The discussion focuses on calculating the total resistance of a circuit containing a circular section with two parallel paths. Participants clarify that the total resistance from two resistors of 1/6 ohm in parallel results in a combined resistance of 1/12 ohm. Additionally, the circuit configuration includes two resistors of 1/3 ohm in series with the parallel combination, leading to a total resistance of 2/3 ohm. The challenge of visualizing the circuit layout is acknowledged, emphasizing the importance of understanding the lumped model representation.
PREREQUISITESElectrical engineering students, circuit designers, and hobbyists interested in understanding resistance calculations in complex circuits.
haruspex said:
right! Hmm... However, it is hard to picture the circuit in the way you described it. I could not come up with that sketch on my own...Delta2 said:
Yes agreed from the image of the wire with the circle in the middle your mind just doesn't think the corresponding lumped model of the two resistors of 1/3 in series with the two resistors of 1/6 which are in parallel.Aristarchus_ said: