Current divider and meter shunt
Current divider and meter shunt with explicit circuit assumptions and worked equations.
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How it calculates
Branch current: Ii = Itotal (1/Ri)/Σ(1/R)
Assumptions
- All branches share the same two nodes. Signed currents follow the entered total-current direction.
Worked example
These are the calculator's default inputs. Change any input above to recalculate.
Inputs
- Mode
- branches
- Parallel resistances
- 100, 200, 300 Ω
- Total input current
- 0.01 A
- Meter resistance
- 1000 Ω
- Meter full-scale current
- 0.001 A
- Desired full-scale current
- 1 A
Results
- Equivalent resistance
- 54.5455 Ω
- Common voltage
- 0.545455 V
- Meter shunt
- Meter mode only Ω
- Total dissipation
- 0.00545455 W