Finding The Current In a Parallel Circuit With 3 Resistors

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  • This electronics video tutorial explains how to find the current in a parallel circuit with 3 resistors using a special formula. It also explains how to find the other currents using ohm's law.
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  • @lewlinn7231
    @lewlinn7231 4 года назад +50

    A different approach from an "old" Electrician but simpler (for me) was starting by calculating what we used to call the effective resistance of the parallel resistors. This is useful to work out the total parallel resistance even if Total Current or Voltage is unknown.
    The formula is 1/(1/R1)+(1/R2)+(1/R3) continue for as many resistors in parallel.
    Or in the example 1/(1/4)+(1/6)+(1/8) = 1.846 Ohms.
    This is the resistance as it appears to the circuit. Using V=I/R 13Amps/1.846Ohms we get 23.998 or 24V (The 1.846 was rounded down)
    Now we have the Voltage across each known resistance the Current can be calculated with I=V/R for each
    24/4 = 6A, 24/6 = 4A and 24/8 =3 A And to check 6+4+3 =13A total.

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  • @patrickoneillnl1966
    @patrickoneillnl1966 2 года назад +2

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  • @emma-gn9wu
    @emma-gn9wu 3 года назад

    this video is awsome. you've explained things really easy to understand.

  • @aric5011
    @aric5011 3 года назад +9

    Dude...
    1/Rt=(1/R1)+(1/R2)+(1/R3)
    Rt=1.846
    E=I R
    13 X 1.846=24 volts
    I=E/R
    24/4= 6A for R1
    24/6= 4A for R2
    25/8= 3A for R3
    This is way quicker. And easier.

    • @mikeatlanta9306
      @mikeatlanta9306 3 года назад

      This is much easier. Thanks for this

    • @amynoacid
      @amynoacid 3 года назад

      @Dark Rider exactly.

    • @patrickjacobsen7805
      @patrickjacobsen7805 3 года назад +1

      This ain't about shortcuts this is about entering and seeing the matrix.

    • @Aaliyah_Matyevna
      @Aaliyah_Matyevna 2 года назад

      What if there are more resistances after it? Then the voltage drop won't be 0 making the math hard. Plus we won't know the ending voltage.

  • @nikaharasaki7295
    @nikaharasaki7295 Год назад

    This is a really big help for me, because we are having our periodical test tomorrow

  • @robonkenhout7965
    @robonkenhout7965 Год назад +3

    I think already stated below, but I calculated the total parallel resistance (~1.8 ohms) to get the voltage across and found the currents that way. Nice tutorials! Thanks!

    • @bomberman0023
      @bomberman0023 Год назад +1

      This seems to me an easier intuitive way than going through the formula he went through.

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    @nekobruh3662 4 года назад +3

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  • @bobvanborkum2588
    @bobvanborkum2588 2 года назад +4

    Find the the equivalent resistance for the 3 resistors. Multiply the equivalent resistance by the total current. Now you know the voltage. Divide the voltage by the resistances. Now you have the currents. No complex formula needed.

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    @afzalansari2357 3 года назад

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  • @davidho1258
    @davidho1258 5 лет назад +1

    just in time for my physics 2 final!

  • @mrvayg5217
    @mrvayg5217 2 года назад

    That was insane how you did that

  • @tinojoseph3393
    @tinojoseph3393 4 года назад +6

    How would you find the current in a parallel Circuit with 2 resistors?

  • @alanx4121
    @alanx4121 3 года назад +1

    it's an inverse ratio, more goes through the least. So selection / total
    (1/R1)/(1/R1+1/R2+1/R3)

  • @agpiccolo
    @agpiccolo 5 лет назад +1

    Req is equal to the reciprocal of the sum of the reciprocals and the rest is easy!

  • @ananthanarayananr9176
    @ananthanarayananr9176 2 года назад +2

    I did it in a kind of different way.
    Since the current entering on the left is equal to the current exiting on the right ,we have i1+i2+i3 = 13 amp.call this equation 1
    Since the voltage across all the resistors is the same ,so
    V = i1r1 = i2r2 =i3r3.
    From above we have direct relation between i1 i2 and i3. Substitute i2 and i3 in terms of i1 in equation one and consequently solve for i2 and i3

    • @arxalier2956
      @arxalier2956 Год назад +1

      This is a better conceptual way using KVL, thanks for helping me out. Won't have to learn formulae now

  • @crackerjack4833
    @crackerjack4833 2 года назад

    So the end current where all 3 resistors meet, lets say final output, would be the same as the highest resistor current? ... which is 6, right? Or will the current flow from all 3 resistors come together and be 13 again?
    That's what I was curious about when I searched this topic and found your video.

