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Resistor Combination Circuit Analysis

The document provides two worked examples of calculating equivalent resistances for circuits containing resistors connected in series and parallel. In the first example, it shows how to reduce a circuit with four resistors to a single equivalent resistance of 12 ohms. In the second example, it demonstrates reducing a circuit with ten resistors to a single equivalent resistance of 10 ohms by systematically combining parallel and series resistances from right to left.

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Resistor Combination Circuit Analysis

The document provides two worked examples of calculating equivalent resistances for circuits containing resistors connected in series and parallel. In the first example, it shows how to reduce a circuit with four resistors to a single equivalent resistance of 12 ohms. In the second example, it demonstrates reducing a circuit with ten resistors to a single equivalent resistance of 10 ohms by systematically combining parallel and series resistances from right to left.

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WORKED EXAMPLES

QUEST 1.

For example, in the following circuit calculate the total current (IT) taken from
the 12v supply.

SOLUTION;

R2 + R3 = 8Ω + 4 Ω = 12 Ω

So we replace both resistor R2 and R3 above with a single resistor of


resistance value 12 Ω
So our circuit now has a single resistor RA in “PARALLEL” with the resistor
R4. Using our resistors in parallel equation we can reduce this parallel
combination to a single equivalent resistor value of R(combination) using the
formula for two parallel connected resistors as follows.

The resultant resistive circuit now looks like this:

We can see that the two remaining resistances, R1 and R(comb) are
connected together in a “SERIES” combination and again they can be added
together (resistors in series) so that the total circuit resistance between points
A and B is therefore given as:

R(AB) = Rcomb + R1 = 6 Ω + 6 Ω = 12 Ω.

and a single resistance of just 12 Ω can be used to replace the original four
resistors connected together in the original circuit.

By using Ohm´s Law, the value of the circuit current (I) is simply calculated as:
QUEST. 2

Find the equivalent resistance, REQ for the following resistor combination
circuit.

Again, at first glance this resistor ladder network may seem a complicated
task, but as before it is just a combination of series and parallel resistors
connected together. Starting from the right hand side and using the simplified
equation for two parallel resistors, we can find the equivalent resistance of the
R8 to R10 combination and call it RA.
RA is in series with R7 therefore the total resistance will be RA + R7 = 4 + 8 =
12Ω as shown.

This resistive value of 12Ω is now in parallel with R6 and can be calculated
as RB.

RB is in series with R5 therefore the total resistance will be RB + R5 = 4 + 4 =


8Ω as shown.
This resistive value of 8Ω is now in parallel with R4 and can be calculated as
RC as shown.

RC is in series with R3 therefore the total resistance will be RC + R3 = 8Ω as


shown.

This resistive value of 8Ω is now in parallel with R2 from which we can


calculated RD as:
RD is in series with R1 therefore the total resistance will be R D + R1 = 4 + 6 =
10Ω as shown.

Then the complex combinational resistive network above comprising of ten


individual resistors connected together in series and parallel combinations can
be replaced with just one single equivalent resistance ( REQ ) of value 10Ω.

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