Experiment # ECE 312 L – _______

Series Resonant Circuit

I. OBJECTIVES:
1. To measure the characteristic parameters of a series-resonant circuit.
2. To construct the resonance curve of a series-resonant circuit.

II. EQUIPMENT/MATERIALS
KL 21001
KL 13001
Oscilloscope
VOM

III. PROCEDURE

1. Set the module KL-13001 on the main unit KL-21001, and locate block i. According
to Fig. 1 , complete the experiment circuit with short circuit clips.

Fig. 1

2. Switch the range selector of the function generator to 10 kHz, the function selector to
sine position. Adjust the output amplitude to 5V indicated by the digital AC voltmeter
and record the reading as EIN.
EIN = ______________

3. Connect EIN to ES of the circuit. Measure and record the voltage across R13 while
tuning the frequency control knob and record its maximum voltage value.
 ER13 = ______________
Does the series-resonant circuit operate at its resonant frequency? ____

4. Using the oscilloscope, measure and record the output frequency of function
generator and record the result as the resonant frequency f r.
fr = ______________
__________

5. Calculate and record the resonant frequency f r by using the values of L3 and C4.
fr = ______________
Is there agreement between your measured and calculated fr values? ___________

6. Using the AC voltmeter, measure the voltage across L3 while turning the frequency
control fully counterclockwise then turning the frequency control clockwise and
record its maximum voltage value.
Is the EL greater than the EIN of step 2? __________
Repeat step 4 and then compare these two frequency values. Is there
agreement between your frequency values? ___________

7. Using the AC voltmeter, measure the voltage across C4 while tuning the frequency
control fully counterclockwise then turning the frequency control clockwise and
record its maximum voltage value.
Ec = ______________
Is the EC equal to the EL of step 6? ___________
Repeat step 4 and then compare these two frequency values. Is there
agreement between your frequency values? ____________

8. Connect the AC voltmeter to terminals A and B of Fig. 2-18-1. Measure the voltage
across L3-C4 while turning the frequency control knob toward the right and record its
minimum voltage value.
E = ______________
Does this mean that EL and EC are equal in voltage but reverse in polarity?
____________
 Repeat step 4 and then compare these two frequency values. Is there agreement
between your frequency values? __________

9. Using the equation Q = EL / EIN, calculate and record the Q of the series resonant
circuit.
Q = ______________

10. Using the equation XL = 2πfL and the f r of step 5, calculate and record the
impedance of L3.
XL = ______________
Using the equation XC = 1/ (2πfC) and the fr of step 5, calculate and record
the impedance of C4.
XC = ______________
Does XL equal XC? __________

11. Using the equation BW = fr / Q, calculate and record the bandwidth of the circuit.
BW = ______________
Calculate the upper and lower half-power frequencies f 1 and f2.
Upper half power frequency f2 = ______________
Lower Half power frequency f 1 = ______________

12. Connect the voltmeter across L3. Turn the frequency control knob to obtain a
maximum voltage across L3 and record the result.
EL = ______________

13. Multiply EL by 0.707 to determine the voltage EL at half-power (-3dB) frequencies.

EL x 0.707 = ______________

14. Slowly turn the frequency control knob toward the left until the half-power voltage EL
is obtained. Measure and record the lower half-power (-3dB) frequency by using the
oscilloscope.
F1 = ______________
 15. Slowly turn the frequency control knob toward the right until another half power
voltage EL is obtained. Measure and record the lower half-power (-3dB) frequency by
using the oscilloscope.
F2 = ______________
Compare the measured frequencies with the calculated frequencies f1 and
f2 of step 11. Is there agreement between them? ________

16. Complete the table 2-18-1 by measuring the voltage across R13 for the frequency
values shown.

f (kHz) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

ER (VAC)

17. Plot the recorded ER values and the listed f values of table 2-18-1 on the graph of Fig
2-18-3, and then draw a smooth curve through these plotted points. This will be the
resonant curve of the series-resonant circuit.

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ER
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0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
f, KHz