Exp3 (Ac Series)
Exp3 (Ac Series)
Exp3 (Ac Series)
Equipments: (1) Resistor (2) Choke coil (3) Capacitor (4) SPDT Key
(5) Wattmeter 250V/1Amp (6) AC volt-meter150 (7) AC Ammeter- 1Amp
Theory:
For a given AC series circuit, when energized from an ac source, same current flows through series connected
resistance R, choke coil L& capacitor C.
The voltage drop across theseelements is as follows:
(1)AcrossResistance;VR = IR
(2) Across Inductance;VL=IXL= I(jωL)
(3) Across Capacitor;Vc= -jIXC=I/(jωc)
(4) The resistance of inductance rL can be measured by multimeter,so total circuit resistance =(R + rL)
(5) Total voltage across the circuit is : VS = I[R+rL+j(ωL-1/ωC ) ] = I [ R+rL+j (XL – Xc ) ]
= I (R+rL+jX)=IZ
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(6)Power consumed in the choke coil =PL=I (rL)=VLICosФ
(7) Power factor of the circuit CosФ =( R + rL ) /Z
(8)Power consumed in the circuit, Pt = I2 (R + rL ) = VsICosФ(the extra power I2rL is consumed by choke coil)
(9) Power factor of the choke coil = rL/√ rL2 + X2 = PL / VLI
Where
Precautions:
Observation Table:
Sr. Applied Circuit Voltage drop across circuit Power consumed (W)
No. voltage current elements
Resistance Choke Capacitor Across Whole
VS I VR coil VC choke coil circuit
VL PL Pt
1.
Report:
Ø Using the relations given in theory, calculate the following for supply voltage; Impedance of coil ZL ,
Inductive reactance of coil XL , Capacitive reactance XC and hence R, L &C.
Ø Calculate the value of power and power factor of the total circuit and that of choke coil.Comparethese
values with the wattmeter readings.
Ø Draw the phasor diagram for any one of the observations.
Ø Draw the waveform for voltage and current in the RL series circuit as a function of time.
Points to remember: