LAB#3

OBJECT: ANALYSIS OF SECOND ORDER SOURCE FREE PARALLEL RLC CIRCUITS

Second Order circuits have a step response depending on the nature of the roots of the
characteristic equation.

CIRCUIT1: BUILD A PARALLEL RLC CIRCUIT WITH VOLTAGE SOURCE.

CIRCUIT2:
BUILD A
PARALLEL RLC
CIRCUIT
THROUGH
THESE
PARAMETERS:
R=10.5Ω, L=7H,
C=1/42=23.8MH,
iL(0)=-10A, Vc(0)=0.
CIRCUIT3: BUILD A PARALLEL RLC CIRCUIT THROUGH THESE PARAMETERS:
R=6 Ω, L=7H, C=1/42=23.8MH, iL(0)=-10A, Vc(0)=0.

CIRCUIT4: BUILD A PARALLEL RLC CIRCUIT THROUGH THESE PARAMETERS:

R=8.57 Ω, L=7H, C=1/42=23.8MH, iL(0)=-10A, Vc(0)=0.
CIRCUIT5: BUILD A PARALLEL RLC CIRCUIT THROUGH THESE PARAMETERS:
R=8.57 Ω, L=7H, C=1/42=23.8MH, iL(0)=5A, Vc(0)=2V.

PERFORM THE FOLLOWING TASKS FOR EACH CIRCUITS:

TASK1: OBSERVE THE RESPONSE OF RLC CIRCUIT WHEN THE SWITCH CHANGES
ITS POSITION AFTER A CERTAIN TIME SPECIFIED TO THE SWITCH.

TASK2: ADJUST THE OSCILLOSCOPE TIME BASE AND VOLTAGE/DIV PARAMETERS

FOR THE OBSERVATION OF THE PROPER DAMPING RESPONSE. MEASURE THE
GIVEN SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE TABLE BELOW:
(MEASURED)

S. R L C α  DAMPING VOLTAGE WHEN SETTLING MAX. TIME

N Ω (H) (F) CASE THE SOURCE TIME VOLTAGE TO
O ARE JUST ts VMAX REACH
REMOVED (SEC) (VOLTS) MAX.
V(5sec)=V(0) VOLTGE
tp
(SEC)

TASK3: VERIFY THE ABOVE OBSERVED RESPONSE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE TABLE

BY SOLVING IT MANUALLY. (CALCULATED)