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Ohms Law
It is an electrical law that is used to determine the electrical power of the electric circuit. It states that the current through a conductor between two points is directly proportional to the potential difference across the two points.
Ohms Law
Defines the relationship between resistance. voltage, current and
This formula is used extensively by electricians. Without a thorough understanding of Ohms Law an electrician can not design or troubleshoot even the simplest of electronic or electrical circuits.
Ohm established in the late 1820s that if a voltage was applied to a resistance then current would flow and then power would be consumed.
Things to remember:
First, current is inversely proportional resistance. (What does this mean?) to
It means the amount of current will decrease if we increase the amount of resistance and maintain the amount of voltage at its fixed or permanent value.
Vice versa, if we reduce the amount of load resistance, current will increase, if the applied voltage is maintained at its constant or fixed value.
Ohm's Law is a very simple and useful tool for analyzing electric circuits. It is used so often in the study of electricity and electronics that it needs to be committed to memory by the serious student. For those who are not yet comfortable with algebra, there's a trick to remembering how to solve for any one quantity, given the other two. First, arrange the letters E, I, and R in a triangle like this:
If you know E and I, and wish to determine R, just eliminate R from the picture and see what's left:
If you know E and R, and wish to determine I, eliminate I and see what's left:
Lastly, if you know I and R, and wish to determine E, eliminate E and see what's left:
Let's see how these equations might work to help us analyze simple circuits:
If we know the values of any two of the three quantities (voltage, current, and resistance) in this circuit, we can use Ohm's Law to determine the third.
calculate the amount of current (I) in a circuit, given values of voltage (E) and resistance (R):
calculate the amount of resistance (R) in a circuit, given values of voltage (E) and current (I):
calculate the amount of voltage supplied by a battery, given values of current (I) and resistance (R):