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    This document is a lab manual for an electrical engineering course on transient response of RC circuits. It provides instructions for students to set up and conduct an experiment using various resistor and capacitor combinations to observe the transient response. The objectives are to observe the transient response as the capacitor charges and discharges through different resistances and to calculate time constants. Students are to connect a function generator, oscilloscope, resistor, and capacitor in a circuit, take measurements of voltage over time as the capacitor charges and discharges, then use the measurements to calculate time constants and capacitance values.

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    This document is a lab manual for an electrical engineering course on transient response of RC circuits. It provides instructions for students to set up and conduct an experiment using various resistor and capacitor combinations to observe the transient response. The objectives are to observe the transient response as the capacitor charges and discharges through different resistances and to calculate time constants. Students are to connect a function generator, oscilloscope, resistor, and capacitor in a circuit, take measurements of voltage over time as the capacitor charges and discharges, then use the measurements to calculate time constants and capacitance values.

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    This document is a lab manual for an electrical engineering course on transient response of RC circuits. It provides instructions for students to set up and conduct an experiment using various resistor and capacitor combinations to observe the transient response. The objectives are to observe the transient response as the capacitor charges and discharges through different resistances and to calculate time constants. Students are to connect a function generator, oscilloscope, resistor, and capacitor in a circuit, take measurements of voltage over time as the capacitor charges and discharges, then use the measurements to calculate time constants and capacitance values.

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    Department of Electrical Engineering

    Electrical Network Analysis Lab Manual

    Lab 01-Transient Response of a series RC Circuit


    Name

    Roll Number

    Faculty Member

    Dated

    Lab Engineer 1

    Lab Engineer 2

    Semester

    Section

    Marks Obtained

    Department of Electrical Engineering

    Electrical Network Analysis Lab Manual

    Introduction
    In this lab students will be transient response of a resistive capacitive circuit..

    Objective
    Observe the transient response of a resistive capacitive circuit.

    Equipment
    1.
    2.
    3.
    4.
    1.

    Function Generator
    DMM
    Oscilloscope and Probes
    Capacitor: 10 nF
    Resistor: 1 k, 2.2 k, 3.3 k, 5.6k, 8.2 k

    Conduct of Lab
    1. Students are required to perform this experiment individually.
    2. In case the lab experiment is not understood, the students are advised to seek help
    from the course instructor, lab engineers, assigned teaching assistants (TA) and lab
    attendants.

    Theory and Background


    Capacitors find many applications, both general and specific, in electronic circuits. In this
    experiment, we will discover the basic behavior of a capacitor as an energy storage device in
    a DC circuit.
    Because a capacitor is formed of an insulating medium known as a dielectric, direct
    current cannot flow between the electrodes. Consequently, the series RC circuit for DC
    source reveals an open circuit ( resistance). In large-valued capacitors, it may take a visibly
    short time for the reading to stabilize as the device charges. With small-valued capacitors,
    however, the effect is almost instantaneous. Some electrolytic capacitors have imperfect
    dielectrics and will conduct a small amount of current referred to as leakage. This shows up
    as a high resistance in the circuit.
    To demonstrate the transient response that occurs when a capacitor is connected to a
    DC source, we will use an oscilloscope. The square wave signal allows us to charge and
    discharge the capacitor.

    Charging of Capacitor

    Where is the final value of voltage at t = to

    Discharging of Capacitor

    Where is the initial value of voltage at t = to


    4

    Department of Electrical Engineering

    Electrical Network Analysis Lab Manual

    Time Constant (): It is a measure of time required for certain changes in voltages and
    currents in RC and RL circuits. When the elapsed time exceeds five time constants (5) after
    switching has occurred, the currents and voltages have reached their final value, which is
    also called steady-state response. The time constant of an RC circuit is the equivalent
    capacitance multiplied by the Thvenin resistance as seen from the terminals of the
    equivalent capacitor.
    = RC

    Figure 1

    Lab Tasks
    1. Determine the value of capacitor from its marking. Record this in Table-1. Some
    capacitors use a code like the resistor color code, using numbers instead of colors;
    the value is usually in pF; e.g., 102 would indicate 10 x 10 pF = 1000pF. Other
    capacitors simply have the literal value on them; e.g., 0.1. Also, measure the actual
    value of the capacitor using LCR meter and record it in Table 1.
    2. Measure the actual values of resistances using DMM and record them in Table-2.
    3. Using the measured value of each resistor in Table-2, calculate the expected time
    constant.
    4. Connect the circuit in Figure 1.
    5. Give a square wave signal of 1Vp from the function generator.
    6. Set the frequency in a way that you can measure the time constant conveniently on
    the oscilloscope. The period T of the square wave must be long enough to allow the
    complete charge/discharge of the capacitor. Usually T=10 is appropriate for this
    purpose.
    7. For each value of R in Table-2, observe and measure the time constant.
    8. Calculate capacitance of the capacitor from the measured time constant values using
    formula:
    Capacitance (Calculated) = Time Constant (measured) / R (measured)

    Department of Electrical Engineering

    Electrical Network Analysis Lab Manual

    TABLE-1
    CAPACITOR VALUE
    Nominal

    Measured

    TABLE-2
    Resistance
    (Nominal)

    1 k

    2.2 k

    3.3 k

    5.6 k

    8.2 k

    Resistance
    (Measured)
    Time constant
    (Calculated)
    Time constant
    (Measured)
    Capacitance
    (Calculated)

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