BASIC MEASUREMENT
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Resistance (R) and Conductance (G = 1/R)
Background
Resistance measures how difficult it is for the
electricity to flow between two terminals.
Conductance is the reciprocal of Resistance and
measures how easily the electricity flows.
Resistance
Conductance
Type
Series Resistance R
S
Parallel Resistance R
P
DC Resistance R
dc
Parallel Conductance
G
P
(= 1/R
P
)
Note: Conductance is
available only for
parallel circuit models.
Display Range
0.01mΩ ~ 1GΩ
0.001ns ~ 1ks
Measurement
combination
C
S
+ R
S
L
S
+ R
S
X
S
+ R
S
C
P
+ R
P
L
P
+ R
P
B
P
+ R
P
R
dc
C
P
+ G
P
L
P
+ G
P
B
P
+ G
P
Formula
jX
Z
G
I
V
R
S
1
C
j
Z
L
j
Z
S
S
2
2
X
R
Z
S
2
2
X
R
RX
Z
P
cos
Z
R
S
jB
Y
R
V
I
G
P
P
1
L
j
Y
C
j
Y
P
P
2
2
B
G
GB
Y
S
2
2
B
G
Y
P
cos
Y
G
P
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