FAKULTI TEKNOLOGI KEJURUTERAAN

ELEKTRIK DAN ELEKTRONIK

UNIVERSITI TEKNIKAL MALAYSIA MELAKA

ADVANCED ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT

BEEI 1333 SEMESTER 2 SESI 2019/2020

LAB 3: RESONANCE

NAME OF GROUP 1.
MEMBERS &
MATRIX NUMBER
2.

3.

COURSE

DATE

NAME OF INSTRUCTOR 1.

2.

EXAMINER’S COMMENT VERIFICATION STAMP

TOTAL MARKS

1.0 LEARNING OUTCOMES

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 After the completion of this experiment, students will be able to;
1. Calculate and measure the resonance frequency of a series resonant circuit
2. Solve the maximum output voltage of a resonant circuit using the quality factor, Q of the
circuit
3. Measure the bandwidth of a series resonant circuit.

2.0 EQUIPMENT/COMPONENT

1. Oscilloscope
2. Function generator
3. Multimeter
4. Resistor 15
5. Capacitor 0.33F
6. Inductor/Decade inductor 3mH

3.0 SYNOPSIS & THEORY

Resonance is a condition in an RLC circuit in which capacitance and inductive reactance

are equal in magnitude, thereby resulting in purely resistive impedance. The RLC circuit

C1 C1

+
0.3 3uF 0.3 3uF
Rco il

L1
2.4
3mHmH VL
Vs=2 sin ωt
e=2sinw t Vs=2 sin ωt
e=2sinw t
L1
2.4
3mHmH

R R
-

15ohm 15ohm

Figure 1: RLC circuit Figure 2: In practice, we have

to consider Rcoil in inductor

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in Figure 1 has total impedance, Z T  R  jL  . When capacitance and inductive
jC

reactance are equal in magnitude, the circuit will have a purely resistive impedance i.e. ZT
=R. Several things happen during resonance, which are
1. The impedance purely resistive i.e. ZT =R. LC series combination acts like a short
circuit, and entire voltage is across R.
2. Vs and I are in phase.
3. The magnitude of transfer function H() = Z() is minimum.
4. The inductor and capacitor voltage can be much more than the source voltage.

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 The Quality factor, Q of a resonant circuit is defined as the ratio of reactive power to
real power at the resonance frequency. It also can be defined as the ratio of resonant
frequency, 0 to bandwidth, B of a resonant circuit.

0 L 1 
Q   0
R  0 CR B

4.0 PROCEDURE

Calculation

For circuit in Figure 2, consider the effect of Rcoil in your circuit where R = R15Ω + Rcoil.

1. Measure Rcoil in 3mH inductor. Rcoil =

2. Calculate:
0 1
a) resonant frequency, fo where f o  and  o 
2 LC

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R  R  1
b) half-power frequencies f1 and f2 where 1       and
2L  2L  LC
2
R  R  1
2      .
2L  2L  LC

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 c) bandwidth, B = f2 - f1

f0
d) quality factor, Q 
B

e) ZT during resonance.

Measurement

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1. By adjusting the frequency of the supply, Vs = 2 sin t (from function generator),
measure voltage across resistor VR. Observe and measure Vs and VR using
oscilloscope’s CH1 and CH2. Fill in Table 1. Make sure that at every frequency, the
amplitude of Vs is always 2V on the oscilloscope display. Obtain current flow
through resistor, IR by calculation.

VR
f (kHz) VR (V) I R (mA ) 
R15

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Table 1

2. Plot the data (current amplitude versus frequency) in Table 1 on the semilog Graph 1.

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5.0 DISCUSSION

1. From your Graph 1, determine:

a) resonant frequency, fo.

b) half-power frequency f1 and f2. (Hint: half-power frequency f1 and f2 occured when
IR equal to 0.707IRmax).

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 c) bandwidth, B.

d) quality factor, Q.

2. Compare your result between theoretical and measurement value for quality factor,
Q. What might cause the differences?

6.0 CONCLUSION

Hint: The conclusion should include the understanding of resonance frequency,

bandwidth and quality factor of a series resonant circuit.