current divider

noun

current divider

noun
1

Business, Electrical engineering, Electricity, Electromagnetism, Electronics, Energy, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics A simple electronic circuit which reduces an input current by a fixed factor using sources of impedance (such as resistors) connected in parallel.

  • Coordinate term: voltage divider
Derived terms
current divider rule

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