Ohm's Law and Power
Procedure for series curcuit troubleshooting theory
1.) Analyze the curcuit 2.) Check the setup 3.) Calculate and measure values 4.) Check the results
Current
A movement of electrical charges around a closed path or circuit.
Voltage increases...
Current flow increases if resistance stays the same.
Va=I×Rt
Find how much Voltage is taken from the resistor.
Series curcuit
Flows in a single path through all the components in a circuit.
Dissipation
Giving off heat
What happens to current when voltage decreases?
It decreases
Open
Occurs when a component provides no path for current flow.
Ohm's law
States the relationship of voltage, current and resistance
Total Resistance
Total resistance of the circuit equal to the sum of each individual resistor
Ohms law equation
V=IR
Voltage drop formula
V=I×Rt
Va
Voltage Applied
Voltage
What makes current flow in a circuit and that resistant is the opposition to current flow.
Ohm's Law states
current is directly proportional to voltage and inversley proportional to resistance.
Reisitance increases...
if current flow decreases if voltage stays the same.
Components in a series curcuit with a changed ohmic value provide
increase or decrease in circuits.
Changed Value
occurs when a components ohmic value increases or decreases
voltage drop
the amount of voltage loss that occurs through all or part of a circuit due to impedance.
Power
the rate at which work is done or energy is needed/used. P=V×I
Rt
total resistance
Short
when a component provides no resistance to current flow. Acts like a piece of wire