Voltage Divider Circuit Explained!

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  • This physics video tutorial provides a basic introduction into voltage divider circuits. It provides a simple formula to calculate the voltage across a resistor in a series circuit with two resistors in series with a battery. it contains plenty of examples and practice problems. It discusses the effect on the output voltage of a voltage divider circuit when a load resistor is placed in parallel with R2. It discusses how to design a voltage divider circuit to meet certain requirements.
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    • @ClownWhisper
      @ClownWhisper Před 2 lety

      Really is it awesome? What resistors did he use in his first example? He just puts 10 and 20 are that doesn't tell anybody anything

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  • @pumbo_nv
    @pumbo_nv Před 5 lety +35

    Wow! Before watching this video I watched and read many other tutorials on voltage dividers, but still was confused and had many question. Now I finally understand. Thanks.

    • @pumbo_nv
      @pumbo_nv Před 5 lety +2

      Though you didn't mention practical examples of voltage divider usage

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  • @killakuri9428
    @killakuri9428 Před 6 lety +35

    please also add something about Thevenin theorem

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  • @xorpe7172
    @xorpe7172 Před 2 lety +4

    At 17:53, does he know that the voltage around R2 is 3V due to the fact that the device needs a voltage of 3V and voltage is the same across parallel branches?

  • @SnoozeDog
    @SnoozeDog Před 5 lety +29

    For #5 how does he know that R2 should be approx 100times less to get 3V?

    • @HeySorz
      @HeySorz Před 4 lety +2

      The bigger the internal resistance, the closer it is to the original output voltage. The internal resistance, as he stated, is recommended to be at least a hundred times more than R2.

    • @Imkicelee
      @Imkicelee Před 4 lety

      Universal Narcissist what about if the internal resistance wasn’t as big?

    • @filiphotti
      @filiphotti Před 4 lety +1

      ​@@Imkicelee it wouldn't be as close to 3V. If R2 was 5000ohms the total R would be: (1/5000+1/5000)^-1 + 15000 = 17500ohms, wich means the voltage out is: V in * (R2/R1+R2) = 12 * (2500/2500+15000) = 1.71 V and not even close to the 3V we wanted.

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    @balajuniper Před 4 lety

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  • @bardia8225
    @bardia8225 Před 3 lety +1

    at 11:43 , the voltage calculated to be 9.52, that's across the two parallel resistors right? So the voltage drop across R1 is 11.48 since 20-9.52=11.48 right?

  • @techNK12
    @techNK12 Před 7 měsíci

    Thank u
    I can u dis in my modification circuit

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    @highgatehandyman6479 Před 2 lety

    Really nice lessons.

  • @PipenFalzy
    @PipenFalzy Před 4 lety +8

    When I have 20vt, and know vo is 12v that tells you to get r1 is 8v (20v-12v) x .05a is 160 ohms. r2 = 12v /.05a =240.
    You seemed to do more work to get the same answer.

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    @MEan0207 Před 5 lety +1

    Thanks

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    @kabandajamir9844 Před rokem

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    @kingdavid4463 Před 3 lety +1

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    @EggPuffsEdge Před 4 lety +1

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    @gold6836 Před 3 lety

    thanks you legend

  • @vincemohamad3380
    @vincemohamad3380 Před 3 lety

    according to kvl, the voltage exiting the circuit should be 0 but at 4:08 you said that the voltage output is 6v. Should not 6v be between R1 and R2?

  • @ayubmakawa7291
    @ayubmakawa7291 Před 2 lety

    good video

  • @bigsasquatch7099
    @bigsasquatch7099 Před 3 lety

    Thankyou bro

  • @rabecamohammed9518
    @rabecamohammed9518 Před 2 lety

    @10:51 Why is the numerator Req? If we're finding the voltage across the device, shouldn't the numerator be just 1000 Ohms (resistance of the device)? Similarly, if we were to find the voltage across R2, shouldn't the equation be vout = vin ( R2/R1+R2+R3 ) and not vout = vin (Req/Req + R1)?

