPH3U: Circuit Analysis Lab

Is = Vs/RT
I1 + I2 + I3 = Is
V3 = IR

May 25, 2013

V1 = IR
V1 = 0.087x33

V2 = IR

Is = 6/69
0.087x18

I1 + I2 + I3 = 0.087A

V2 = 0.087x18

Is = 0.087A

Kirchhoffs Current Law V1 = 2.871V V2 = 1.566V V3 = 1.566V

V3 =

Parallel Circuit:
RT =

1
1 1 1
+ +
33 18 18

RT = 7.07
Is = V/R

V1 + V 2 + V 3 = V s
I3 = V/R

I1 = V/R

Is = 6/7.07

V1 + V2 + V3 = 6V

Is = 0.84A

Kirchhoffs Voltage Law I1 = 0.18A

I1 = 6/33

I2 = V/R

I2 = 6/18

I3 = 6/18

I2 = 0.33A

I3 = 0.33A

Mixed Circuit:

1
RT =

1 1
+
18 18

+ 33

RT = 42
Is = V/R
Is = 6/42
0.142x33

I1 = I s

I2 + I3 = Is/2

I1 = 0.142A

I2 + I3 = 0.0071A

V1 = IR
V1 =

Is = 0.142A Kirchhoffs Current Law Kirchhoffs Current Law V1 = 4.686V

V2 = IR

V3 = IR

V2 = 0.071x18

V3 = 0.071x18

V2 = 1.28V

V3 = 1.28V

Analysis:
1. Theoretical voltage and current were calculated in the calculations section.
2. In all cases but specifically the parallel circuit, it can be seen that the voltage
is always decreases throughout the circuit. This difference between the
measured and theoretical value can be contributed to the fact that the wires
are actually resistors. As a result there is increasing resistance as the circuit
progresses, causing being more resistance as the circuit continues.