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Voltage divider homework

Electrical Engineering Asked by Prince Vegas on December 19, 2021

I need help with the following homework problem.

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What I have done so far ……

Data

Voltage Supplied= 50V
Load Voltage= 50/3 = 16.66V
R1=?
R2=?
RL=?
P(Load) = 1.0 mW
VR1=?
VR2=?
IR1=?
IR2=?
IRL=?

Solution

Finding RL

P=V^2/RL
RL= V^2/P
RL= (16.66)^2/1.0 mW
RL=277.5 kilo ohms

VL=VR2=16.66V

VR1=50V-16.66V=33.34V

IRL=VL/RL
IRL=16.66/277.5
IRL=0.0600mA

IR1,IR2,R1 And R2 ?

One Answer

You seem to have answered your question in the comment above. It's easy enough to calculate the value for $R_L$ given the voltage and power: $$R_L = V_L^2/P_L = 277.8 kOmega$$ What may have been stumping you is that the problem has an extra degree of freedom; you can choose the value for either $R_1$ or $R_2$ and calculate the other. Your answer above is correct, but a simpler solution can be had if you choose $R_2 = R_L$, then $R_2|| R_L =R_L/2$, and since $V_L$ is $1/3$ of the supplied voltage, the required value of $R_1$ is twice that parallel combination, so $R_1=R_L$ as well.

Answered by user28910 on December 19, 2021

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