Resistor voltage dividing

The voltage at the midpoint when the voltage is divided by the resistor is determined. In actual design, the voltage at the midpoint will not be constant due to errors in resistance and voltage.

Diagram: Resistor voltage dividing
V
Ohm
ohm

SI prefixes accepted (4k7 / 1M / 10m / 220). Upper-case M = mega, lower-case m = milli

Voltage
2.7211V
Max Voltage2.9057 V
min Voltage2.5381 V
Voltage range0.3675 V p-p
Advanced — Voltage tolerance, R1 tolerance, R2 tolerance
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Derived values

Division ratio
0.825
R2 / (R1 + R2)
Divider current
57.895 µA
Vcc / (R1 + R2)
Series resistance
57 kΩ
R1 + R2
Divider dissipation
191.05 µW
Vcc² / (R1 + R2)

The output impedance (R1∥R2) is 8.246 kΩ. When driving an ADC sampling input or an op-amp, a higher value contributes more error.

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