  • @larrybud
    @larrybud Год назад

    Lew has a good way if you want to know voltage, but here's another way that is even easier if you just want to know the current. Current is inversely proportional to ratio of each resistor in parallel. So let's say we want to solve for current of R1. Let "c" be the current. We take the ratio of each resistor from the one we want to solve:
    c(4/4) + c(4/6) + c(4/8) = 13
    Clearly if we are solving for c you could write it as
    c + c(4/6) + c(4/8) = 13
    But seeing it with 4/4 shows that we are taking the ratio of EVERY resistor

  • @anonymousanonymous-tw3wm
    @anonymousanonymous-tw3wm Год назад

    🤔 I may need to start at maths

  • @ultimatekenz
    @ultimatekenz 11 месяцев назад

    would finding the R equivilent since all three are in parallel not work?

  • @bilalsheikh5786
    @bilalsheikh5786 5 лет назад +4

    A more simple way is using the fact that the 3 resistors in parallell can be replaced by one single resistor with resistance equal to 1/R1 + 1/R2 + 1/R3 inversed. You can then use Ohms law to find the voltage through the resulting resistor, and since the current is equal in all branches, you can use Ohms law on R1, R2, and R3 to find the current. Correct me if i am wrong but I got the same answer using this method.

    • @tedlahm5740
      @tedlahm5740 4 года назад

      Correct. Understand everything you said. (single resistor inverse formula) Divide 1 by the SUM of the three 1/R1 + 1/R2 + 1/R3

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  • @gabrielflorentino6080
    @gabrielflorentino6080 4 года назад

    How about if theirs more than 3 Resister. how would this formula be used

  • @patrickjacobsen7805
    @patrickjacobsen7805 3 года назад

    Mind blown

  • @JOEL-ut4lv
    @JOEL-ut4lv 2 года назад +3

    Sir please reply, can we use this formula for more than 3 resistors?
    And can we use this equation in any way in a case where infinitely many resistors are whose values are in gp?

    • @kjhuncho4631
      @kjhuncho4631 Год назад

      if you still need an answer or anyone looking for an answer ,yes you can use the formula on as many resistors as you're given

    • @kjhuncho4631
      @kjhuncho4631 Год назад

      Alternatively you can use / I1 =Itotal [1/r1 /[1/r1 + 1/r2 + 1/r3 +1/14.....]

  • @rickyjiang4664
    @rickyjiang4664 5 лет назад

    Can you also find the effective resistance then work out the voltage?

    • @gregoriglc
      @gregoriglc 5 лет назад

      Ricky Jiang Thought the same

  • @cloudyclo
    @cloudyclo 2 года назад +4

    Here's an easy formula to remember. Just find REQ, the equivalent resistance.
    1/REQ = 1/R1 + 1/R2 + 1/R3 + ...
    REQ for 2 parallel resistors = 1 / (1/R1 + 1/R2) = R1R2 / (R1 + R2)
    I1 = IT(REQ/R1)
    I2 = IT(REQ/R2)
    REQ for 3 parallel resistors = 1 / (1/R1 + 1/R2 + 1/R3) = R1R2R3 / (R1R2 + R2R3 + R1R3)
    I1 = IT(REQ/R1)
    I2 = IT(REQ/R2)
    I3 = IT(REQ/R3)
    REQ for 4 parallel resistors = 1 / (1/R1 + 1/R2 + 1/R3 + 1/R4) = guess :) = (R1R2R3R4 / R1R2R3 + R1R2R4 + R1R3R4 + R2R3R4)
    I1 = IT(REQ/R1)
    I2 = IT(REQ/R2)
    I3 = IT(REQ/R3)
    I4 = IT(REQ/R4)

    • @COSMO8843
      @COSMO8843 2 года назад +1

      and the derivation is simple InRn=IT*REQ since potential is same

  • @jimhalpert9803
    @jimhalpert9803 4 года назад +3

    I did it a different way and got almost same answer differing in decimals.
    I found out Rtotal first then found out voltage of the circuit.
    Then used V=IR in each resistor

    • @hc6472
      @hc6472 3 года назад

      same

  • @mahalakshmisundar7343
    @mahalakshmisundar7343 3 года назад +1

    Sir if there are two resistors only means, what would be the formula?

