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Final Soft Lab

The experiment aimed to study the behavior of series and parallel RLC circuits at various frequencies, focusing on resonance, resonant frequency, and power factor. Results showed that resonance in a series circuit leads to minimum impedance and maximum current, while in a parallel circuit, it results in maximum impedance and minimum current. Additionally, the experiment successfully demonstrated how to improve the power factor of an inductive load using a parallel capacitor.

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Final Soft Lab

The experiment aimed to study the behavior of series and parallel RLC circuits at various frequencies, focusing on resonance, resonant frequency, and power factor. Results showed that resonance in a series circuit leads to minimum impedance and maximum current, while in a parallel circuit, it results in maximum impedance and minimum current. Additionally, the experiment successfully demonstrated how to improve the power factor of an inductive load using a parallel capacitor.

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Objective :

The primary objective of this experiment is:


(a) To study the behavior of a series and parallel RLC circuit at
different frequencies and to observe the condition of
resonance.
(b) To determine the resonant frequency and examine the
variations in current and voltage.
(c) To understand the concept of power factor (PF) and its effect
on AC circuits.
(d) To improve the power factor of an inductive load by using a
capacitor connected in parallel.
Example-1:
The circuit in schematics-

By
using the equation (1)-
fr = 7.1 kHz
I vs f-
Resonant frequency=
7.0759 kHz

Phase vs frequency plot-


VL,Vc,VR,I vs f-

Example 2:
The circuit in example 2:
VL,Vc,VR,I vs f-

The value of
inductor at
resonance
frequency =
530.9mH

Example 3:
The circuit in schematics-
I vs f-

Phase vs frequency-
Resonance
frequency =
60Hz
Example 4:
The circuit in schematics-

Power of R1 of the circuit without capacitor –


Power of R1 of the circuit with capacitor-

Phase vs Capacitance-
POST LAB:
1.
Circuit drawn in the schematics-

The VL,VR,VC,I vs C plotted-

The capacitance
for which
resonance
frequency is
obtained =
281.40 uF
Phase vs capacitance plot-

2.
Discussion:
In this experiment, the behavior of series and parallel RLC
circuits was analyzed at different frequencies in order to
observe resonance and understand the concept of power factor
correction. In a series RLC circuit, resonance results in minimum
impedance and hence maximum current. On the other hand, in
a parallel RLC circuit, resonance leads to maximum impedance
and minimum current.
Additionally, the method of improving the power factor by
connecting a capacitor in parallel was studied. As the
experiment was conducted carefully with proper precautions
and maintained good accuracy, the results obtained were
satisfactory, indicating that the experiment was successful.

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