Resistors in Series
ECET110
Seddik Benhamida
November 2, 2014
Table of Contents
1. List of Figures and Tables …………………..…….……..…………….. 3
2. Project Objectives ………………………………….…….…………….. 4
3. System Requirements ….……………………………………………….. 4
4. Theory ………………………………………………………………….. 5
5. Multisim Simulation Results …………………………..………………………. 5
6. Experimental Procedure ………………………………………………… 6
7. Analysis of Results ..……………..…………………………………….. 6
8. Troubleshooting ….……..…………………………………………….. 6
9. Conclusion ..……………………………..…………………………….. 6
List of Figures
1. Resistor Circuit Schematic .………………………………….. 5
2. Multisim Simulation Circuit ………………………………………….. 6
3. Simulation circuit ..…. ………………………………………….. 7
List of Tables
1. Theoretical Analysis Results ………………………………………….. 5
2. Simulation Results …………………………………………………….. 6
3. Experimental Results …….…………………………………………….. 7
4. Results Comparison …………………………………………………… 8
Project Objectives
When putting resistors in series, we can use this experiment to prove Kirchoff’s Voltage Law and Ohm’s Law by comparing our theoretical values to the Experimental values.
System Requirements
Equipment and Material
Equipment:
Macbook Air with the Citrix receiver software
DC Power Supply
DMM (Digital Multimeter)
Software: Multisim Version 13
Parts:
3 – 1.0 kΩ Resistor
1 – 2.2 kΩ Resistor
1 – 6.8 kΩ Resistor
Breadboard and hookup wires
Theory
The circuit to be analyzed is shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1 Resistor Inductor Circuit Schematic
Table 1 Resistor Inductor Theoretical Analysis
Multisimulation Results
Simulate using MultiSim V8.
The Figure 2 circuit created in MultiSim with meters positioned at all required measuring points was simulated providing the results below. The measurements are recorded in Table 2.
Figure 2 Multisim Circuit
Table 2 Resistor Inductor Multisim Analysis
Experimental Procedure
Figure 3 Simulation
Table 3 Resistor Inductor Experimental Results
Analysis of Results
Table 4 Results Comparison
Troubleshooting
I had some trouble first using Multisim program, but when I stuck to it, it became a lot easier.
Conclusion
In this experiment, I was able to calculate theoretical values and compare them with the experimental values and see how they really compare.
Answers to Questions 