Shunt Current Calculator

Formula

The formula to calculate the Shunt Current (Is) is:

\[ Is = It - Ir \]

Where:

\( Is \) is the shunt current (amps).
\( It \) is the total current (amps).
\( Ir \) is the current across the resistor (amps).

What is Shunt Current?

Shunt current is the current that flows through a shunt resistor, which is used to measure the current in a circuit. It is calculated by subtracting the current across the resistor from the total current in the circuit.

Example Calculation

Consider an example where:

Total Current (It): 10 amps
Current Across Resistor (Ir): 3 amps

Using the formula to calculate the Shunt Current:

\[ Is = 10 - 3 = 7 \text{ amps} \]

This means that the shunt current for this example is 7 amps.