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Parallel Resistor Circuit (120V AC Household)

Type Circuit schematicStandard IEEE Std 315 / ANSI Y32.2Engine schematex-circuitUpdated 9/13/2026
Parallel Resistor Circuit (120V AC Household)
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The scenario

A 120V AC household branch supplies three identical 60W incandescent bulbs, each modeled as a 240Ω resistor in parallel across line and neutral.

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Read the decisions behind it.

01

Model each bulb as a 240Ω resistor (P=V^2/R)

02

Place all three resistors in parallel across the same live bus and neutral

03

Include a 15A fuse on the live feed for overcurrent protection

Reuse for any parallel resistive load grouping where multiple identical loads share a common voltage source.

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