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Introductory Circuit Analysis (13th Edition)

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ISBN:9780133923605

Author:Robert L. Boylestad

Publisher:Robert L. Boylestad

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A charger with a source voltage of 38V is used to charge a battery with a source voltage of 31V. The battery consists of a total of 12 resistors connected in series, the resistance of each of which is 0.055 ohm, and one resistor whose resistance is 2.3 ohm. The current in the circuit is 2 A. At what power does the battery heat up during charging?

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Step 1: Determining the Total Resistance of the Battery

The battery has:

12 resistors of $0.055 ohm$ each connected in series.
One resistor of $2.3 ohm$ .

When resistors are in series, their resistances add up.

R_{total} = 12 \times R_{0.055} + R_{2.3}

Where: $R_{0.055}$ is the resistance of each of the 12 resistors and $R_{2.3}$ is the resistance of the 2.3 ohm resistor.

Let's plug in the values and compute $R_{total}$ .

The total resistance of the battery is $2.96 ohms$ .

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