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Name: Logan Tidd GID: ET105 Lab Week 3 Grantham University Date:1/2/2024
Note: When writing the report, make sure you write in 3 rd person Introduction: In this lab we will be adding three resistors to a dc circuit with a 5 percent tolerance. We will be looking for resistance total, total amperage, voltage across resistors, wattage total, and wattage at each resistor. Along with testing these values we manually calculated these values to add into a chart to compare to the circuit we created. Equipment/Components: In this week’s lab we will be using a wattmeter to test wattage through the circuit and through a resistor along with a DVM to test voltage and resistance. Procedure: We will be using Ohms law to solve for the wattage, resistance, and amperage of the circuit that we are creating. Then we will use a DVM and a wattmeter to compare the manual results. Calculations: Category Calculated Measured %error R T 9KOhms 8.953KOhms .52% I T 1.33mA 1.331mA -.07% V R1 1.33V 1.33V 0% V R2 4.389V 4.266V 2.8% V R3 6.251V 6.404V -2.45% P T 15.96mW 15.895mW .41% P R1 1.769mW 1.78mW -.62% P R2 5.839mW 6.044mW -3.5% P R3 8.313mW 8.397mW -1.01% Rt=1KOhm+3.3KOhm+4.7KOhm=9KOhm I=V/R 12v/9000Ohms=1.33mA Vr1=IR 1000*.00133mA=1.33V Vr2=IR 3300*.00133mA=4.39V Vr3=IR 4700*.00133mA=6.25V Pt=Vs*It .00133mA*12V= 15.96mW P1=I*V1 .00133mA*1.33V=1.77mW
P2=I*V2 .00133mA*4.39V=5.84mW P3=I*V3 .00133mA*6.25V=8.31mW Circuit design: Execution/Results:
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Analysis: This is very similar to the calculations that were made in the first question. When using the formula given, the calculated vs the measured all the values were within 5 percent of the original calculated value. Answer the following questions: Add the measured values of the resistor voltage. What does that total. o 12V Add the measured values of power for all resistors. What does that total? What do you conclude about total power in a series circuit? o The total value of the resistors is 16.221mW. The value of this will always fluctuate due to having a 5% tolerance on the three resistors. Looking at the measured values of current at 2 sections of the circuit, what conclusions do you draw about current in a series circuit? o Kirchhoff’s current law states that the sum of current flowing in must equal the sum of current flowing out. Looking at all the measurements, what conclusions can you make about characteristics of a series circuit? o Total voltage drop is equivalent to those going across with resistors. Do all the measured values equal the exact calculated values? If not, why? o No because we have 5 percent tolerance on the resistors the values are able to fluctuate slightly but still maintain close. Conclusion: This lab gave a visual on what we have been learning in the book including testing theories of ohms law as well as Kirchhoff’s law. First calculations were made for voltage, amperage, and wattage. After the calculations had been made. Starting by creating a circuit connected to ground by using a meter voltage was checked through each of the different resistors. After checking voltage a watt meter was then used to check wattage through different resistors.