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Current Divider
Current Divider: Current through one branch of parallel resistors. A DC Circuits formula in electrical engineering. Variables I₁, Iₜₒₜₐₗ, R₁ and R₂, each with…
DC Circuits
Specification
- Name
- Current Divider
- Discipline
- electrical
- Category
- DC Circuits
- LaTeX
- I_1 = I_{total} \frac{R_2}{R_1 + R_2}
- Description
- Current through one branch of parallel resistors
- Can solve for
- I₁, Iₜₒₜₐₗ
- Tags
- current, divider, resistor, parallel
Variables
| Symbol | Name | Unit | Si Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| I₁ | Branch Current | A | A |
| Iₜₒₜₐₗ | Total Current | A | A |
| R₁ | Branch Resistance | Ω | Ω |
| R₂ | Other Resistance | Ω | Ω |
Common questions
- What is the Current Divider formula?
- Current through one branch of parallel resistors. It sits under DC Circuits, Electrical engineering in the EngiRef reference.
- What do the symbols in the Current Divider formula mean?
- In Current Divider, I₁ is branch current in A; Iₜₒₜₐₗ is total current in A; R₁ is branch resistance in Ω; R₂ is other resistance in Ω.