engineering faculty of Gharyan university

Department of Electrical and Electronic

Engineering

electrical lab 1 EE251

Expriment 4

Generator Impedance

Student name :- alsdeeq salah ALdin Alrays

181916070

Under the supervision of:- E.alsadiq alkaish

spring 2022

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Objectives :-
determining the output impedance of an ac waveform
generator.

EQUIPMENT REQUIRED:-

FACET base unit.

AC 1 FUNDAMENTALS circuit board.
Multimeter.
Oscilloscope,dual trace.
Generator,sine wave.
Two-post connectors.
Terminal posts

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INTRODUCTION :-
The generator has an internal impedance, (Rs),
which is called the source impedance.

procedures and results :-

1- set the generator for a sine wave output at a
frequency of 1 KHZ,Connect the oscilloscope
probe(x10) directly across the generator’s output
terminals , Switch the CH1 vertical coupling to ac and
the CH1 attenuator to 0.1V/DIV. Set the horizontal time
base control to 0.2ms/div.

2-adjust the generator amplitude to produce an open

circuit voltage that is six division high ,Do not change the
amplitude setting of the generator.
Remove the oscilloscope probe from the generator’s
output.

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3-Use terminal posts to connect the external generator
to the GENERATOR
IMPEDANCE circuit block

4-turn potentiometer R1
fully clockwise for maximum
resistance.

5-connect the channel 1 (X10) probe across R1 and R2 ,

Do R1 and R2 represent the generator’s load (RL)?

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-yes,R1 and R2 represent the generator load (RL) ,Rs
the generator’s source (output) impedance , is internal
to the generator.

6-Slowly turn potentiometer R1 counterclockwise until

the waveform displayed on the oscilloscope decreases
in amplitude to three graticule lines high.(half the open
circuit value)

7- Disconnect the generator and the oscilloscope probe

from the GENERATOR IMPEDANCE circuit block
,Measure the combined resistance of R1 and R2(RL)
with a multimeter .
-RL=59.8 Ohm.

Discussion :-
The value of the internal impedance of the generator
can be calculated using the voltage divider where the
voltage will be divided between the generator
impedance and the circuit load