Questions tagged [current]
Flow of electric charge - typically movement of charge carriers, such as electrons. Measured in amperes (A).
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Why is my RGB not drawing more current?
I've got a 3-9W RGB LED (https://www.adafruit.com/product/2524).
It's connected to a breadboard with a power supply that tests as giving 4.9V and 2A on a short circuit.
I've got 5W resistors at ...
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About device in which potential drops in direction opposite to current [on hold]
A small intro:
We have mainly three types of electronic-devices with their characteristic property:
Resistor with Resistance(\$R\$)
Capacitor with Inverse of Capacitance(\$1 \over C\$)
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Reverse Current leak Battery+Diode in parallel
on my design, I am using two coin batteries in parallel and each battery has a Schottky diode in series to block the reverse current, in theory, it will avoid the higher potential battery "charge" the ...
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Minimal circuit for a current limiter for small dc voltages and low power
I remember to be able to build a current limiter for small dc voltages around ttl levels using a zenner diode, transistor and resistor and some math. I couldn't find one when browsing, how do I build ...
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Average Current for switched circuit
I'm looking to confirm I have the correct process to determine an average current for the following switched circuit:
I peak is given as 10A
I rms is given as 1.8 A. From: $$Irms = Ipk\sqrt{D}$$ I get ...
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Current source output
What can I do to eliminate the output voltage when there is no load on my circuit, even if there is any level on V2?
I have do develop a current source that doesn't provide output when no load. Thanks
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Function generator output
A function generator is hooked up to two resistors in series.
The voltage across the function generator changes over time, shown by the different graphs
The questions asks to find the output voltage ...
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What happens if LEDs do not get enough current? [duplicate]
I'm building a lighting fixture using big led panels.
The LED panel says it requires 7 amps @ 12 volts, but the power supply I have is only rated to 4 amps @12 volts.
What will happen? Will it ...
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Parallel Power Supplies with Ideal Diodes
I'm working on a project that operates at 5v - and can draw UP to 10 amps. Under normal conditions, it won't be doing that - probably closer to 3 amps, and (if configured for low-power) only 450mA or ...
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Can I use network cable for low voltage DC power?
I'm a guitar player with a crazy idea for a 2 part bypass looper:
Enclosure A is just big enough to house 4 footswitches and an ethernet jack.
Enclosure B has 9V DPDT relays to route audio ins and ...
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Why the opposite of the passive sign convention is not the active sign convention?
Studying the fundamentals of circuit theory, I was reading the Wikipedia article on the Passive Sign Convention and found out about the Active Sign Convention (ASC). After searching many introductory ...
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Measuring integrated current
I want to measure the amount of light striking a photodiode in a specific time window (about 1ms). In this window, we get \$10^6-10^7\$ photons, which get converted into electrons with about 80% ...
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Problem with high current draw in circuit design
I am working on a project where I've taken an LDC1612evm (inductance to digital converter) and removed the connected micro controller portion to communicate with a TM4C123G LaunchPad via I2C. I have ...
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Voltage law not correct [closed]
Is the voltage wrong? Across the resistor there cant be any voltage drop because the electric field of a battery that forces the electrons to move is constant for all points inside the conductor.Just ...
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Does a common neutral between solar inverter and utility affect current measurement?
I have solar hybrid inverter at home that's connected to the mains using both, the line and neutral wires. However, to save the costs, I've connected the load to it using a common neutral i.e. I've ...
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Current Source Output Stage
I'm developing a current source based on NPN Wilson modified current mirror. There's a restriction that cannot be used opamps, so i'm using only transistors. However, it's fundamental that doesn't ...
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Variable Constant Current Supply
I've been looking around for a good CCS schematic, and decided to try making a simpler one even if it means it'll behave worse. I need a 12V (would come from an ATX power supply, more than enough ...
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Current Rating of a device (how does this change when changing the voltage)
Let's say you have a device that is rated at the following:
550 amps @ 12Vdc (heat)
Max Voltage = 48Vdc (insulation material max voltage rating)
I am mainly concerned with the heat, we could ...
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Random values of voltage near ADC in current loop
I have implemented a circuit which allows to isolate a current-loop-based sensors. The schematic is as follows:
Everything seemed to work good in the breadboard. Without a MAX14626 IC, the circuit ...
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Potential difference and current flow
I've been taught that electrons move from cathode to the anode (negative and positive). But what happens when I apply positive voltages at +10V at one end of the circuit and +6V at the other? How ...
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How much current does the Eltako ER12-001 need to switch the output?
The Eltako ER12-001 seems to be an interesting relay.
It has an integrated electronic circuit to operate a bistable relay, while acting like a normal one. The control current can be either AC or DC, ...
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Charging capacitor to power LED with a low current source
I have a 10000uF 6.3V capacitor, and my source is generating 3.3V and 15uA of current. How long will it take to charge it enough so i can pulse a standard 5mm LED for lets say 1 second?.
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Does connecting LEDs in parallel use more current then connecting them in series in my circuit?
Sorry if this is a dumb question, I need a sanity check on this stuff.
Is it possible to give LEDs varying current, without sacrificing efficiency? Basically I have 4 LEDs which could all use ...
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Kirchhoff's laws circuit, How to calculate unknown resistor?
First time here! I got a question on a test that I cant get my head around.
How do I calculate value of R2 ?
Is it possible ?
Thanks in advance !
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Why electrical appliances flicker and dims is it because of current drop, voltage drop or power drop? [closed]
In my house in India , suddenly one day night the lights flickered and turned dim I wonder is it because of current drop, voltage drop or power drop ?
