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Activity No. 6 Series Resistance Inductance Circuit Objectives

This document summarizes an experiment on investigating the impedance of a series resistance-inductance circuit using various frequencies. The objectives are to demonstrate how to calculate the impedance of an RL circuit and see how it varies with frequency. The experiment involves connecting a resistor and inductor in series with an audio generator, AC voltmeter and milliammeter. Voltages are applied at different frequencies and the resulting currents measured. Impedance is calculated and averaged for each frequency. Theoretical impedance using equations is compared to measured values. Tables and a graph are used to record and analyze the data.

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Activity No. 6 Series Resistance Inductance Circuit Objectives

This document summarizes an experiment on investigating the impedance of a series resistance-inductance circuit using various frequencies. The objectives are to demonstrate how to calculate the impedance of an RL circuit and see how it varies with frequency. The experiment involves connecting a resistor and inductor in series with an audio generator, AC voltmeter and milliammeter. Voltages are applied at different frequencies and the resulting currents measured. Impedance is calculated and averaged for each frequency. Theoretical impedance using equations is compared to measured values. Tables and a graph are used to record and analyze the data.

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ACTIVITY No.

6
SERIES RESISTANCE INDUCTANCE CIRCUIT

OBJECTIVES

1. To demonstrate how to get the impedance of a series resitance-inductance circuit.


2. To investigate the impedance of series resistance-inductance circuit to an AC
sinusoidal waveform, and see how this varies with frequency.

INSTRUMENTS and MATERIALS

Audio Generator
2-KΩ Resistor
100-mH Inductor
Bread board
Connecting wires
AC Voltmeter
AC Milliameter

DISCUSSION

The impedance of an RL circuit is the total opposition to AC current flow caused by the
resistance of the resistor R and the inductive reactance of the inductor XL. The equation for the
impedance of an RL circuit is
Z = R2 + XL2
where Z = the total impedance in ohm, R = the resistance in ohm and XL = the inductive
reactance in ohm.
It is no accident that the equation for impedance looks like the equation for impedance
looks like the equation for calculating the hypotenuse of a right triagle. Impedance in series
circuit is, in fact, often portrayed as a vector diagram where the horizontal side is the resistance,
the vertical side is the reactance and the hypotenuse is the resulting impedance.
The total voltage in a series RL circuit is given by the equation

E = EL2 + ER2
It is very important to notice that the total voltage E is NOT equal to the sum od the voltage
across the resistor and the voltage across the inductor.
The phasor current I in series RL circuit is in-phase with the resistance voltage drop IR
and is the same throughout the circuit. The inductor voltage IXL must be 90 o counterclockwise
from I. The position of the total voltage is θ degrees from the total current since it is the phasor
sum of the two voltage drops (as shown in Figure 6.1).
Figure 6.1

A complete analysis of a series RL circuit usually proceeds from knowing the values of
R, L, f and E. The analysis then amounts to determining the remaining secondary properties of
the circuit. Some of these properties are determined from the nature od the components
themselves, and do not have to be calculated. For example, the phase angle for R is always 0 o
and the phase angle for L in a series circuit is always 90 o. Current in series RL circuit is
constant, that is I = IR = IL. Othe value must be calculated by means of various equations.

PROCEDURES

1. Connect the circuit as shown in Figure 6.2.


2. Set the frequency of the audio generator to 800 Hz, and adjust the output of the
generator to give 1 V rms as shown on the meter.
3. Record the current for this voltage in Table 6.1.
4. Reset the output voltahe to 2 V rms and record the resulting current.
5. Repeat this for voltages of 3 V rms. Record the resulting currents and calculate the
impedance for each voltage and current.
6. Repeat procedures 2-5 for frequencies of 1000, 1600, 3200 and 6400 Hz.
7. Calculate the average impedance for each frequency. Record the values in table 6.2.
plot a graph of impedance against frequency with frequency as the abscissa and
impedance as the ordinate.
8. Compare the average value od your measured impedance at each frequency with the
theoretically calculated impedance. Use Table 6.2.

Figure 6.2

Table 6.1
Frequency Voltage Current Impedance
(Hz) (V rms) (mA rms) (KΩ)

800

1000

1600

3200

6400

Table 6.2

Frequency (Hz) Zave Measured Xc R Z Theory


800
1000
1600
3200
6400

OBSERVATIONS:

CONCLUSION:
Activity No. 6
In Electrical
Circuits II

Submitted By: John Paul M. Baquiran

CEIT-03-601E

Submitted To: Engr. Pio Advincula

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