COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

ELECTRONICS 2 - LABORATORY

ECE 323L-3

EXPERIMENT NO. 5

“MIXED (SERIES AND PARALLEL) CONNECTION OF RESISTORS”

SUBMITTED BY

BSECE – III

SUBMITTED TO

INSTRUCTOR

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 RATING

I. THEORY

Circuit with mixed connection of three resistors

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 II. GENERAL OBJECTIVE

To experimentally verify the calculation of the equivalent resistance for

mixed connection of resistors.

III. LIST OF FIGURE AND MATERIALS

1 set of NI Lab view electronics module (hardware)

1 set of NI Lab view electronics module (software)

1 NI Laboratory guide manual

1 set of connecting wires

LABORATORY GUIDE
MANUAL

1 SET NI LAB VIEW

ELECTRONICS MODULE
(HARDWARE)

1 SET NI LAB VIEW

ELECTRONICS MODULE
1 SET OF (SOFTWARE)
CONNECTING WIRES

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IV. LABORATORY PROCEDURE AND DATA RESULTS

The Experimental Procedure

In this lab we shall study a circuit consisting of voltage source +E
and seires-parallelresistors R1, R 2, and R 3. Use the resistors on the
board based on values in the lab version assigned by the instructor.
After assembling the circuit, set several values of the voltage E.
Measure the current and voltage drop on each resistor for each new
setting of E.
Based on the obtained experimental data, calculate the resistances of
each resistor and their total equivalent resistance, determine their
average values and measure error.
Preparations

1. Make sure that the NI ELVIS II (workstation power switch

must be in position I)

2. Set the PROTOTYPING BOARD POWER switch on the NI

ELVIS II workstation into position O

3. Double click on the Parallel connection of resistorsline in

the list of labs. Circuit schematic similar to the schematic
diagram above will be displayed, with the component and
device fields positioned appropriately.

4. Assemble the circuit board according to the schematic diagram.

Use the resistance value on the board according to the lab
version assigned by the instructor.

5. Enter the values corresponding to used resistors on the board

into the value fields R(Ohm) in the lab Front Panel work area.

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 TABLE 1

N R1 R2 R3
[Ohm]
1 100 1000 700
2 200 900 800
3 300 800 900
4 400 700 1000
5 500 600 100
6 600 500 200
7 700 400 300
8 800 300 400
9 900 200 500
10 1000 100 600
Step-by- step
Instructions

1. Set the PROTOTYPING BOARD POWER switch on the NI ELVIS

workstation into position I (ON). The Power LED on the board and
power indicator on NI ELVIS will turn ON.
2. To start the lab, click the Start/Stop button on the Control panel.
3. Turn the knob +E in the work area, to set an arbitrary voltage in the 1 to
10V range and click Record to register the measured values.
4. Repeat the step 3 two more times, with different voltage settings.
5. Click Stop.
6. Click on the MS Excel button to open the file with the obtained data,
then save it.
7. Based on the obtained experimental data, calculate the conductances for
each voltage setting:
V1 V2 V3 R23 R 1
R 1= ; R2= ; R3 = ; R eq= .
I1 I2 I3 R23 + R 1
8. Fill in the Table
9. Calculate the mean conductances of the chain elements for different
voltage settings

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 10.Compare the resistance values of the resistors installed on the board with
calculated values obtained through the experiment.
11.Turn the Prototyping Board Power switch on the NI ELVIS
workstation into position O (OFF) and close the lab.

TABLE 2
Setting Measured Value Calculated Value
N +E R1 R2 R3 V
1
V
2
V
3
V4 A1 A2 A3 R1 R2 R3 Req
(exp1)
Req
(exp2)
Req
(set)

[V] [Ohm] [V] [mA] [Ohm]

1 10 100 1k 700 9. 8. 1. 9.8 97 8.1 105 100 1k 700 212. 212. 212.
7 1 7 5 5 5
2 10 200 900 800 9. 8. 1 9.9 33.3 11 44 200 900 800 340 340 340
9 9
3 10 300 800 900 9. 8. 1 9.9 33.3 11 44 300 800 900 425 425 425
9 9

V. OBSERVATION AND DISCUSSION

A. Observation

I have observed that by increasing the number of parallel connected

resistors the equivalent conductance of the electric circuit will increase
(whereas the equivalent resistance will decrease).
The equivalent conductance of a parallel circuit is equal to the sum of
conductance of the parallel connected resistors.

B. Discussion

The ammeter is set to measure a maximum current of 50mA. If the

measured value is higher, anovercurrent error message will be displayed.
If such message is displayed, reduce the voltage until the current is below
50mA.
The higher is the resistance of a particular branch in a parallel circuit,
the lower will be the current of that branch.
VI. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
1. What is the equivalent resistance of the mixed circuit below if R=2Ω

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VII. R=3Ω b. R=4Ω c. R=6Ω

VIII. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION

A. CONCLUSION

Electronic components in a circuit can be connected in series or in

parallel (or a combination of these connection types can be used – mixed
series-parallel connection). In parallel configuration all the elements are
unified between two nodes in a circuit section containing the elements.
The voltage between the nodes is thus equal for all the elements.
B. RECOMMENDATION

Be very careful when assigning values to passive components

in the circuit (in this case, resistors). The value specified in a
component’s value field should match the actual value of the
component used in the electric circuit assembled on the board.
I recommend to use NI ELVIS II with its availble version of
software to minimize errors. Check the USB cable connected to
the NI ELVIS MODULE hardware. The tools installed in the
computer must also be checked, sometimes computers do not
have Microsoft Excel. To avoid convenience be sure to check all
those possible problems that could occur.

IX. REFERRENCES:

www.electronics-tutorials.ws/seriesconnection/dcp_4.html

en.wikipedia.org

Electronics Circuits and Devices – John Melson

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