TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF THE PHILIPPINES – MANILA

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS 2 EE 202

LABORATORY EXPERIMENT NO. 3

SERIES RL, RC, AND RLC CIRCUITS

RATING

SUBMITTED BY:
GROUP 4
2113484 MENAJE, MAYBELLE S.
2113191 BERNALDO, ARRENZ JOMEL T.
2113861 CRUZ, JOHN LORENZ B.
2113106 EQUINAN, PATRICK B.
2111703 MARIQUIT, MARK P.
EE22S1

SUBMITTED TO:
ENGR. NELSON VELASCO
MAY 11, 2023
PROCEDURE:
5.1 SERIES RL
A. FIXED FREQUENCY
1. CONSTRUCT THE SERIES RL CIRCUIT SHOWN IN FIGURE 3 – 1.
2. MEASURE THE CURRENT IN THE CIRCUIT.
IT = _______
3. MEASURE THE TOTAL VOLTAGE, THE VOLTAGE ACROSS THE RESISTOR,
AND THE VOLTAGE ACROSS THE INDUCTOR.

VT = _______
VR = _______
VL = _______

FIGURE 3 – 1. RL SERIES CIRCUIT.

4. USING THE MEASURED VALUES, SOLVE FOR:
P = _______
QL = ______
S = _______
pf = ______
5. USING THE VALUES OBTAINED IN PROCEDURES 2 AND 3, CALCULATE THE
FOLLOWING:
A. RESISTANCE: R = VR/IR = ____________________
B. INDUCTIVE REACTANCE: XL = VL/IL = _________________
C. IMPEDANCE: Z = VT/IT = ____________________
NOTE: IN SERIES RL CIRCUIT IT = IR = IL
6. CALCULATE THE FOLLOWING VALUES OF THE CIRCUIT IN FIGURE 3 – 1:
a. INDUCTIVE REACTANCE: XL = 2πfl = ________
b. IMPEDANCE: Z = √ R2 + XL2= ________
c. TOTAL CURRENT: IT = VT/Z = ________
d. VOLTAGE ACROSS THE RESISTOR: VR = IRR = _______
e. VOLTAGE ACROSS THE INDUCTOR: VL = ILXL = ________
f. TRUE POWER: P = IR2R = ________
g. INDUCTIVE REACTIVE POWER: QL = IL2XL = ________
h. APPARENT POWER: S = IT2Z = _________
i. POWER FACTOR: pf = P/S = _________
7. DRAW AN IMPEDANCE TRIANGLE, PHASOR DIAGRAM, AND POWER
TRIANGLE OF THE CALCULATED VALUES AND MEASURED VALUE.

B. CHANGING FREQUENCY
1. USING AGAIN THE CIRCUIT IN FIGURE 3 – 1, MEASURE THE TOTAL
CURRENT
(I) AND COMPUTE THE IMPEDANCE (Z = VT/IT).
2. REPEAT PROCEDURE NO. 1 BY CHANGING THE FREQUENCY TO 1600,
3200, 6400 Hz.
3. COMPUTE THE IMPEDANCE IN EACH FREQUENCY. PLOT A GRAPH OF
IMPEDANCE AGAINST THE FREQUENCY.
5.2 SERIES RC
A. FIXED FREQUENCY
1. CONSTRUCT THE SERIES RC CIRCUIT SHOWN IN FIGURE 3 – 5.

FIGURE 3 – 5. SERIES RC CIRCUIT.

