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Voltage Divider

Output voltage of resistive voltage divider

DC Circuits

Source Details

Id

elec-voltage-divider

Name

Voltage Divider

Discipline

electrical

Category

DC Circuits

Latex

V_{out} = V_{in} \frac{R_2}{R_1 + R_2}

Description

Output voltage of resistive voltage divider

Variables
[
  {
    "symbol": "Vₒᵤₜ",
    "name": "Output Voltage",
    "unit": "V",
    "siUnit": "V"
  },
  {
    "symbol": "Vᵢₙ",
    "name": "Input Voltage",
    "unit": "V",
    "siUnit": "V"
  },
  {
    "symbol": "R₁",
    "name": "Resistance 1",
    "unit": "Ω",
    "siUnit": "Ω"
  },
  {
    "symbol": "R₂",
    "name": "Resistance 2",
    "unit": "Ω",
    "siUnit": "Ω"
  }
]
Solve For

Vₒᵤₜ, Vᵢₙ, R₁, R₂

Tags

voltage, divider, resistor, ratio

Is Custom

false