  • @shitheadjohnson2797
    @shitheadjohnson2797 Před 2 lety

    thanks for including CURRENT!!! i blew my fuse on my multimetre so i couldnt find out what it was...

  • @strangeperson700
    @strangeperson700 Před 4 lety

    Why didn't you use the 100 ohm from R1 when calculating Req, so that R1 @ 100 ohm will be in series with R2 + R Device to give 190.9 ohms? Was it Req of the entire circuit or just the part around R2 + R Device?

  • @anselmtuachi3298
    @anselmtuachi3298 Před 4 lety

    Please what app did u use in writing and drawing the circuits......it made explanations easier....let me know the name of the app please

  • @niranjanreddy2637
    @niranjanreddy2637 Před 5 lety +1

    If a ckt contains r1,r2,r3,r4,and ,r5 resistors then what resistor value we used as numanetor

  • @isaacjohnson8752
    @isaacjohnson8752 Před 3 lety +1

    Good video. I feel that the wording in the outputs voltage and amperage is deceiving. You can get a fixed voltage using this method but the amperage through the output of our new source will depend on the resistance of the load. I think the wording would be better if you stated that the circuit without the load connected in the voltage divider would be (blank)mA

  • @maxsiat4541
    @maxsiat4541 Před 3 lety

    I have a transformerless LED driver from a China LED Bulb but it's voltage output is more than 300V DC. Can I reduce the V-out to 45V DC using this Voltage Divider Method? Will it be safe to used to turn on several SMD LED in series??

  • @johnwriterpoet1783
    @johnwriterpoet1783 Před 5 lety +3

    The largest resistor in the voltage divider will drop More Voltage. That resistor can get very very hot! So watch your power rating of that resistor.

  • @kumarsujal4969
    @kumarsujal4969 Před rokem

    Are voltage divisor and current divisor concepts used in capacitors, batteries etc ? Just like in resistors

  • @haroldsajeev4156
    @haroldsajeev4156 Před 2 lety +3

    In question 5....how did you get R2 as 50 ohms

  • @revathyjothilingam187
    @revathyjothilingam187 Před 3 lety

    0. Construct a dual potential divider circuit with a common voltage source as supply. The
    potential drop should produce an output which is 5 times greater than the cut in voltage of a
    PN junction diode.
    Can u please tell us the solution

  • @dogscattrainingandfeeding4229

    hi thank you for the information you din't show us how you calculated Resistor equivalent on qsn 4

  • @raedhosny8828
    @raedhosny8828 Před 3 lety

    Thank u

  • @danielteyehuago1633
    @danielteyehuago1633 Před rokem

    I'm here again. Thanks for sharing it with us daddy

  • @UndyingEDM
    @UndyingEDM Před 3 lety

    Is Vin referring to the total Voltage? I'm not entirely sure about this but otherwise it wouldn't make sense. Assuming that Vin doesn't refer to Vtotal, then I assume its the voltage "coming in" from the first point we measure it, right before Req. But after assuming this, Vin shouldnt be equal to 20V which is Vtotal since R1 should cause a voltage drop before the starting point that we're measuring. Can someone explain? I feel like I understood part of it but didn't get the main point. **If** my assumption is right, then shouldnt we say Vtotal instead of Vin?

  • @daultonmcintee7367
    @daultonmcintee7367 Před rokem

    im on reading week and totally forgot i had an assignment and had a massive brain fart, i could kiss you! thanks bro!

  • @extradipofhoney6189
    @extradipofhoney6189 Před 5 lety

    Thank you for all your content!

  • @Inamatsuri
    @Inamatsuri Před rokem +1

    Thanks tomorrow is my exam😎

  • @rydjaradat
    @rydjaradat Před 2 lety

    Just a Word of thank you for your efforts to make this simple, I came across a voltage divider problem in lab and saw the efficiency was terrible with parallel device to R2 , this video made my day thank you from all my heart.

