> Two bulbs of 60w each have been connected in parallel to 220v supply.what is the current drawn from the supply?

Two bulbs of 60w each have been connected in parallel to 220v supply.what is the current drawn from the supply?

Posted at: 2015-01-07 
First to find the Amps the formula is A = W / V,



where A = current



V= voltage



W =watts,



now add the watts of two bulbs which is 120 watts.



for 1 phase the vg rating is = 220V



for 3 phase the vg rating is = 440V



i,e,. A = 120 / 220



current drawn for 1 phase is = 0.545 A



current drawn for 3 phase is = 120 / 440 = 0.272 A







I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND

Current drawn from 220V supply = [bulb 1 current + bulb 2 current] = [(60W/220V) + (60W/220V)] = .(6/11) Amps

We know power=(i^2)r , so here as two bulbs has same power and they are parallel so total

current supplied will distributed among two bulbs evenly.

So here power is directly proportional to resistance.And as 1/R=1/r1 + 1/r2 is net resistance

formula if r1 , r2 are parallel .As power is directly proportional to resistance so,

1/p = 1/p1 + 1/p2 .

so, 1/p = 1/60 +1/60.

thus p=30w.

We also know p=vi => i=p/v => i=30/220=0.136A

This is current thorough circuit.

Current through one bulb = 0.136/2 = 0.068A.

120 / 220 A