Exam 8: Voltage Dividers and Current Dividers

A series string can be considered a voltage divider.

In a series circuit, the voltage drops equal the product of I times R.

Any ______________ circuit is a current divider in which the individual branch currents are inversely proportional to the branch resistance values.

The bleeder current that flows through an entire divider is generally specified at about

______________ is equal to 1 divided by R.

A loaded voltage divider is just a practical application of a

What circuit is often used to tap off part of the applied voltage for a load that needs less than the applied voltage?

Since series voltage drops are proportional to the resistances, a very small R in series with a much larger R has a considerably large IR drop.

In a current divider with two branch resistances, the larger R

In a ______________ circuit, the IR drops add to equal the applied voltage.

Any series circuit is a voltage divider in which the individual resistor voltage drops are proportional to the series resistance values.

The current through all the resistances in a divider is the ______________ current.

In a series circuit, the voltage drops equal

Conductance and current are

The unit for conductance is ______________.

The unit for G is the siemens.

A voltage divider is often used to tap off part of the applied voltage V_T for a load that needs less voltage than V_T.

The unit for G is the

Conductance G is equal to

In a current divider, each branch current is ______________ proportional to its R.