Enter up to 5 different currents (amps) into the calculator to determine the Total Parallel Current. 

Total Parallel Current Formula

The following formula is used to calculate the Total Parallel Current. 

Ip = SUM ( Ix)
  • Where Ip is the Total Parallel Current (amps)
  • Ix is the 5 different currents (amps) 

To calculate the parallel current, sum each individual current in the circuit.

How to Calculate Total Parallel Current?

The following two example problems outline how to calculate the Total Parallel Current.

Example Problem #1:

  1. First, determine the up to 5 different currents (amps). In this example, the up to 5 different currents (amps) is measured to be 12,6,2,6.
  2. Finally, calculate the Total Parallel Current using the formula above: 

Ip = SUM ( Ix)

Inserting the values from above and solving the equation with the imputed values gives: 

Ip = SUM ( 12,6,2,6) 26= (amps)

Example Problem #2: 

Using the same process as example problem 1, we first define the variables outlined by the formula. In this case, the values are:

up to 5 different currents (amps) = 50,1,5,3

Entering these values into the formula above gives : 

Ip = SUM ( Ix) = 59 (amps)