Voltage divider calculator

Calculate unloaded output and divider current with your own figures.

Your numbers

Use the units shown. Results update as you change valid inputs.

Use unloaded output and divider current to compare changes to your inputs. The method and limits below explain the scope.

Examples

Examples

Try the starting example

Supply voltage (V)
12
Upper resistance (Ω)
1000
Lower resistance (Ω)
1000
Unloaded output (V)
6
Divider current (A)
0.006

Try another scenario

Supply voltage (V)
13.200000000000001
Upper resistance (Ω)
1000
Lower resistance (Ω)
1000
Unloaded output (V)
6.6
Divider current (A)
0.0066
Calculation method

Calculation method

Unloaded output (V)

a × c ÷ (b+c)

Divider current (A)

a ÷ (b+c)

Symbols and units
a
Supply voltage (V)
b
Upper resistance (Ω)
c
Lower resistance (Ω)

Use the units shown. A list keeps the order in which you enter its values. The symbol ^ means “raised to the power of”.

Assumptions & limits

Assumptions & limits

  • The output is across the lower resistor. Loading by another circuit is excluded.
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