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Exercise from the chapter "Measurement & instruments"

Shunt calculation

Level 4 of 5 · Skills: Calculate

Statement

An ammeter with internal resistance r_A = 2 Ω reads full scale at i = 0.01 A. We want to measure up to I = 5 A. Compute the resistance of the shunt to place in parallel.

rA = 2 Ω · i = 0.01 A · I = 5 A

Parametric exercise: the values change with every draw; these are one example.

Guided problem in 4 steps: unknown, formula, units, data, result.

1 hint from Bastaya available in the lab
Solution

Same voltage across the meter and the shunt: r_A·i = R_s·(I − i) → R_s = 2 × 0.01 / (5 − 0.01) = 4.01 mΩ.

Course sheet of the chapter : Measurement & instruments

This chapter is covered by the paths: General electricity, Measurement prep

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Workbench

Circuit diagram CEI 60617

How does it work?

The perfboard: each big hole is a circuit node. You push a single leg of a component (resistor, lamp...) into it. The 4 small holes around it are connected to it: that is where chips and leads plug in.

  1. Drag a component onto the board: it snaps onto the grid. R rotates it.
  2. To join neighbouring big holes, click Jumper chip in the palette (or C) then drag on the board: a line of chips is laid at once. Bridged holes become a single node.
  3. For long links and for the power supply (placed next to the board), drag a lead from one big hole to another (or to a terminal).
  4. As soon as a loop is closed, the circuit is solved in real time (Ohm + Kirchhoff) and the diagram follows.
  5. Zoom with the wheel (or + / −, two-finger pinch); drag the background to pan, 0 fits the board. The + buttons around the board add a row or a column.

Del delete · R rotate · C chip brush · Esc cancel · wheel zoom · drag the background to pan

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