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Electrical Circuit Project Design Package

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XLIX Engineering Design Firm
9210 University City Blvd
Charlotte, NC 28223
ENGR 1201-011

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Allison Bates

Date submitted:
09/23/2015

I have neither given nor received any unauthorized help on this assignment, nor witnessed any violation
of the UNC Charlotte Code of Academic Integrity.

September23,2015
ProblemStatement
FortheElectricalCircuitProjecteachstudentwasgivenabreadboard,variousresistors,and

jumperwireandwiththesewearetodesignandtestanelectricalcircuit.Myelectricalcircuit
hasadirectcurrentsourceof18volts,acurrentthatisequalto0.0012Amps,andfivenodes.At
eachnodeIwasgivenacertainamountofvoltage,atthefirstnodethevoltageis14.04volts,at
thesecondthevoltageis10.884volts,atthethirdthevoltageis7.98volts,atthefourthnodethe
voltageis5.868volts,andatthelastnodehadnovoltage.WiththisgiveninformationIfound
thechangeinvoltageateachnodeandfromthatIwasabletofindthetotalresistanceforthat
sectionsoftheelectricalcircuit.Ithenusedmy25resistorsindifferentcombinations,hadto
haveatleastoneinparallel,inordertofindaresistancethatwaswithin5%or5%ofthetotal
resistanceofeachsection.
Calculations
Starting voltage=18 V
Current=0.0012 Amps
Resister 1 : , , Brown , Gold=220 Ohm 5
Resister 2:Orange , Orange , Brown , Gold=330 5
Resister 3:Oragne , Oragne , ,Gold =3300Ohm 5
Resister 4 : , , ,Gold =2200Ohm 5
Resister 5 : Brown , ,Orange , Gold=10000 Ohm 5
Calculations(Option1)
Node1:
V =18V 14.04 V
V =3.96V
V =IR
3.96 V =( 0.0012 A ) R
3.96 V
=R
0.0012 A
R=3300 Ohm
One3300Ohmresister.
Node2:
V =14.04 V 10.884 V
V =3.156V
V =IR
3.156 V =( 0.0012 A ) R
3.156 V
=R
0.0012 A
R=2630 Ohm
R=2200 Ohm+330 Ohm+

1
1
+
220 Ohm 330Ohms

R=2662 Ohm
A2200Ohmresisterinserieswitha330Ohmresisteranda220Ohmresisterinparallelwitha
330Ohmresister.

Node3:
V =10.884 V 7.98 V
V =2.904 V
V =IR
2.904 V = ( 0.0012 A ) R
2.904 V
=R
0.0012 A
R=2420 Ohm
R=2200 Ohm+220 Ohm
R=2420 Ohm
A2200Ohmresisterinserieswitha220Ohmresister.
Node4:
V =7.98V 5.868V
V =2.112 V
V =IR
2.112 V =( 0.0012 A ) R
2.112 V
=R
0.0012 A
R=1760 Ohm
1
1
1
R=
+
10000Ohm 2200Ohm
R=1803.27 Ohm
A10000Ohmresisterinparallelwitha2200Ohmresister

Node5:
V =5.868V 0 V
V =5.868V
V =IR
5.868V =( 0.0012 A ) R
5.868 v
=R
0.0012 A
R=4890 Ohm
1
1
1
R=3300 Ohm+
+
10000 Ohm 2200Ohm
R=5103.27 Ohm
A3300Ohmresisterinserieswithaparallelofa10000Ohmresisterwitha2200Ohmresister.

Calculations(Option2)
Node1:
V =18V 14.04 V
V =3.96V
V =IR
3.96 V =( 0.0012 A ) R
3.96 V
=R
0.0012 A
R=3300 Ohm
One3300Ohmresister.
Node2:
V =14.04 V 10.884 V
V =3.156V
V =IR
3.156 V =( 0.0012 A ) R
3.156 V
=R
0.0012 A
R=2630 Ohm
R=2200 Ohm+220 Ohm+

1
1
+
220Ohm 3300Ohm

R=2626.25 Ohm
A2200Ohmresisterinserieswitha220Ohmresisteranda220Ohmresisterinparallelwitha
3300Ohmresister.
Node3:
V =10.884 V 7.98 V
V =2.904 V
V =IR
2.904 V = ( 0.0012 A ) R
2.904 V
=R
0.0012 A
R=2420 Ohm
R=2200 Ohm+220 Ohm
R=2420 Ohm
A2200Ohmresisterinserieswitha220Ohmresister.

Node4:
V =7.98V 5.868V
V =2.112 V
V =IR
2.112 V =( 0.0012 A ) R
2.112 V
=R
0.0012 A
R=1760 Ohm
1

1
1
1
R=330 Ohm+220 Ohm+
+
+
10000 Ohm 3300 Ohm 2200Ohm
R=1716.078 Ohm
A330Ohmresisterinserieswitha220Ohmresisteranda10000Ohmresisterinparallelwitha
3300Ohmresisteranda2200Ohmresister.

Node5:
V =5.868V 0 V
V =5.868V
V =IR
5.868V =( 0.0012 A ) R
5.868 v
=R
0.0012 A
R=4890 Ohm
1
1
R=
+
10000Ohm 10000Ohm
R=5000 Ohm
Two10000resisterinparallel.