Elements of Electricity Laboratory

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Application of Parallel Circuit

Parallel Circuit using a LIGHT PEN

Ohms Law is the relationship between power (P), voltage (V), current (I) and resistance (R). One ohm is the resistance value through
which one volt will maintain a current of one ampere.

Current (I) – measured in amperes, it flows on a wire or conductor.

Voltage (V) – measured in volts, the difference in electrical potential between two points in a circuit.
Resistance (R) – measured in ohms, used to control voltage and current levels.
Power (P) – measured in wattage/watts, amount of current times the voltage level at a given point.

Ohms Law: V = I x R

I. OBJECTIVES
At the end of the experiment, the students be able to:
 Constructed a parallel circuit in a breadboard
 Measure the actual value of a given load
 Know if the circuit is short circuit or not shorted

II. MATERIALS

1 - 5 volts source (charger) 1 - Breadboard

3 - 6.2 volts light pens 1 – 3.5 or 4 volts source (charger)
Connecting wires 1 – VOM

III.PROCEDURES

Parallel Connection with 2 Loads

1. Prepare all the needed materials.

2. Plug your charger to main outlet then measure the value
using your VOM. Set to DC (10V).
Measured Value = _______________
3. Construct the circuit in Figure 1.
4. After constructing the circuit, supply a source.
Did the lamp light? __________
Figure 1
5. Set the VOM to DC (10V) to measure the voltage drop across the given load.
Voltage drop = _____________
6. Set the VOM to ohms (x1) to measure the total resistance of the given load.

Total Resistance = ___________

7. If possible, measure the total current and the individual current of each load of the given circuit. Set the VOM to 2.5mA.
Measured: Total current = _____________, L1 current = _____________, L2 current = _____________
Did you measure the total current and the current passing through each load? If not possible, solve for computed values.
Computed: Total current = _____________, L1 current = _____________, L2 current = _____________

What do you observe?

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Parallel Connection (2 load) with First Load- Shorted

8. Prepare all the needed materials.

9. Plug your charger to main outlet then measure the value
using your VOM. Set to DC (10V).
Measured Value = _______________
10. Construct the circuit in Figure 2.
11. After constructing the circuit, supply a source.
Did the lamp light? __________.
If no, why? __________________________________________________________ Figure 2
12. Set the VOM to DC (10V) to measure the voltage drop across the given load.
Voltage drop = _____________
13. Set the VOM to ohms (x1) to measure the total resistance and the resistance of every load of the given circuit.

Total Resistance = ___________, L1 value = ___________, L2 value = ___________

14. If possible, measure the total current and the individual current of each load of the given circuit. Set the VOM to 2.5mA.
Measured: Total current = _____________, L1 current = _____________, L2 current = _____________
Did you measure the total current and the current passing through each load? If not possible, solve for computed values.
Computed: Total current = _____________, L1 current = _____________, L2 current = _____________

What do you observe?

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Parallel Connection (2 load) – Open circuit

15. Prepare all the needed materials.

16. Plug your charger to main outlet then measure the value
using your VOM. Set to DC (10V).
Measured Value = _______________
17. Construct the circuit in Figure 3.
18. After constructing the circuit, supply a source.
Did the lamp light? __________.
If no, why? __________________________________________________________
19. Set the VOM to DC (10V) to measure the voltage drop across the given load. Figure 3
Voltage drop for L1= _____________, Voltage drop for L2= _____________
20. Set the VOM to ohms (x1) to measure the total resistance and the resistance of every load of the given circuit.

Total Resistance = ___________, L1 value = ___________, L2 value = ___________

21. If possible, measure the total current of the given circuit. Set the VOM to 2.5mA.
Measured: Total current = _____________
Did you measure the total current? If not possible, then compute the total current.
Computed: Total current = _____________
22. If possible, measure the current passing across L1 and L2.
Measured of current in L1 = _____________, Measured of current in L2 = _____________,

What do you observe?

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Parallel Connection (2 load) – First Load is Open

23. Prepare all the needed materials.

24. Plug your charger to main outlet then measure the value
using your VOM. Set to DC (10V).
Measured Value = _______________
25. Construct the circuit in Figure 4.
26. After constructing the circuit, supply a source.
Did the lamp light? __________.
If no, why? __________________________________________________________
27. Set the VOM to DC (10V) to measure the voltage drop across the given load.
Voltage drop for L1= _____________, Voltage drop for L2= _____________
Figure 4
28. Set the VOM to ohms (x1) to measure the total resistance and the resistance of every load of the given circuit.

Total Resistance = ___________, L1 value = ___________, L2 value = ___________

29. If possible, measure the total current of the given circuit. Set the VOM to 2.5mA.
Measured: Total current = _____________
Did you measure the total current? If not possible, then compute the total current.
Computed: Total current = _____________
30. If possible, measure the current passing across L1 and L2.
Measured of current in L1 = _____________, Measured of current in L2 = _____________

What do you observe?

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Parallel Connection (2 load) – Second Load is Open

31. Prepare all the needed materials.

32. Plug your charger to main outlet then measure the value
using your VOM. Set to DC (10V).
Measured Value = _______________
33. Construct the circuit in Figure 5.
34. After constructing the circuit, supply a source.
Did the lamp light? ___________________________________________________
If no, why? ___________________________________________________________ Figure 5
35. Set the VOM to DC (10V) to measure the voltage drop across the given load.
Voltage drop for L1= _____________, Voltage drop for L2= _____________
36. Set the VOM to ohms (x1) to measure the total resistance and the resistance of every load of the given circuit.

Total Resistance = ___________, L1 value = ___________, L2 value = ___________

37. If possible, measure the total current of the given circuit. Set the VOM to 2.5mA.
Measured: Total current = _____________
Did you measure the total current? If not possible, then compute the total current.
Computed: Total current = _____________
38. If possible, measure the current passing across L1 and L2.
Measured of current in L1 = _____________, Measured of current in L2 = _____________

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What do you observe?

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Take Home Task for Parallel Connection

Construct a parallel connection circuit with 3 loads (lamp) given below then follow procedures above. Use 5 volts for your source (cellphone
charger). Observe the circuit and make a conclusion according to your observation. Follow instructions above.

Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3

Figure 4 Figure 5

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