Capacitive Circuits
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capacitive_circuits.docxWeek 3
Discussion - Engineering Procedure
Safety Considerations for Electrolytic Capacitors
Investigate safety considerations when dealing with electrolytic capacitors on the internet and in your textbook. Include a discussion regarding how to avoid safety concerns when dealing with charged electrolytic capacitors as well as design considerations to avoid damage to circuits utilizing these type of capacitors.
Assignment
Capacitive Circuits
For the circuit above, determine the following (express all answers in phasor form):
1. XC
2. ZT
3. IT
4. VR1
5. VC1
Submit all calculations in a document entitled EE115W3AYourGID.docx, or an equivalent word processing file extension.
Capacitive Circuits
1. Watch the videos
. Week 3 Video Lecture - Multisim Single Frequency Analysis
· Consider the circuit below:
For the circuit above, determine the following (express all answers in phasor form):
XC
Zeq
IT
R1
IC1
1. Construct the circuit with MultiSIM using a 5% tolerance for the resistor and the capacitor. Adjust the frequency according to the table below and obtain measurements from MultiSIM using AC Analysis and express in polar form.
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Frequency |
IT |
IR1 |
IC1 |
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100 Hz |
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500 Hz |
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1000 Hz |
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1500 Hz |
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10000 Hz |
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20000 Hz |
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1. Discuss the following:
Describe the relationship between the frequency and IT.
What effect does frequency have on Zeq?
How could the circuit be modified to bring the phase angle closer to 0○?
How could the circuit be modified to bring the phase angle closer to -90○?
Include all calculations, screenshots of measurements, the table results of part 3 and the answers to parts 2 and 4 in a word processing document and submit as EE115W3LabYourGID.docx, or an equivalent word processing file extension.
