3 Resistivity Values
Material Resistivity m)
Silver 16. supply, current
of flowed.
Table 4. know the resistance of, say,
1m material, then the resistance will five times the resistance
of 1m. Typical
values are given Table 4.5 109
Aluminium 28. Calculate the supply voltage.
Definition
The resistivity (symbol the Greek
letter ‘rho’) material defined
as the resistance sample unit
length and unit cross-section.5 109
Brass 75.0 109
Iron 100.3.
The resistivity (symbol the Greek letter ‘rho’) material defined
as the resistance sample unit length and unit cross-section.
R
l
a
ρ
( )
where
ρ the resistivity constant for the material m)
l the length the material (m)
a the cross-sectional area the material (m2
).Basic electrotechnical units and theory
83
∴
230
4
57 5
V
A
. Calculate the leakage current.c.4 109
Copper 17.
Example 2
The insulation resistance measured between phase conductors 400 supply was found
to 2MΩ.0 109
.
I
V
R
∴
400 V
2 10
200 200 A
6
6
Example 3
When resistor was connected across the terminals unknown d.
V R
V
12
A V
Resistivity
The resistance opposition current flow varies for different materials,
each having particular constant value. Using the constants for particular material
we can calculate the resistance any length and thickness that material
from the equation
