AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY–BANGLADESH (AIUB)

Fall 2022-23

INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRIC CIRCUITS LAB

Section: U, Group: 3

Lab Report On:

Study of Combination of Series-Parallel Circuits and Verification of Δ−Y or Y− Δ
Conversion Introduction.

Supervised By:

DR. MD. KABIRUZZAMAN

Submitted By

Name ID
1. AZAZ MOHAMMAD KAIF 22-48795-3
2. SUMAIYA AMIRUN 22-48913-3
3. NAZNIN AKTHER 22-48918-3
4. RISUL ISLAM RIFAT 22-48931-3
5. MD. SHAFAYAT HOSSAIN 23-50276-1

Date of Submission: October 7th , 2023

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

TOPICS Page
no.

I. Title Page 1
II. Table of Content 2
1. Title of the Experiment 3
2. Abstract 3
3. Apparatus 3
4. CKT Diagram 5
5. Experimental Procedure 6
6. Calculation and Result 7
7. Simulation 7-9
8. Discussion 10
9. Conclusion 10

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Title of the Experiment:
Study of Combination of Series-Parallel Circuits and Verification of Δ−Y or Y− Δ Conversion
Introduction.

Abstract:

The series-parallel networks are networks that contain both series and parallel circuit
configurations. The series circuit can be solved using the Kirchoff’s voltage law (KVL) and
Voltage divider rule (VDR). The parallel circuit can be solved using the Kirchoff’s current
law (KCL) and Current divider rule (CDR). The combination of series-parallel network can
be solved using KVL, KCL, VDR and CDR. In solving networks (having considerable
number of branches) by the application of Kirchhoff’s Laws, one sometimes experiences
great difficulty due to a large number of simultaneous equation that have to be solve.
However, such complicated networks can simplify by successively replacing delta meshes
by equivalent Y systems and vice versa.

The objective of this exercise is to-

• Analysis of simple DC series-parallel circuit

• Verify the conversion of equivalent resistances in Δ (delta) to Y (wye) connection and vice versa.

Apparatus:
1. Trainer Board
2. AVO meter or Multimeter
3. DC source
4. Resistors
5. Connecting Wires

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Circuit Diagram:

Figure-1

Figure-2

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Experimental Procedure:

1. The circuit was connected as shown in the figure 2(a).Then the voltages across each
resistances and current of each branch was measured. Also the total current flow was
measure and the equivalent resistance of the total circuit was found.

2. Then the delta connection of resistors R3, R4, and R5 was converted into wye connection
of R6, R7 and R8 as shown in figure 2(B).Again the voltage across each resistance,
current through each branch and the equivalent resistance of the total circuit was
measured.

Data Table:
Table-1 (For Figure-1)

Calculated Value Measured Value

I VR12 VR3 VR456 VR7 VR8 I VR12 VR3 VR456 VR7 VR8
(μA) (mV) (V) (V) (V) (mV) (μA) (V) (V) (V) (V) (V)
864 432 2.808 1.08 4.812 864 864.308 432.154 2.809 1.08 4.814 864.307

Table-2 (For Figure-5-a):

𝐕𝐑 𝐕𝐑𝟏 𝐕𝐑𝟐 𝐕𝐑𝟑 𝐕𝐑𝟒 𝐕𝐑𝟓 𝐈𝐑 𝐈𝐑𝟏 𝐈𝐑𝟐 𝐈𝐑𝟑 𝐈𝐑𝟒 𝐈𝐑𝟓
(V) (mV) (mV) (mV) (mV) (mV) (mA) (mA) (mA) (mA) (mA) (mA)
17.01 722.52 978.48 2.26489 2.0082 256.3
1.701 978.48 722.52 696.89 1.0041 25.63

Table-2 (For Figure-5-b):

𝐕𝐑 𝐕𝐑𝟏 𝐕𝐑𝟐 𝐕𝐑𝟔 𝐕𝐑𝟕 𝐕𝐑𝟖 𝐈𝐑 𝐈𝐑𝟏 𝐈𝐑𝟐 𝐈𝐑𝟔 𝐈𝐑𝟕 𝐈𝐑𝟖
(V) (mV) (mV) (mV) (mV) (mV) (mA) (mA) (mA) (mA) (mA) (mA)

17.01 723.53 978.5 1.287 1.541 723.53 1.701 978.5 723.53 978.5 723.53 1.701

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Calculation and Result:
Table-1:

Value of Resistors: R1= 1 kΩ, R2 =1 kΩ, R3 = 3.25 kΩ, R4 = 2 kΩ, R5 =10 kΩ, R6 =
5 kΩ, R7 = 5.57 kΩ, R8 = 1 kΩ.

Value of Voltage Sources: E1=20V, E2=10V.

R
12 = (R1-1 + R2-1)-1 = (1-1 + 1-1)-1
=0.5 kΩ

R = (R4-1 + R5-1 +R6-1)-1

456
=
(2-1 + 10-1 + 5-1)-1
= 1.25 kΩ
RT = R12 +R3+ R456 + R7 +R8
= 0.5+3.25+1.25+5.57+1 kΩ
= 11.57 kΩ

V = V1+V2 = 20V + (-10V) = 10V

I = V/ RT = 10 / 11.57= 0.864 μA

VR12 = I × R12 = 0.864 × 0.5 = 0.432 V

VR3 = I × R3 = 0.864 × 3.25= 2.8V
VR456= I × R456 = 0.864 × 1.25 = 1.08V
VR7 = I × R7 = 0.864 × 5.57= 4.812V
VR8 = I × R8 = 0.864 × 1= 0.864 V

Δ-Y conversion:

R6 = R5 × R4 / R3+ R4+ R5 = 1.08 kΩ

R7 = R5 × R3 / R3+ R4+ R5 = 2.131 kΩ

R8 = R4 × R3 / R3+ R4+ R5 = 0.426 kΩ

Table-2:

For Mesh-1:
-20+10I1 + (I1-I2) + 2(I1-I3) = 0
13I1 -I2-2I3 = 20--------------i
For Mesh-2:
12I2-I1-10I3 = 0---------------ii
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For Mesh-3:
15.25 I3-10I2-2I1 = 0 ------- iii
From i,ii,iii
I1 =1.701 mA
I2 =0.72252 mA
I3=0.6968 mA

IR1 = I1-I2 = 0.97848 mA

IR4 = I1 -I3 = 1.004 mA
IR5 = I2 -I3 = 0.02563 mA

VR = 10 × 1.701 = 17.01 mV
VR1 = 1× 0.978 = 0.978 mV
VR2 = 1× 0.722 = 0.722 mV
VR3 = 3.25 × 0.696 = 2.264 mV
VR4 = 2× 1.0041 = 2.0082 mV
VR5 = 10 × 0.02563 = 0.2563 mV

Fig-b:
Here,
RT = R1 +{(R1+R6) || (R2+R7)}+R8
= 10+1.33+0.426
= 11.757 kΩ
I = E/R
= 20/11.75
= 1.701 mA
VR= IR
=17.01V
VR8 =IR8
= 0.7246 V
VR1267 =2.2653 V
IR1 =IR6 =VR1267/R1+R6
=0.9785V

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IR2 = IR7 =0.7235 V
VR1 = 0.9785 V
VR6 = 1.287 V
VR2 = 0.7233V
VR7 =1.542V

Simulation :

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Discussion:
1. The trainer board and the multimeter was checked before the start of the experiment.
2. The resistor was placed properly according to the figure.

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3. The value of the voltage was increased gradually as applying a large voltage can damage the
resistors.
4. Because of the potentio-meter, converted values of resistance were not so perfect. So the
converted values of voltages and currents were not so much perfect.
5. Finally all the data was placed in the data table. For the given equation, a result was obtained.

Conclusion:
In this experiment the data/findings were interpreted and determine to the extent to which the
experiment was successful in complying. The goal was initially set. The ways of the study was
improved, investigated and described by measuring, converting and calculating the Delta-Wye
connection and the series-parallel circuit.
The End

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