Resistors

Types

Fixed Resistors

Variable Resistors

Thermistors

Varistors

Light Dependent Resistors

Magneto-resistors

Application

used in modulators

used for controlling temperature

used in digital multi-meter

step up or lower the voltage

device used in electrical circuits

two-terminal electrical component

unit of resistors

Ohm

resistors in series

Rtotal = R1 + R2 + R3 +……+Rn

Resistors in Parallel

1/Rtotal= 1/R1+1/R2+1\R3+.........+1/RN

Colour code

used to identify the values of resistors

specify the resistance value

tolerance

Main topic

Resistance

measure of the opposition to current flow

electrical component

Unit

Ohm

volt per ampere.

resistance of conducting material

directly proportional to the length of the material

inversely proportional to the cross-sectional area of the material

depends on the nature of the material

It depends on the temperature

Resistance Formula 1

Ohm’s Law

V = I * R

ratio of supply voltage and current.

Resistance Formula 2

Power and Voltage

P=V*I

product of supply voltage and electric current.

Types of resistance

AC Resistance

overall resistance in AC circuits

Resistance = Impedance

R = Z

DC Resistance

magnitude of DC is constant

R = Z

no frequency in DC circuits

E-SERIES

Standard resistors values

Types

E3 series

three values: 1, 2.2 and 4.7

E6 series

six values: ±20% tolerance

E12 series

12 values: ±10% tolerance

E24 series

24 values: ±5% tolerance