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    1. The laboratory report examines power in AC circuits through experiments measuring average power, apparent power, and power factor in resistive, inductive, and capacitive loads. 2. Key results show that purely resistive loads have power factors of 1 while inductive loads have power factors less than 1 that decrease with increasing resistance. Capacitive loads also have power factors less than 1. 3. Common electrical devices like incandescent lamps, heaters, and toasters were found to have purely resistive power characteristics, while fluorescent lamps, motors, and pumps had more inductive or capacitive power factors. Power factor correction equipment uses capacitors to reduce reactive power and lower electricity bills.

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    1. The laboratory report examines power in AC circuits through experiments measuring average power, apparent power, and power factor in resistive, inductive, and capacitive loads. 2. Key results show that purely resistive loads have power factors of 1 while inductive loads have power factors less than 1 that decrease with increasing resistance. Capacitive loads also have power factors less than 1. 3. Common electrical devices like incandescent lamps, heaters, and toasters were found to have purely resistive power characteristics, while fluorescent lamps, motors, and pumps had more inductive or capacitive power factors. Power factor correction equipment uses capacitors to reduce reactive power and lower electricity bills.

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    AC Circuits Laboratory Report

    Experiment 9
    Power in AC Circuits

    Submitted by:
    Verallo, Rhea Ann R.

    Tablemates:
    Cancio, Gillian Claire G.
    Congson, Krizia Dianne N.

    Submitted to:
    Engr. Forcadilla, Percival

    I.

    OBJECTIVES
    1. To know the different power relationship use in electrical devices.
    2. To be able to measure the average and the apparent power in electrical circuits.
    3. To obtain the power factor of the different types of AC circuits.

    II.

    DATA & RESULTS

    VR
    1K
    2K

    13.58
    2.06 V
    -2.05 V

    PRMS
    Computed Measured
    4.08 mW
    3.98 mW
    2.2 mW
    2.20 mW

    PA
    Computed Measured
    4.29 mW
    4.01 mW
    2.22 mW
    2.22 mW

    Pf
    Computed
    0.95
    0.99

    Measured
    0.97
    0.99

    Table 1 Purely Resistive Load

    V @ 500

    100 Hz

    0.707 VRMS

    10 kHz

    0.707 VRMS

    PRMS
    Computed Measured
    1 mW
    1 mW
    1 mW

    PA
    Computed Measured
    1 mW
    1 mW
    1 mW

    Pf
    Computed
    1

    Measured
    1
    1

    Table 2 Inductive Loads

    VR
    2K
    1K

    27.69
    2.05 V 41.54
    1.97 V

    PRMS
    Computed Measured
    1.94 mW
    1.68 mW
    2.73 mW
    2.46 mW

    PA
    Computed Measured
    2.09 mW
    1.80 mW
    3.5 mW
    3.29 mW

    Pf
    Computed
    0.93
    0.78

    Measured
    0.92
    0.74

    Table 3 Capacitive Loads

    III.

    INTERPRETATION OF DATA

    In a purely resistive load the computed and measured values are the same no matter how
    much is the frequency used while in the inductive loads as the resistor is increased, both the
    measured and computed values of power decreases.

    IV.

    ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
    1.

    a.
    b.
    c.
    d.
    e.

    Incandescent lamps; Purely Resistive, PA = 60 VA


    Fluorescent lamps; Inductive, PA = 14 VA
    Heaters; Purely Resistive, PA = 1500 VA
    Motors and Pumps; Capacitive, PA = 282 VA
    Toasters; Purely Resistive, 800 VA

    2.
    Power factor corrector equipment is used to save power thus reducing the electricity
    bill. The device has a capacitor that is to be connected in parallel as the additional load.
    The circuits total reactive power will be close to zero because of the effect of the two
    opposing reactances in parallel.

    V.

    CONCLUSION

    Different power relationship use in electrical devices was observed by constructing 3 different
    circuits; a purely resistive load, an inductive load and a capacitive load. To obtain the power
    factor of different AC circuits, we use the formula
    pf =

    Prms
    pf =cos
    Pa

    Given the values of the components of the circuit, we can get the Prms and Pa to compute
    for the power factor. In measuring the Prms and Pa of a circuit, we use the oscilloscope to
    interpret and visualize the waveform in order to get the values we need to compute for the power
    factor.

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