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    This document describes an experiment on an AC RC series circuit. The objectives are to understand the characteristics of an RC series network and capacitive reactance, impedance, and phase angle. The introduction defines capacitive reactance as the opposition a capacitor offers to AC flow. In an RC series circuit, the current leads the voltage. The procedure describes setting up the circuit and measuring voltages and currents. Calculations determine reactance, impedance, current, and power. The conclusion is that the experiment shows the relationships between capacitive reactance, impedance, and phase angle.

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    This document describes an experiment on an AC RC series circuit. The objectives are to understand the characteristics of an RC series network and capacitive reactance, impedance, and phase angle. The introduction defines capacitive reactance as the opposition a capacitor offers to AC flow. In an RC series circuit, the current leads the voltage. The procedure describes setting up the circuit and measuring voltages and currents. Calculations determine reactance, impedance, current, and power. The conclusion is that the experiment shows the relationships between capacitive reactance, impedance, and phase angle.

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    This document describes an experiment on an AC RC series circuit. The objectives are to understand the characteristics of an RC series network and capacitive reactance, impedance, and phase angle. The introduction defines capacitive reactance as the opposition a capacitor offers to AC flow. In an RC series circuit, the current leads the voltage. The procedure describes setting up the circuit and measuring voltages and currents. Calculations determine reactance, impedance, current, and power. The conclusion is that the experiment shows the relationships between capacitive reactance, impedance, and phase angle.

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    MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY OF KENYA

    CIRCUIT THEORY
    BRYAN MBIRI
    ENG-218-005/2019
    19/08/2021
    AC RC CIRCUIT

    OBJECTIVES
    1. To understand the characteristics of an RC series network in ac circuit
    2. To understand the capacitive reactance, impedance and phase angle

    INTRODUCTION
    When an ac is applied across a pure resistance, the resultant current is in phase with the
    applied voltage. Resistance therefore has no phase angle associated with it and is simply
    written as R<00. When an ac voltage is applied across a pure capacitor, the resultant current
    leads the voltage by 900. Capacitance therefore has a phase angle associated with it. The
    opposition that a capacitor offers to the flow of alternating current is called capacitive
    reactance and is written as Xc<-900, or -jXc. The magnitude of Xc is Xc=1/2#fC=1/Wc.
    A Rc series circuit with an ac supply voltage. The impedance of the circuit can be expressed as
    ZT=Z1+Z2=R<00+XC<-900
    The current in the circuit is
    I=E/ZT (the current leads the voltage)
    The voltage across R is
    ER=IR
    The voltage across C is
    Ec=1Xc
    By Kirchhoff’s voltage law, then
    EV=E-VR-VC=0
    Or
    E=VR+VC

    LIST OF EQUIPMENTS

    NO ITEM QUANTITY

    1 Base XL 21001 1

    2 Module KL13001 1

    3 Digital multimeter 1

    4 Potentiometer 1

    PROCEDURE
    1. The module KL-13001 was set on the main unit KL-21001 and the block e was located.
    2. The experiment circuit was completed according to the figures and with short-circuit
    clips. The AC power 9V was applied to EA. EA was, measured and recorded.
    3. The values for Reactance of C2, Total Impedance, Current in circuit, Voltage across R8,
    voltage across C2, Power dissipated was calculated and recorded.
    4. The values of ER and EC by using the ac voltmeter were measured and recorded
    5. Using the equation E=ER+EC, the applied voltage of the circuit was calculated EA
    6. Current 1 was calculated and recorded using the measured values of ER and EC
    7. Used the values of R, Xc and ZT to plot a vector diagram

    DATA
    EA=10.43V
    R8=8.74V
    EC=5.49V
    F=60hz
    C=0.47*10-6 F
    L=0.01mH
    CALCULATIONS
    A) Reactance of C2
    Xc=1/2#fc
    F=60hz, c=0.47 microfarads
    ½ (22/7*60*0.00000047)
    =5643.79

    B) Total impedance

    Z2=r2+xc2
    R=950
    9502+5643.792
    =5723.19

    C) Current in circuit
    V=IZ
    10.43=I*5723.19
    =0.0018224 A

    D) Voltage across R8
    V=IR
    0.0018224*950=1.731V

    E) Voltage across C2
    V=IR
    0.0018224*950=1.73128

    F) Power=I2R
    (0.00182242*950)
    =3.155*10-3W

    G) E=ER+EC
    8.74+5.49=14.23V

    SOURCES OF ERRORS
    The discrepancy between the expected charge and observed charge could have been
    caused by not letting the capacitors become fully charged. Even though it seemed that
    the voltage stabilized, it is possible that the potential difference was still changing very
    slowly.
    The capacitors used in this experiment may not have been ideal. Age and use, such as
    passing high voltages through the capacitor, could have damaged the capacitors and

    caused them to not store charge ideally. Also, there was parallax and random error in
    eyeballing values

    RECOMMENDATIONS
    Ensure the capacitors used in the experiment are ideal. Age and use, such as passing
    high voltages through the capacitor, could have damaged the capacitors and caused
    them to not store charge ideally.

    CONCLUSION
    The experiment conducted was successful as it shows relationship between the
    capacitive reactance, impedance and phase angle. Capacitive Reactance and which itself
    is inversely proportional to the supply frequency. It can also be said that if the frequency
    or capacitance is increased, the opposition to current flow decreases; therefore,
    capacitive reactance, which is the opposition to current flow, is inversely proportional to
    frequency and capacitance. The values of capacitive reactance, impedance and
    resistance could be calculated if the values were imputed in a Pythagoras triangle
    equation.
    REFERENCES
    1. Bakshi, U.A.; Bakshi, A.V., Circuit Analysis - II, Technical Publications, 2009 ISBN
    9788184315974.
    2. Horowitz, Paul; Hill, Winfield, The Art of Electronics (3rd edition), Cambridge
    University Press, 2015 ISBN 0521809266.

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