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    Power in DC Circuits

    Objective

    The objective of this lab were to gain a greater understanding of ohms law and to learn about
    the relationship between power, current and resistance based on variable voltages in series circuits.

    Procedure

    Two separate resistors (1000 ohms and 2200 ohms) were connected in series with a power
    source and an ammeter. The power source was increased from 0 to 10 volts in increments of 1 and the
    current flowing through the resistors were recorded. The power values in watts were calculated based
    on the currents and the voltages.

    Figure 1, Schematic

    Data

    These are the recorded values for the voltages and currents and the resultant power values.
    Power is calculated using the formula Volts*Current = Power. Resistance values were measured using
    a multimeter to ensure accuracy.

    Table 1 Recorded resistance values

    1000 Ohms 2200 Ohms


    980 Ohms recorded 2140 Ohms recorded

    Table 2 Recorded and Calculated Values, Resistance 980 Ohms

    Volts Current Power


    0v 0mA 0W
    1v 1.01mA 1.01W
    2v 2.23mA 4.46W
    3v 3.05mA 9.15W
    4v 4.07mA 16.28W
    5v 5.11mA 25.55W
    6v 6.1mA 36.6W
    7v 7.12mA 49.84W
    8v 8.15mA 65.2W
    9v 9.17mA 82.53W
    10v 10.20mA 102W

    Table 3, Recorded and Calculated Values, Resistance 2140 Ohms

    Volts Current Power


    0v 0mA 0W
    1v .46mA .46W
    2v .94mA 1.88W
    3v 1.4mA 4.2W
    4v 1.87mA 7.48W
    5v 2.33mA 11.65W
    6v 2.8mA 16.8W
    7v 3.27mA 22.89W
    8v 3.74mA 29.92W
    9v 4.20mA 37.8W
    10v 4.66mA 46.6W

    Figure 2, Power versus Voltage 980 Ohms


    Figure 3, Power versus Current 980 Ohms
    Figure 4, Power versus Voltage 2140 Ohms

    Figure 5, Power versus Current 2140 Ohms


    Figure 6, Current versus Voltage 2140 Ohms

    Figure 7, Current versus Voltage 940 Ohms

    Conclusions

    The results of this lab verify Ohm's law (V = RI). If a person were to go through and do the
    calculations for each of the resistance and current values, they come very close to values calculated
    using Ohms in relation to the graphs above.

    Table 4, Slopes and Reciprocals of Graphs

    Resistance Slopes Reciprocal


    980 ohms .001 1000
    2140 ohms .0005 2000

    For a fixed resistance, increasing the voltage seems to increase the power parabolically.
    Resistance, whether the voltage or the current is fixed, seems to have a multiplicative effect on power.
    As the resistance is doubled, power is halved, as the resistance is halved, power is doubled.

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