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UNIT IV

Combination Circuits
(Series-Parallel)
DC CIRCUIT
Objectives
• Determine the equivalent circuit resistance
for a given combination circuit.
• Determine the voltage drops in a
combination circuit.
• Determine the current values in a
combination circuit.

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Objectives
• Determine the wattage values in a
combination circuit.
• Apply combination circuit theory to
troubleshoot a combination circuit.

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Reducing a Complex Circuit
• Find equivalent resistance of a circuit
• Used to solve series-parallel circuits and
combination circuits
• Reduce to simple series or parallel circuits

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S I P V
series current parallel voltage

1
RT  R1  R2  R3  ....  Rn RT 
1 1 1 1
  
R1 R2 R3 Rn

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Method of Calculation

Solve for
Voltage,
Current and Power
Solve for RT

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Reducing: Example One

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Reducing: Example One (Cont.)

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Reducing: Example One (Cont.)

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Reducing: Example Two

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Reducing: Example Two (Cont.)

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Reducing: Example Two (Cont.)

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Reducing to a Simple Parallel
Circuit
Solve this and use VIRP Table

R2 V=12V

R1
R3

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Review
What is equivalent resistance of a circuit?

Total resistance of a series-parallel circuit

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Review
What is a combination circuit?

A series-parallel circuit, having a branch of a


parallel circuit with resistors in series

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Solving for Voltage and Current
Values
• Once a circuit has been reduced, voltage
and current values found with Ohm’s law
• Total values can be found first
• The circuit can be separated to find all
other values

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Glossary
• Combination circuit
– A series-parallel circuit.
• Equivalent resistance
– Total resistance of a series, parallel, or
combination circuit.

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Glossary
• Series-parallel circuit
– Circuit in which parallel branches are in series
with other resistors or parallel branches
contain resistors in series.

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Seatwork
• Answer this on piece of paper
using VIRP Table and visit our
Google Classoom and follow
the instruction how to send the
file
R1  100
R2  250
R3  350
R4  200
VT  24V

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