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RSF Conference Proceeding Series: Engineering and Technology, Vol. 3 No. 1 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.31098/cset.v3i1.743
Analysis of I-V on Basic Electrical Circuit Using Ni Multisim App in
Apply Physics
Indah Nurhidayati
1
, Aryanti Fitrianingsih
1
, Sinta Marito Siagian
2
, Samaria Chrisna HS
2
1
Politeknik Ilmu Pelayaran Semarang, Indonesia
2
Politeknik Negeri Medan, Indonesia
Received: Aug 31, 2023 Revised: Sept 7, 2023 Accepted: Sept 21, 2023 Online: Oct 5, 2023
Abstract
Utilization of the NI Multisim application is useful for designing a circuit, starting with designing schematic
circuits and analyzing and simulating. Increasing the use of technology so that it is very much needed in physics
learning at the Polytechnic of Maritime Sciences on electrical circuit material. This study aims to measure and
characterize I-V currents in an electrical circuit by comparison with laboratories and multisim applications.
Research activities were carried out using the I-V Current and Voltage comparison analysis method using theory
in the manual formula, practice with the circuit kit, and NI Multisim simulation by building a circuit scheme on
circuit composition namely resistance, voltage source, and using voltage measuring instruments and current
measuring instruments which are all regulated in such a way concerning the theory of electric circuits. The results
of this study are that there is a difference in the total resistance value between the values in the circuit kit module
practice with the use of Multisim. But the difference is very slight with an error of about 1% for series circuits,
and about 4.4% for parallel circuits. Voltage values in series circuits using NI Multisim circuit kits and
applications have differences with errors ranging from 0 to 3.3 %. The comparison of the voltage values in direct
measurements of the circuit kit and the NI Multisim simulation has the lowest error of 0% and the highest of 20%
at the 6V source in R2.
Keywords electrical circuit, Ni-Multisim, current, voltage
INTRODUCTION
Information Technology and Communication have become primary needs for all people. The
utilization of Information and Communication Technology has an impact on processes and
activities that can be carried out more quickly, easily, and efficiently (Roza, Ananda, Siregar,
Nasution, & Yanie, 2021). Therefore the use of software must also be further developed, several
types of which are proteus applications, NI Multisim, Live Wire, Electronic Workbench, etc. The
multi-sim application is an application that can run specific programs on electrical circuits, and this
application is produced by National Instruments Inc. In this application, you can easily observe the
symptoms that occur in an electric circuit through simulations to carry out accurate and specific
measurement tests (Ridwan & Kembuan, 2021). Increasing the use of technology so that it is very
much needed in learning physics at the Polytechnic of Shipping Sciences on electrical circuit
material. This course requires current and voltage analysis in a circuit in general such as series-
parallel and the use of Khirchoff's law. understanding of learning theory is still carried out manually
Research Paper