INSTITUTO POLITECNICO NACIONAL ESCUELA SUPERIOR DE CMPUTO

LABORATORY OF FUNDAMENTAL ANALYSIS OF CIRCUITS

PRACTICE No. 1 (1rst part)

Measuring instruments: Use of the ohmmeter, voltmeter and amperimeter

Learning unit:

FUNDAMENTAL ANALYSIS OF CIRCUITS

Group: 1CV1 Integrants: Garca Carrillo Jos Eduardo Toledo Pedroza Asahi Ziga Hernndez Aime

Teacher: Hernandez Aguilar Jose Luis

Achievement date: February, 1rst 2013 Delivery date: February, 15th 2013

Commentary:

Objetive: To know the basic functions of the voltmeter., the ohmeter and the amperimeter to measure voltages, currents and resistances.

Specific Objetives: To know the types of measuring devices. To know and use the protoboard to implement simple circuits. To know measurement mode in series and parallel circuits.

Equipment: 1 Digital multimeter 1 Source of variable voltaje 4 banana-cayman tips 4 cayman-cayman tips 1 Protoboard

Material: 1 Protoboard 1 resistance of 1 K to of watt. 1 resistance of 560 1 resistance of 680 1 resistance of 330 Wires for connections to of watt. to of watt. to of watt.

l.- Introduction

Voltage Voltage is electric potential energy per unit charge, measured in joules per coulomb ( = volts). It is often referred to as "electric potential", which then must be distinguished from electric potential energy by noting that the "potential" is a "per-unit-charge" quantity. Measure Voltage Voltmeter For our introduction to the voltmeter, we need to be aware of three items on the voltmeter. The display. This is where the result of the measurement is displayed. You meter might be either analog or digital. If it's analog you need to read a reading off a scale. If it's digital, it will usually have an LED or LCD display panel where you can see what the voltage measurement is. The positive input terminal, and it's almost always red. The negative input terminal, and it's almost always black.

A voltmeter measures the voltage difference between the positive input terminal of the voltmeter and the negative input terminal. Oscilloscopes Oscilloscopes can measure time-varying voltages and give you a graph of voltage vs. time. When you think about how to connect them to a circuit, they are exactly like voltmeters. You connect an oscilloscope across the two points where you want to measure the voltage. However, what you get from an oscilloscope is not what you get from a voltmeter. When you measure a signal with an oscilioscope, you get a scaled picture of the voltage time-function. Measuring Current Current is measured with an ammeter. While voltage is a more common measurement, it is often necessary to measure current. When measuring current, it is important to remember that current is a flow variable. Current flows through electrical elements, and if you want to measure current you have to get it to flow through the ammeter

ll.- Development of the practice:

ll.1.- Ohmmeter use Measure the resistance value that presents each resistor, as shown in Figure 3 and complete the table 1.

ll.2.-Voltmeter use With the voltage source off, assemble the circuit in figure 5. Once the circuit armed, turn on the voltage source and complete the table 2.

ll.3.- Amperimeter use With the voltage source off, assemble the circuit in figure 7. . Once the circuit armed, turn on the voltage source and complete the table 3.

ll.3.- Pictures