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How to Solve Any Series and Parallel Circuit Problem
ChannelJesse MasonIn brief
Master the Break It Down-Build It Up Method to analyze series-parallel resistor circuits. You’ll simplify complex circuits into equivalent resistances, calculate currents and voltages across each resistor, and determine power dissipation—ideal for anyone tackling circuit problems.
Key steps
- Redraw the circuit linearly to spot series and parallel resistor groups
- Combine resistors using equivalent resistance equations step by step
- Apply Ohm’s Law to the simplified circuit to find total current
- Retrace redraws to calculate voltage and current for each resistor
- Tabulate results and compute power dissipated by each resistor
Questions & answers
What tools or formulas are needed?
Equivalent resistance equations and Ohm’s Law (V=IR).
Does this method work for any resistor values?
Yes, the method applies universally to series-parallel resistor circuits.
Description from the creator
How do you analyze a circuit with resistors in series and parallel configurations? With the Break It Down-Build It Up Method!
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0:00 INTRO: In this video we solve a combination series and parallel resistive circuit problem for the voltage across, current through and power dissipated by the circuit's resistors.
1:32 BREAK IT DOWN: We redraw the circuit in linear form to more easily identify series and parallel relationships. Then we combine resistors using equivalent resistance equations. After redrawing several times we end up with a single resistor representing the equivalent resistance of the circuit. We then apply Ohm's Law to this simple (or rather simplified) circuit and determine the circuit current (I-0 in the video).
7:36 BUILD IT UP: Retracing our redraws, we determine the voltage across and current through each resistor in the circuit using Ohm's Law.
12:51 POWER: After tabulating our solutions we determine the power dissipated by each resistor.
jesseleemason.com
Music by Millish - Download our music (that's me on the acoustic guitar) at the iTunes Store: itunes.apple.com/us/album/millish/id128839547
0:00 INTRO: In this video we solve a combination series and parallel resistive circuit problem for the voltage across, current through and power dissipated by the circuit's resistors.
1:32 BREAK IT DOWN: We redraw the circuit in linear form to more easily identify series and parallel relationships. Then we combine resistors using equivalent resistance equations. After redrawing several times we end up with a single resistor representing the equivalent resistance of the circuit. We then apply Ohm's Law to this simple (or rather simplified) circuit and determine the circuit current (I-0 in the video).
7:36 BUILD IT UP: Retracing our redraws, we determine the voltage across and current through each resistor in the circuit using Ohm's Law.
12:51 POWER: After tabulating our solutions we determine the power dissipated by each resistor.
About this tutorial
Jesse Mason published this 14:06 video tutorial on November 1, 2015. It has been watched 5,344,143 times on YouTube.
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- 14:06
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- November 1, 2015
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