Circuit Connections in Resistors
A Resistor when connected in a circuit, that connection can be either series or parallel. Let us now know what will happen to the total current, voltage and resistance values if they are connected in series as well, when connected in parallel.
Resistors in Series
Let us observe what happens, when few resistors are connected in Series. Let us consider three resistors with different values, as shown in the figure below.
Resistance
The total resistance of a circuit having series resistors is equal to the sum of the individual resistances. That means, in the above figure there are three resistors having the values 1KΩ, 5KΩ and 9KΩ respectively.
Total resistance value of the resistor network is −
R=R1+R2+R3R=R1+R2+R3
Which means 1 + 5 + 9 = 15KΩ is the total resistance.
Where R1 is the resistance of 1st resistor, R2 is the resistance of 2nd resistor and R3 is the resistance of 3rd resistor in the above resistor network.
Voltage
The total voltage that appears across a series resistors network is the addition of voltage drops at each individual resistances. In the above figure we have three different resistors which have three different values of voltage drops at each stage.
Total voltage that appears across the circuit −
V=V1+V2+V3V=V1+V2+V3
Which means 1v + 5v + 9v = 15v is the total voltage.
Where V1 is the voltage drop of 1st resistor, V2 is the voltage drop of 2ndresistor and V3 is the voltage drop of 3rd resistor in the above resistor network.
Current
The total amount of Current that flows through a set of resistors connected in series is the same at all the points throughout the resistor network. Hence the current is same 5A when measured at the input or at any point between the resistors or even at the output.
Current through the network −
I=I1=I2=I3I=I1=I2=I3
Which means that current at all points is 5A.
Where I1 is the current through the 1st resistor, I2 is the current through the 2nd resistor and I3 is the current through the 3rd resistor in the above resistor network.