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About dynamic equations and the transfer function for the circuit
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$$v_1=u_2$$
$$i_1=C\frac{du_2}{dt},v_2=L\frac{di_2}{dt},i_2=\frac{u_2-v2}{R_2},i=\frac{u1-u_2}{R_1}$$
According to KCL: \$i=i_1+i_2\$
Let \$s=\frac{d}{dt}\$
Get \$R_2(...
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Harvest energy from ultra low current and high voltage source?
I have a sensor which can produce voltage upto 10 V but can only produce 50 nA of current. I tried to harvest energy using TI's BQ25570 evaluation board but the current is too low to kickstart the ...
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Optocoupler Characteristics
In my application I need to isolate a PWM signal @ 1 kHz, which is generated from a Beaglebone Black microcontroller. In my signal, I want to have one hundred different steps in duty cycle (from 1% to ...
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Definition of \$ \frac{mm}{Ampere}\$ (unit of current sensitivity)?
I want to know how \$ \frac{mm}{Ampere}\$ (which is the unit of current sensitivity of PMMC instruments) is defined?
i.e, How \$ mm \$ is defined in terms of \$ degrees\$ ?
For eg.:
\$ \frac{rad}{...
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Amperage rating of electrical panel [migrated]
Replacing a sewage pump for a building
Existing panel is Challenger Electric J94
Company discontinued so unable to find amperage
I know the Voltage-Motor Horsepower rating information.
What is the ...
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How to read this figure (UDN2981 max current)?
This question is related to this question: why-are-the-pins-of-an-udn2981-related?
In the UDN2981 datasheet, the figure below shows the maximum current (page 14, bottom left picture).
Does this ...
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Why are the pins of an UDN2981 related?
This question is related to this question: udn2981-maximum-output-current-too-less.
In the UDN2981 datasheet, the picture below shows the maximum current (page 14, bottom left picture).
Since if I ...
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Why is the output frequency of the zero crossing detector (square wave generator) double that of the input signal?
I have built a zero crossing detector that acts as a square wave generator according to the circuit diagram shown.
It is connected to a potential transformer.
The output from the potential ...
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Partial power outage ,facing single-phasing [migrated]
My short name:Teza, we have had partial power outage in our house since months ago.
First we would hear a short chirp sound then we would see flickering of some light bulbs, then power would go out, ...
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How to distribuite high current in multilayer PCBs
I'm designing a 150Amp controlled rectifier and I'd like to know how to distribute the current using a multilayer design.
Currently, I have a 4 layer design containing:
Top Layer: 6oz, Vdc+ and Vdc-...
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Uncertainty in current values of Power HD digital servo motor
In a project, we want to lift the load of 5 kg on the ground to half a meter. For this purpose, we use a 360-degree rotating PowerHD digital servo motor with a stall torque of 20 kg / cm.
Motor ...
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UDN2981 maximum output current too less
For a LED 'matrix kind of' project I want to use UDN2981's for sourcing, and ULN2803's for sinking.
I want to use 5mm LEDs, being able to use 100 mA (10% duty cycle). Since the ULN2803 can handle ...
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In which way proportional valves are controlled solely by current?
Proportional valves are drived by current because we need a steady force and since resistance changes with temperature if they were driven by voltage this force wouldn't be steady.
Ok, this is what I ...
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Why (physically) does a current divider circuit show that both resistors have an effect on individual current?
I understand both the current divider formula and why it is mathematically correct. I am curious though why physically this is true. My book provided me the following circuit:
simulate this circuit &...
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Current splitting in nA,pA range till 100 kHz frequencies
This relates to my previous question of current splitting. Current splitter/divider in nA/pA range possibilities
I read about some circuits on current copying (current conveyor). However, the ...
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Current splitter/divider in nA/pA range possibilities
My objective is to realize a current splitter which could split current from a wire A in the range of pA, nA equally to wire B,C.
I was initially sure what this type of circuit would be called, but ...
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How to choose proper power supply for 8 servos on Adafruit shield with Arduino Uno controller
I use Adruino Uno micro-controller powered with USB 5V from PC and Adafruit 16-Channel 12-bit PWM/Servo Shield on it with 1000uF capacitor, powered with 6V 2A power supply.
Seems like it is not ...
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Crude Li-Po Battery Charging. Is it safe?
So I have this drone and I want to play with it but there are no chargers for it nor are there cables for this kind of li-po here but I have minimal knowledge with electronics, just enough to make ...
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Figuring out the principal working of constant current source
I've the following circuit:
simulate this circuit – Schematic created using CircuitLab
I was told that this is a constant current source. I think that the resistors \$\text{R}_1\$ and \$\text{...
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Why does not all the current flows through Zener diode?
Let's assume the following circuit, where Zener diode is used as a voltage regulator. R16 (R18 later) is the load.
When the input voltage is sufficiently high for Zener diode to be reverse-biased, ...
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How to find Ron
Compute the effective Ron in the triode region of the v-i characteristic when Vgs = 3V, i.e., measure the current through the MOSFET switch when, say, Vds = 1V
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Power Transformer question to power a motor load
So I bought a toroidal power transformer that can output 117Vac, 12.8A and has a power rating of 1.5kVA in order to power a motor that requires 115Vac, 13A. I wanted to see if this would be viable to ...
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Trapezoidal Rule of Complex RLC Circuit using MATLAB
I am having difficulty trying to figure out how to solve this circuit using the trapezoidal rule. I know how to do so in a first and second order RLC circuit however this particular circuit is giving ...
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Make a constant current source using a 700VDC supply at 4A
Goal: Charging a capacitor to 700V
I want to charge a capacitor(any value) to 700V using an SMPS (buck converter.) to prevend inrush current.
It's important that the system could charge the ...
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Labview - Active amplifier
I need to create a pulsed current variable from 0 to 20A to run solenoid with a very low resistance. Which is the best solution for you?
Right now I am trying to generate a pulsed current with ...
