EE Pro for TI-89, 92 Plus
Equations - Meters and Bridge Circuits
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20.2 Wheatstone Bridge
A Wheatstone bridge with four resistor elements Rx, RR2, RR3 and RR4 is
the foundation of modern measuring systems. When the bridge is balanced,
there is no current in the galvanometer circuit. The first equation defines the
requirement for a balanced bridge. The voltage across the bridge Vm and the
galvanometer current Ig are calculated in as follows. A special function
GALV calculates the voltage across the bridge, and is a complex function of
Vs, Rx, RR2, RR3, RR4, Rg and Rs.
Eq. 20.2.1
Eq. 20.2.2
Eq. 20.2.3
Example 20.2-
A Wheatstone bridge circuit has a resistor RR2 of 100
Ω
on the unknown side of the bridge and
two 1000
Ω
resistors connected on the known side of the bridge. A resistor of 99
Ω
was connected to the bridge in
the location where the unknown resistor would normally be present. The bridge is supplied by a 10 V source with a
resistance of 2.5
Ω
. The galvonemetric resistance is 1 M
Ω
. Find the voltage across the meter and the galvanometric
current.
Entered Values
Calculated Results
(Lower portion of display)
(Upper portion of display)
Solution -
The second and third equations are needed to solve the problem. Select these by highlighting
each equation and pressing the
¸
key. Press
„
to display the input screen, enter all the known
variables and press
„
to solve the equations. The computed results are shown in the screen display above.
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A
Ω
, RR3= 1000._
Ω
, RR4=1000._
Ω
, Rs=2.5_
Ω
, Rg=1._M
Ω
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A8
4Z
A
Ω
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A8
+I
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Rx
R
R
R
2
3
4
=
Vm
eegalv Rx RR
RR RR
Rg Rs Vs
=
,
,
,
,
,
,
2
3
4
b
g
Ig
Vm
Rg
=