Level 3 Engineering Principles - DC Circuits Info and Equations

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LEVEL 3 ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES - DC CIRCUITS INFORMATION AND EQUATIONS

Voltage, Current, Power and Resistance Subject Force between charged particles (Coulombs Law)

Equation

F=

k e q1 q 2 r2

Variables and Units F = [attractive or repulsive] force in Newtons (N) *1 Ke = Coulomb’s constant (Nm2C-2)

Current

Energy

I=

Q t

E = QV

*2 q = particle charge in Coulombs (C) r = distance between particles (m) I = Current in Amps (A) Q = [total] charge in Coulombs (C)

Resistance

Conductance

R= ρ

L A

A G= σ L ΔR = R o αΔθ

Voltage (Ohm’s Law)

V = IR P = Et P = VI 2

P=I R V2 P= R

Useful Constant Values: *1 Ke = 8.988 x 109 Nm2C-2 *2 qelectron = 1.603 x 10-19 C

E = energy in Joules (J) V = voltage in Volts (V) R = resistance in Ohms (Ω) ρ = resistivity in Ohm-meters (Ωm)

Change in Resistance (due to change in temperature)

Power

t = time in seconds (s)

G = conductance in Siemens (S) σ = conductivity in Siemens per meter (S/m) A = cross section area of conductor in meters squared (m2) L = conductor length in meters (m) P = power in Watts (W) α = temperature coefficient of resistance (K-1) θ = temperature in degrees Kelvin (K)


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