When a total
current IP
is passed
through
parallel
connected
resistances
R1
and R2,
the voltage
VP
which
appears
across the
parallel
circuit is:
VP
= IPRP
= IPR1R2
/ (R1
+ R2)
The currents
I1
and I2
which pass
through the
respective
resistances
R1
and R2
are:
I1
= VP
/ R1
= IPRP
/ R1
= IPR2
/ (R1
+ R2)
I2
= VP
/ R2
= IPRP
/ R2
= IPR1
/ (R1
+ R2)
In general
terms, for
resistances
R1,
R2,
R3,
... (with
conductances
G1,
G2,
G3,
...)
connected in
parallel:
VP
= IPRP
= IP
/ GP
= IP
/ (G1
+ G2
+ G3
+ ...)
In
= VP
/ Rn
= VPGn
= IPGn
/ GP
= IPGn
/ (G1
+ G2
+ G3
+ ...)
where Gn
= 1 / Rn
Note that
the highest
current
passes
through the
highest
conductance
(with the
lowest
resistance).