2. MEASURE THE CURRENT IN THE CIRCUIT.
IT= ___________
 3. MEASURE THE TOTAL VOLTAGETHE VOLTAGE ACROSS THE RESISTOR,
AND THE VOLTAGE ACROSS THE INDUCTOR
VT= __________
VR= __________
VC= __________

4. USING THE MEASURED VALUESOLVE FOR

P = ___________
QC = __________
S = ___________
pf = ____________
5. USING THE VALUES OBTAINED IN PROCEDURES 2 AND 3CALCULATE THE
FOLLOWING:
A. RESISTANCE R = VR / IR =_________
B. CAPACITIVE REACTANCE Xc = VC / IC = ________
C. IMPEDANCE Z = VR / IT =_________

NOTE IN SERIES RC CIRCUIT IT = IR = IC

6. Calculate the following values of the circuit in Figure 7 – 1:

A. CAPACITIVE REACTANCE: XC = ½ fC = ________
B. IMPEDANCE: Z = R2 + Xc2= ________
C. TOTAL CURRENT: IT = VT/Z = ________
D. VOLTAGE ACROSS THE RESISTOR: VR = IRR = _______
E. VOLTAGE ACROSS THE CAPACITOR: VC= ICXC = ________
F. TRUE POWER: P = IR2R = ________
G. CAPACITIVE REACTIVE POWER: QC = IC2XC = ________
H. APPARENT POWER: S = IT2Z = _________
I. POWER FACTOR: pf = P/S = _________
7. DRAW AN IMPEDANCE TRIANGLE, PHASOR DIAGRAM, AND POWER
TRIANGLE OF THE CALCULATED VALUES AND MEASURED VALUE.

B. CHANGING FREQUENCY
 1. USING AGAIN THE CIRCUIT IN FIGURE 3 – 5, MEASURE THE TOTAL
CURRENT AND COMPUTE FOR THE IMPEDANCE USING THE FORMULA Z =
VT/IT.

2. REPEAT PROCEDURE NO. 1 BY CHANGING THE FREQUENCY TO 400, 600,

800, 1200, AND 1600 Hz.

3. COMPUTE THE IMPEDANCE IN EACH FREQUENCY. PLOT A GRAPH OF

IMPEDANCE AGAINST THE FREQUENCY.

5.3 SERIES RLC

A. FIXED FREQUENCY
1. CONSTRUCT THE SERIES RLC CIRCUIT SHOWN IN FIGURE 3 – 9.
2. MEASURE THE CURRENT IN THE CIRCUIT.
IT = ______________

FIGURE 3 – 9. SERIES RLC CIRCUIT.

3. MEASURE THE TOTAL VOLTAGE, THE VOLTAGE ACROSS THE RESISTOR,
THE VOLTAGE ACROSS THE INDUCTOR AND THE VOLTAGE ACROSS THE
CAPACITOR.
VT = ________
VR = ________
VL = _________
VC = _________
4. USING THE MEASURED VALUES, SOLVE FOR:
P = ___________
QL= ___________
QC = __________
S = ___________
pf = ____________
 5. USING THE VALUES OBTAINED IN PROCEDURES 2 AND 3, CALCULATE THE
FOLLOWING:
A. RESISTANCE: R = VR/IR = _________
B. INDUCTIVE REACTANCE: XL = VL/IL = ________
C. CAPACITIVE REACTANCE: XC = VC/IC = _______
D. NET REACTANCE: XNET = XL - XC = __________
E. IMPEDANCE: Z = VT/IT = _______