  • @giannislarisagate1221
    @giannislarisagate1221 Před 4 lety

    Yes nice video but how can i make the transfer function of this ?

  • @dxlf2346
    @dxlf2346 Před 4 lety +2

    Thank u for the vedio, but i can't understand how we decide resistors for circuit with knowing Am .

    • @liviuconstantin9960
      @liviuconstantin9960 Před 4 lety +1

      You need to know more. For example: I build a circuit to turn on an appliance using an LDR (light dependent resistor). The specs said that it has a resistance between 5k and 500K (depending on amount of light). So I choose the minimum to work which is 5k. Next I looked at my relay. It said that it needs minimum 2V to turn on. So no I know that my Vout is 2V. I also know that my R1 the (LDR) is 5k. I also know my Vin because I used a 5V supply. With all this info I was able to build the circuit using this voltage divider here and I turned on the appliance with a flashlight over my LDR resistor. All I had to do was to find R2 to give me the 2V at Vout (which was the relay).

  • @VK-il9kv
    @VK-il9kv Před 3 lety +1

    4:10 if u want to decrease the voltage why do the resistors have to be the same? thank you so much xx

    • @hapsti
      @hapsti Před 2 lety

      thats to divide in half, they have to be the same to divide in half

  • @rodneycrentsil4661
    @rodneycrentsil4661 Před 3 lety

    Please how do you calculate for the input and outputt

  • @anton-3359
    @anton-3359 Před 8 měsíci

    shouldnt number 4 be R2/90.9+R2? if we want to solve the voltage across R2 specifically?

  • @jeshnu5922
    @jeshnu5922 Před rokem +1

    how should calculate input voltage

  • @bones1225
    @bones1225 Před 3 lety

    3 beers and a shot of whiskey, watching tube. You make more sense. Definitely better understanding for me , rather than by my highly qualified engineering mates in the pub. Ta.

  • @edward3105
    @edward3105 Před 2 lety +4

    On the 5th problem how did you know that R2 should be 100x less than the device resistor?

  • @otsilediale5399
    @otsilediale5399 Před rokem +1

    😂this guy is literally saving my electrical engineering degree

  • @TheAhmedkader
    @TheAhmedkader Před 3 lety +1

    found kind of a hacky way to find the resistances.
    If you divide 12v/20v you get 0.6
    and 0.6x400Ω is 240Ω, so you get r2 from that equation.
    no clue how that worked out but somehow it did.

  • @jamiuomowasanjo6182
    @jamiuomowasanjo6182 Před rokem +1

    I don't know if I can get clarification on how the external resistance across R2 is 50 ohms while the internal resistance across it is 5000 ohms.

  • @AnanomousRex
    @AnanomousRex Před 4 měsíci

    Another easier way is that the voltage in series adds up so you can subract the given voltage against the total voltage to find the missing voltage across 1 resistor

  • @dahlia2631
    @dahlia2631 Před 3 lety

    If multimeter shows Vin with respect to Vout to be a lesser value than expected what could be the reason?

  • @superspike769
    @superspike769 Před měsícem

    7:40 for this question i solved it slightly different but got the same answer. i did 12/20 times 100 which equals 3/5. i know that R2 must be 3/5 of 400 and that leaves R1 to be 2/5.

  • @HaloWolf102
    @HaloWolf102 Před 2 lety +2

    For the question at 4:23, it should be written as.
    A voltage divider circuit, where R2 has an output of 12V, and the circuit has a current of 50mA, using a 20V battery. Find the resistance of R1, and R2.

    • @millifire693
      @millifire693 Před rokem +1

      You are required to design the circuit..