    • @amynoacid
      @amynoacid 3 года назад

      There are two ways to do 2 resistors:
      Product over Sum:
      Req = (R1*R1) / (R1 + R2)
      Resistor Equivalent:
      Req = 1 / ( (1/R1)+(1/R2) )

  • @phyzix_phyzix
    @phyzix_phyzix 2 года назад +1

    Is there a way to generalize this solution to n parallel resistors?

  • @Lornahh
    @Lornahh 5 лет назад +5

    But this is a bad way to do it - Find total resistance of the resistors (comes out to 24/13 ohms), use ohms law to find voltage (24 volts), and knowing that voltage is the same in resistors in parallel, use ohms law again on each resistor to find current. :)

    • @heksogen4788
      @heksogen4788 4 года назад

      That's the correct way to do it.

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  • @ManjuGupta-ix9tv
    @ManjuGupta-ix9tv 4 года назад +1

    Formula above is hard to remember
    I have simplified one:
    I1 = R2R3 / (R1R2 + R2R3 + R3R1)

    • @keldonchase4492
      @keldonchase4492 4 года назад +2

      Don't forget to multiply by the total current

  • @jimhalpert9803
    @jimhalpert9803 4 года назад +2

    Guys don't learn these silly big formulas. Use your brains !! It's very easy. Here is how to easily solve it -
    Find Total Resistance by using formula 1/R = 1/R1 + 1/R2 + 1/R3 and so on for the number of resistors...
    Now you have total Resistance.
    You already had total current (I) flowing through the circuit.
    Now we know that in a parallel combination, Voltage is same everywhere! So find Total voltage by
    V = I x R
    Where R is the total Resistance.
    Now for finding i1 -
    V = I1 x R1
    And so on for as many resistors you have..
    Super easy. :)

  • @waqaskhan-dx7ze
    @waqaskhan-dx7ze 5 месяцев назад

    TOTAL CURRENT=8 A
    R1?
    R2=20 OHM
    both resistor in parallel
    how to find out R1 and the Source voltage (V) ?

  • @azbelguerra6278
    @azbelguerra6278 5 лет назад

    Mark Wahlberg back at it again with the knowledge

    • @AR-vb4xy
      @AR-vb4xy 5 лет назад

      Whose Mark Wahlberg?

    • @planetsmart6557
      @planetsmart6557 5 лет назад

      Can you tell me which program he use for making tutorials?

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  • @linneareck3578
    @linneareck3578 3 года назад

    How do you do this for 4 resistors??

    • @amynoacid
      @amynoacid 3 года назад +1

      I found the way OP did it is too complicated.
      V = I*R right?
      First get the Req of all 4 resistors.
      Req = 1/( (1/r1)+(1/r2)+(1/r3)+(1/r4) )
      Then use Ohm's Law to find out what's unknown
      V= I * Req

    • @linneareck3578
      @linneareck3578 3 года назад +1

      @@amynoacid Thank you so so much!! This really helped me!

  • @yeahbruzhuch6121
    @yeahbruzhuch6121 3 года назад

    what do i do when i have two resistors

    • @45516
      @45516 3 года назад +1

      I1= (r2/r1+r2)i and i2=(r1/r1+r2)i

  • @rohanalt
    @rohanalt 2 года назад

    can't we just, take therir ratios and divide 13 in 3 parts using that ratio

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  • @jamiehuynguyen7259
    @jamiehuynguyen7259 2 года назад

    Instead of doing like that, I obtain R1//R23 and calculating normaly..

  • @christopheryumang3316
    @christopheryumang3316 3 года назад

    But, can I find the total of current if there's resistors only???????
    Sorry 'bout my grammar

    • @amynoacid
      @amynoacid 3 года назад

      You would need two out of 3 to do that. So if you had no current, you'd need V and R

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