NOTE: IN SERIES RLC CIRCUIT IT = IR = IL = IC

6. CALCULATE THE FOLLOWING VALUES OF THE CIRCUIT IN FIGURE 3 – 9:
A. INDUCTIVE REACTANCE: XL = 2 FL =
B. CAPACITIVE REACTANCE: XC = 1/2ΠFC =
C. NET REACTANCE: XNET = XL - XC =
D. IMPEDANCE: Z = R2 + (XL - XC)2 =
E. TOTAL CURRENT: IT = VT/Z =
F. VOLTAGE ACROSS THE RESISTOR: VR = IRR =
G. VOLTAGE ACROSS THE INDUCTOR: VL = ILXL =
H. VOLTAGE ACROSS THE CAPACITOR: VC = ICXC =
I. TRUE POWER: P = IR2R =
J. INDUCTIVE REACTIVE POWER: QL = IL2XL =
K. CAPACITIVE REACTIVE POWER: QC = IC2XC =
L. NET REACTIVE POWER: QNET = QL - QC =
M. APPARENT POWER: S = IT2Z =
N. POWER FACTOR: pf = P/S =
7. DRAW AN IMPEDANCE TRIANGLE, PHASOR DIAGRAM, AND POWER
TRIANGLE OF THE CALCULATED VALUES AND MEASURED VALUE.
B. CHANGING FREQUENCY
1. USING AGAIN THE CIRCUIT IN FIGURE 3 – 9, MEASURE THE TOTAL
CURRENT AND COMPUTE FOR THE IMPEDANCE USING THE
FORMULA Z = VT/IT.
2. REPEAT PROCEDURE NO. 1 BY CHANGING THE FREQUENCY TO
200, 400, 600, 800, AND 1000 Hz COMPUTE THE IMPEDANCE IN
EACH FREQUENCY. PLOT A GRAPH OF IMPEDANCE AGAINST THE
FREQUENCY.
COURSE: BSEE EE202 EXPRIMENT NO. 4
GROUP NO. 4 EE22S1
GROUP MEMBERS: MAY 02, 2023
MENAJE, MAYBELLE S. MAY 04, 2023
BERNALDO, ARRENZ JOMEL T. ENGR. NELSON VELASCO
CRUZ, JOHN LORENZ B.
EQUINAN, PATRICK B.
MARIQUIT, MARK P.

6. DATA AND RESULT

1. SERIES RL CIRCUIT
FIXED FREQUENCY
CALCULATED MEASURED % DIFFERENCE
VALUE VALUE
VT
IT
VR
VL
P
QL
S
pf

CHANGING FREQUENCY
FREQUENZY Hz SOURCE TOTAL CURRENT Impedance Z
VOLATAGE (VT) V (I) Z = VT/IT
mA Ω
800
1600
3200
6400
2. SERIES RC CIRCUIT -FIXED FREQUENCY
CALCULATED MEASURED % DIFFERENCE
VALUE VALUE
VT
IT
VR
VC
P
QC
S
pf

CHANGING FREQUENCY
FREQUENZY Hz SOURCE TOTAL CURRENT Impedance Z
VOLATAGE (VT) (I) Z = VT/IT
V mA Ω
200
400
600
800
1200
1600

3. SERIES RLC CIRCUIT - FIXED FREQUENCY

CALCULATED MEASURED % DIFFERENCE
VALUE VALUE
VT
IT
VR
VL
VC
P
QL
QC
S
pf
 CHANGING FREQUENCY
FREQUENZY Hz SOURCE TOTAL CURRENT Impedance Z
VOLATAGE (VT) (I) Z = VT/IT
V mA Ω
100
200
400
600
800
1000

7. GRAPHS AND FIGURES

(a) CALCULATED VALUES (b) MEASURED

VALUES
FIGURE 3 – 2. IMPEDANCE TRIANGLE
(a) CALCULATED VALUES (b) MEASURED
VALUES
FIGURE 3 – 3. IMPEDANCE TRIANGLE

(a) CALCULATED VALUES (b) MEASURED

VALUES
FIGURE 3 – 4. IMPEDANCE TRIANGLE
2. SERIES RC CIRCUIT

(a) CALCULATED VALUES (b) MEASURED

VALUES
FIGURE 3 – 6. IMPEDANCE TRIANGLE

(a) CALCULATED VALUES (b) MEASURED

VALUES
FIGURE 3 – 7. IMPEDANCE TRIANGLE
(a) CALCULATED VALUES (b) MEASURED
VALUES
FIGURE 3 – 8. IMPEDANCE TRIANGLE

3. SERIES RLC CIRCUIT

(a) CALCULATED VALUES (b) MEASURED

VALUES
FIGURE 3 – 10. IMPEDANCE TRIANGLE
(a) CALCULATED VALUES (b) MEASURED
VALUES
FIGURE 3 – 11. IMPEDANCE TRIANGLE

(a) CALCULATED VALUES (b) MEASURED

VALUES
FIGURE 3 – 7. IMPEDANCE TRIANGLE