College of Engineering - EEE Department

EEC201L
CIRCUITS 2 (LAB)

SCORE

EXERCISE

#5
POWER DISSIPATION IN AC CIRCUITS
Name of Student (LN, FN MI): Name of Instructor:
TENORIO, ALBIEN A. ENGR. RAYMOND R. RAGUINDIN

Date Performed: Date Submitted:

01/04/2016 01/18/2016
EXPERIMENT # 5: POWER DISSIPATION IN AC CIRCUITS
QUESTIONS ANSWERS

VGENrms =
3. Calculate and record rms value of VGEN.
VGENrms =
VGENrms = 5.303V

Irms =
5. Calculate and record the rms value of I.
Irms =
Irms = 2.12 mA

VR2rms = 16mV
6. Measure the voltage drop across R2. PR2 = (Irms)(VR2rms)
Calculate and record the power in R2.
PR2 = (2.12mA)(16mV)
PR2 =33.96µW

7. Measure the voltage drop across C1 (VC1). VC1rms = 60mV

Calculate the reactive power in capacitor C1 QC1 = (Irms)(VC1rms)
(QC1) and record your answer in vars. QC1 = (2.12mA)(60mV)
QC1 = 127.2µVAR

9. Determine XL1 by measuring the voltage

across L1 (VL1) and dividing by the circuit XL1 =
current (I).
XL1 =
XL1 = 641.51Ω

10. Calculate and record the reactive power QL1 = (Irms)2 (XL1)
in inductor L1 (QL1) in vars.
QL1 = (2.12mA)2 (641.51Ω)
 QL1 = 2.88 mVARS

S = (VGEN)( Irms)
11. Calculate and record the apparent power S = (5.303V)(2.12mA)
(S) of VGEN.
S = 11.24mVA

12. Set CM switch 10 in the ON position.

Calculate and record the rms value of 12 Irms12mA =
mA
Irms12mA =
Irms12mA = 4.24 mA

13. Increasing the value of C1 causes the

capacitive reactance (XC) to decrease in The wattage in R2 increases.
value. Would you expect the wattage in R2
to increase or to decrease?

14. Determine the real power dissipated in R2 = 1kΩ

R. Use color code of R2 to determine its PR2 = (Irms12Ma)2(R2)
resistive value.
PR2 = (4.24 mA)2 (1kΩ)
PR2 =17.98mW

S = (VGEN)( Irms)
15. Determine and record the apparent S = (5.303V)( 4.24 mA)
power of VGEN.
S = 22.47 mVA

SETUP PICTURES

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DATA ANALYSIS

In this experiment, we have to determine the power dissipated among the components
of an AC circuit using standard power formulas. An AC circuit containing both resistance
and reactive components, the power division in heat is in the resistance. This power is
measured by watts. Reactive power components power the source from one part of a cycle,
then supplies power into the source at other times. Reactive power is measured by volt-
ampere reactive (VAR). The source voltage can be multiplied by the circuit current to give
a power greater than the real power. This power is the rms voltage across an impedance
multiplied by the real current through the impedance. This power is measured in volt-
ampere (VA). Multiplying the RMS current that flows through either the two resistors by
the RMS voltage will give real power of either the two resistors.

CONCLUSION

A capacitor is a device that stores charge. It usually consists of two conducting

electrodes separated by non-conducting material. Current does not actually flow through a
capacitor in circuit. Instead, charge builds up on the plates when a potential is applied
across the electrodes. The maximum amount of charge a capacitor can hold at a given
potential depends on its capacitance. The unit of capacitance is the farad, which is
dimensionally equivalent to seconds per ohm.

An inductor is simply a coil of conducting wire. When a time-varying current flows

through the coil, a “back-EMF” is induced in the circuit which counters, to some extent,
the applied EMF of the voltage source. This back-EMF is proportional to how fast the
current is changing – in other words, it is proportional to the frequency of the alternating
current. At high frequencies the effect is large; at low frequencies the effect is small. At
zero frequency – which is direct current – there is no effect at all: the inductor is just
another piece of wire.

This experiment follows the same principles and same values of the previous
experiment. All the elements of the circuit are connected in series. Comparing this
circuitwith the previous circuit, one would notice that the Irms values are a lot lower and
theresistance a bit higher. The impedance Zexp is computed using Ohm’s law while Zcomp is
computed using the impedance formula derived. Again, both must be equal.
The impedance of a series RLC circuit gives a high resistance. The principle of AC is also
used in the analysis and computation.
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