Labo Élec
electrical lab simulator
Exercise from the chapter "Resistor networks"
Level 3 of 5 · Skills: Calculate
2 bell(s) in parallel each draw 0.25 A at 6 V. They are far from the source: each of the two line conductors has 0.5 Ω. What voltage must the source supply?
n = 2 · Iₙ = 0.25 A · Uₙ = 6 V · Rligne = 0.5 Ω
Parametric exercise: the values change with every draw; these are one example.
Guided problem in 4 steps: unknown, formula, units, data, result.
Total I = 2 × 0.25 = 0.5 A; drop in the two wires = 2 × 0.5 × 0.5 V; U = 6 + drop = 6.5 V.