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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.