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Experiment (1) : Start With Equipments For Analyzing Simple Passive Circuits

The document describes an experiment to analyze simple passive circuits using various equipment. The objectives are to learn how to use a multimeter, oscilloscope and function generator and measure resistors and capacitors. The experiment involves verifying Ohm's law using a series circuit and measuring voltage drops and current. It also involves measuring current and voltage in a parallel circuit and calculating equivalent resistance and total conductance. Tables are included to record measurements and results are analyzed.

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Experiment (1) : Start With Equipments For Analyzing Simple Passive Circuits

The document describes an experiment to analyze simple passive circuits using various equipment. The objectives are to learn how to use a multimeter, oscilloscope and function generator and measure resistors and capacitors. The experiment involves verifying Ohm's law using a series circuit and measuring voltage drops and current. It also involves measuring current and voltage in a parallel circuit and calculating equivalent resistance and total conductance. Tables are included to record measurements and results are analyzed.

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Experiment (1): start with Equipments for

analyzing simple passive circuits


Objectives

i. Each student would learn how to use Multimeter, oscilloscope, and function generator.
ii. Each student would learn how to measure resistors using its coloring code system and
verifying it using Multimeter.
iii. Each student would learn how to deal with variable resistor.
iv. Each student would learn how to deal with capacitors and inductors.
v. We need to verify Ohm’s law (V=IR) where current through a resistor is proportional
to the voltage across it.
vi. We need to verify that in a series circuit;
a. The total resistance is equal to the sum of the individual resistors.
b. The voltage drops across the resistors equals to the applied voltage.
c. The value of the current is the same in all parts of the circuit.
vii. We need to verify that in parallel circuits;
a. The equivalent resistance is the reciprocal of the sum of reciprocals of the
individual resistors.
b. The branch current in parallel equal to the supply current.
c. The voltage drop across each resistor in parallel is the same.

Circuit diagram (1)

vs

Figure 1 (series resistors) Figure 2 (parallel resistors)


Procedures:
Part A : Ohm’s Law
1. Connect the circuit shown in Fig. 1
2. Measure the actual value of each resistor
3. Beginning at 0 V, increase the voltage across R3 in 1-Volt steps until 6 V. Measure and
record the resulting current in Table 1 for each increment of voltage.
4. Plot the graphs of I verses V for results in Table 1. (Assign I to the vertical axis and V
to the horizontal axis).
5. Compare these experimentally obtained values with those measured values recorded in
the respective tables.

Part B : Series Circuits


1. Remove the voltmeter and ammeter connections from the circuit of Fig. 1
2. Adjust the supply voltage (Vs) to 15V. (Note the value must be kept constant throughout
the test by connecting voltmeter across the voltage supply in the circuit to observe the
voltage.)
3. Switch off the supply. Connect the ammeter in position A.
4. Switch on the supply. Read the current through resistor R1.
5. Connect the voltmeter across R1 and measure the voltage drop across it.
6. Repeat 3 until 5 for the ammeter positions B, C, and D and the voltmeter positions
across resistors R2 and R3.
7. Record the voltage for close and open loop. Fill up the measured values in Table 2

Part C : Parallel Circuits


1. Connect the circuit shown in Fig. 2
2. Adjust the supply voltage 15V. (Note the value of the supply voltage and keep it
constant throughout the test.)
3. Switch off the supply. Connect the ammeter in position A, the total current, ITotal.
Switch on the supply. Read the current through resistor R1 and the voltage drop across
it.
4. Repeat 4 for the ammeter positions B, C, and D and the voltmeter positions across
resistors R2 and R3. Be careful not to touch R3 during measurement as it might be hot.
5. Fill up the measured values in Table 3.
Results and Calculations:

Table 1
Nominal Resistance Measured Resistance
R=6.8kΩ R=
Voltage Source
(V) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
(Vs)
Current
(mA)
(Measured values)
Current
(mA)
(Theoretical values)

Plot the graphs of I verses V for results in Table 1


Table 2
Supply voltage V1 V2 V3 Σ Voltage
(volt) (volts) (volts) (volts) (volts)

Supply current I1 I2 I3 I Total


(mA) (mA) (mA) (mA) (mA)

Total resistance R1 R2 R3 ΣR
(Ohms) (Ohms) (Ohms) (Ohms) R1+R2+R3

Table 3
Supply current I1 I2 I3
Σ Current
(ampere) (amperes) (amperes) (amperes)

Supply voltage V1 V2 V3
(volt) (volts) (volts) (volts)

Equivalent R1 R2 R3 Equivalent
resistance (Ohms) (Ohms) (Ohms) resistance

Total G1 G2 G3
conductance (Siemens) (siemens) (siemens) ΣG
Simulation results printed here
Student notes
Student notes

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