  • @PepeTostado
    @PepeTostado Před rokem

    What if we had more resistances could we still do (r1/(r1+r2+r3)) or we’d need to do it two at a time

  • @serignembackeka8751
    @serignembackeka8751 Před 3 lety +5

    For #5, I think the current that being delivered from the battery is not 60.2mA because in his calculation, he did not allow for the the current that being consumed by R1 = 150 ohm.

    • @tristanhamilton5590
      @tristanhamilton5590 Před 9 měsíci +4

      I know it’s been two years, but for anyone else wondering the same thing. No, he is correct. Current does not drop in a series circuit. So the current before resistor 1 is the same as current after resistor 1

  • @aarronkoshy9343
    @aarronkoshy9343 Před 2 lety

    2:11 BREAKING NEWS: THE LEGENDARY ORGANIC CHEMISTRY TUTOR HAS USED A CALCULATOR

  • @SaleemUllah-FETBSEEF
    @SaleemUllah-FETBSEEF Před 3 lety +1

    Hello sir . Sir i cant beleive this because you can solve or know about every topic .from every subjects how you can do this

    • @umar8673
      @umar8673 Před 3 lety

      bhai he is an all rounder

  • @pravalikachigurla3282

    how can we maintain that voltage without changing the resistor value

  • @insaneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

    At 06:00 Why u considered only 2 resistors to design vdr circuit..why not 3or4? and at 09:04 current must enter in to 100ohm coz..current always chooses low resistance path? If reply..very thankful...

    • @samsungnote2683
      @samsungnote2683 Před 5 lety

      1) VDR circuit only has 2 resistors. It is used to divide the output voltage in any desired ratio from the input voltage .
      2) Higher resistance means lower current flow. Lower resistance means higher current flow. Current would still flow through both resistors. Just that there would be a high current flow through the 100ohm resistor.

    • @insaneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
      @insaneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Před 5 lety

      @@samsungnote2683 thankyou

  • @nickpierpoint4116
    @nickpierpoint4116 Před 6 lety +2

    So where is the required voltage taken from? Across r2? Would you connect a component across it?

    • @faridi-bin-Zouq
      @faridi-bin-Zouq Před 6 lety

      yes + across and - to negative

    • @johnwriterpoet1783
      @johnwriterpoet1783 Před 5 lety

      I hope I understand you correctly the voltage is what you select you choose a voltage and you choose the current then you figure out the resistor size

  • @anijher1
    @anijher1 Před 2 lety

    why did you place the internal resistor in parallel and not series @8:39? I mean what's the thought process behind it?

  • @14CoreyD
    @14CoreyD Před rokem

    Why was question four raised to the -1 power?

  • @elahafaizi6289
    @elahafaizi6289 Před 4 lety

    How is Rout related to R when voltage output is zero

  • @jeffreynelson9917
    @jeffreynelson9917 Před rokem +1

    you lost me @ 17:40 ... Does anyone know the logic behind this other than looking at other examples?

  • @dumbgenious1960
    @dumbgenious1960 Před 2 lety +1

    ♥️

  • @__djcruzer__8986
    @__djcruzer__8986 Před 4 lety +1

    tut on voltage divider on 3 resistor in series

    • @imperialrecker7111
      @imperialrecker7111 Před 3 lety

      pretty sure same principle. just modify the numerator and denominator according to question

  • @Sniffles669
    @Sniffles669 Před 3 lety

    why is the current in milliamps instead of just amps at 21:30

  • @artofgodwin3879
    @artofgodwin3879 Před rokem

    I saw this after my exam 😄

  • @suffiessrb2584
    @suffiessrb2584 Před 3 lety +1

    Wait hold up, what I learn for, it just do it with series circuit would be more efficiency? Why don't they just put it as series circuit?

  • @kevinsanvictores2618
    @kevinsanvictores2618 Před 2 lety

    Why did you divide r2 by a hundred in 18:02 ?

  • @abdulrahmanmohamed2470

    Is this For IGCSE or A-levels?