DATA ANALYSIS

This experiment is entitled as Power dissipation in AC Circuits. In this

experiment, the students use DMM in measuring the values instead of the Oscilloscope.
Power is the rate of doing work or expending energy. The electrical unit of energy is the
watt (W) and one watt is the rate of expending energy at the rate of one joule per
second. In DC circuit the power dissipated in a resistive circuit is given by:
P = U*I = I2*R = U2/R
Where:
P = power (W)
U = potential difference (PD) (V)
I = current (A)
R = resistance ()
In AC circuits the instantaneous values of voltage, current and therefore power
are constantly changing. However, at any instant we can still say that:
P=V*I
Where:
P = instantaneous power (W)
V = instantaneous voltage (V)
I = instantaneous current (A)
The RMS values (U, I and P) can be easily used in AC circuits with only
resistance however, matters are more complicated when capacitance and inductance
are involved. Remember that the RMS values are defined so that a current of RMS 1A
AC will produce the same heating effect in a resistor as 1A DC.
(Reference Link : http://www.itacanet.org/basic-electrical-engineering/part-11-power-inac-circuits/)
In this experiment, the students used the set-up given in Figure 6-2. After
connecting all the wires to their respective places, the students noticed that is a series
AC circuits. The students calculate and record the rms value of V GEN which was
adjusted to 15 Vpk-pk which gave them a value of 10.6 V. After this, with almost the same
process, the students measured the circuit current of 6 mApk-pk which give them an rms
current of 4.2426 mA.
PR2

After this, the students measured the VR2 with the use of DMM and computed for
which gave them a voltage of 27.3 mV and a power of 115.82 W, respectively.

After this, the students measured the voltage drop across C1 which give them
35.6 mV. With the use of the measured voltage of C1, the students were able to
calculate the reactive power in C1 with the use of the formula QC1 = Irns x VC1rms, which
gave them 150.9 VAR. The students also measured the inductive reactance of the
circuit. To do this, the students first measure the voltage of the inductor, knowing that
the circuit is in series, the students used ohms law to calculate for the inductive
reactance which gave them a reactance of 1.2139 k. After these procedures, the
students set the CM switch 10 in the ON position to change the value of C1 to 0.0044
F. With this, the students were asked to compute for Irms 12mApk-pk. By using the same
process in the earlier procedures, the students got a rms current of 8.4852 mA. With
this, the students noticed that increasing the value of C1 causes the wattage in R2 to
increase.

CONCLUSION
In this experiment, the students were able to determine the AC power division
among the components of an RLC circuit using standard power formulas. In an AC
circuit containing both resistance and reactive components, the total real power
dissipated as heat is in the resistance. The students also learned that because of the
phase shift that they introduce, reactive components draw power from the source during
one part of the cycle, then supply power to the source at other times. This power is
called reactive power, and its unit of measurement is voltampere reactive (var). The
students also were able to learn what apparent power is. Apparent power is the rms
voltage across an impedance multiplied by the rms current through the impedance. Its
unit of measurement is the volt ampere(VA).
After gathering all the data that are needed, verifying the results with an
oscilloscope, the students were able to answer all the given questions in the laboratory
manual. With this, we can conclude that the students successfully met the objectives in
the given experiment.