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Theory:: Figure: Verification of Voltages and Currents in Different Branches in A Ladder Network

1) A ladder network circuit consists of circuit elements like resistors connected in series and parallel configurations. This complicated resistor network can be simplified by identifying individual circuit components. 2) The strategies for simplifying a resistor ladder network are to begin replacing components farthest from the point of interest and working inward, replacing either series or parallel resistors with their equivalent. 3) By measuring voltages and currents across each resistor in a 6-resistor ladder network circuit and comparing to theoretical calculations, it was found the experimental results matched theoretical values closely, validating the techniques for analyzing ladder networks.

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Theory:: Figure: Verification of Voltages and Currents in Different Branches in A Ladder Network

1) A ladder network circuit consists of circuit elements like resistors connected in series and parallel configurations. This complicated resistor network can be simplified by identifying individual circuit components. 2) The strategies for simplifying a resistor ladder network are to begin replacing components farthest from the point of interest and working inward, replacing either series or parallel resistors with their equivalent. 3) By measuring voltages and currents across each resistor in a 6-resistor ladder network circuit and comparing to theoretical calculations, it was found the experimental results matched theoretical values closely, validating the techniques for analyzing ladder networks.

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Theory:

A ladder network circuit refers to a network consisting of circuit elements


connected in series and parallel. The circuit elements may be resistors, inductance
coils, or capacitors. In a ladder network, the resistances gain voltages and currents
according to their arranged system. This kind of complicated resistor network can
be simplified by identifying series and parallel resistors within the larger context of
the circuit.

Figure: Verification of Voltages and Currents in Different


Branches in a Ladder Network

The strategies for simplifying a resistor ladder network are:

 Begin as far away as possible from the circuit location in question.

 Replace series or parallel resistors with their equivalent resistor.

 Continue, moving left until a single equivalent resistor represents the entire
resistor network.

The location in question is the input voltage source, so we start the simplification
process way over on the far right, and work our way toward the source. In the
figure, we see that there are six resistances connected in a ladder network and there
is a voltage source connected to this network. We follow these strategies to solve
our ladder network and find out the verification of voltages and currents in
different branches in a ladder network.
Apparatus:
 Trainer Board
 Resistances
 Multi Meter
 Wires
 Calculator

Procedure:
1. First, we collected all our instruments for conducting our practical and
checked out whether they were functioning properly.
2. Then, we selected a voltage from the voltage source and connected it to the
trainer board with a wire.
3. We set the resistances in a circuit according to the figure in the theory.
4. We measured the voltage and current for each of the six resistances.
5. We calculated the voltage and current for each of the six resistances
theoretically and compared with the respective practical values.
6. We repeated the process for more 2 times.
Result:
Data Table-1: Voltages Measurement

Source V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 V6
Voltage T P T P T P T P T P T P
5 2.33 2.23 2.67 2.61 .899 .879 1.77 1.72 .163 .159 1.61 1.57
8.84 4.12 4.13 4.72 4.72 1.59 1.58 3.13 3.12 .289 .288 2.84 2.83
12.47 5.82 5.84 6.65 6.66 2.24 2.24 4.41 4.42 .408 .405 4.01 4.01

Data Table-2: Currents Measurement

Source I1 I2 I3 I4 I5 I6
Voltag T P T P T P T P T P T P
e
5 2.41 2.34 2.17 2.21 .23 .22 .217 .21 .016 .015 .016 .0158
8
8.64 4.25 4.23 3.84 3.82 .412 .41 .38 .38 .029 .028 .029 .0287
7
12.47 6 5.97 5.42 5.39 .58 .57 .54 .53 .04 .038 .04 .038

*T= Theoretical, P= Practical

R1=.969kΩ, R2=1.228kΩ, R3=3.86kΩ, R4=8.17kΩ, R5=9.98kΩ, R6=97.9kΩ,

R56=107.88kΩ, R456=7.595kΩ, R3456=11.455kΩ, R23456=1.1091kΩ, RT=2.0781kΩ

V1= (R1*V) / RT= 2.33V; I1= V/RT= 2.34mA

V2= V-V1= 2.67V; I2= V2/R2= 3.96mA

V3= (R3*V2) / R3456= .899V; I3= V3/R3= .42mA

V4= V2-V3= 1.771V; I4= V4/R4= .21mA

V5= (R5*V4) / R56= .163V; I5= V5/R5= 0.0158mA= I6

V6= (R6*V4) / R56= 1.607V


Discussion:
A ladder network is a very complicated electric circuit. We had to follow the
processes very carefully to find out our desired result. There occurred some
slightest error between the theoretical and practical values. While no scientific-
practical can perfectly match the theory, the actual results depend on
environmental conditions, the accuracy of equipment under test. The quality of
resistor also impacts the measurements, while in our lab report we got excellent
results, one might get different results based on one’s theory. In the practical, we
tried to avoid all kinds of observational and physical error. We used variable DC
power supply so that we could use voltages of different values. We conducted
three measurements of voltages and currents and each time found out the voltage
and the current flow through every particular resistance to minimize the errors. As
the errors are very little and our results were still consistent with accepted theory,
we can be sure that our practical is correct and the result of the practical is
acceptable. In conclusion, we can say that the result of the lab on the verification of
voltages and circuits in different branches in a ladder network is positive.

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