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Capacitor 2 With Solution

The document describes two experiments using an R-C circuit. The first experiment measures the voltages and current at different times. The second uses an oscilloscope to observe the capacitor voltage over time, and derives equations to model the circuit's behavior.

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Capacitor 2 With Solution

The document describes two experiments using an R-C circuit. The first experiment measures the voltages and current at different times. The second uses an oscilloscope to observe the capacitor voltage over time, and derives equations to model the circuit's behavior.

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R-C circuit

The object of this exercise is to study the response of an R-C series E


circuit to different voltages in two different experiments
1-First experiment
V3
A capacitor of capacitance C is connected in series with a resistor A
of resistance R= 50 KΩ across an ideal generator of E = 12 V as
shown in document (1) .At a certain instant ,taken as t = 0 , the C
circuit is closed . R
1.1)Specify the readings of the ammeter and the three voltmeters at
t= 0. V2 V1
1.2) Specify the readings of the ammeter and the three voltmeters Doc. 1
after few seconds .
2-Second experiment
E
The ammeter and the voltmeters are removed and the ideal
generator is replaced by a generator G of voltage (E) .An
oscilloscope is branched with its channels as shown in
document (2). Document (3) shows the displayed voltages .
2.1) Specify the voltages displaced by (1) and (2) on
document (3) . R
2.2) Derive down the differential equation of the variation of C B A
D
u BD = uC between 0 and 10 ms as a function of time .
2.3) The solution of the above differential equation has YB Doc.2
YA
t

the form u C  A  Be 
. Determine the values of each
u(V) (2)
of A , B and  . 12
2.4) Calculate the time constant  of the circuit from
document (3) and deduce the value of C. 9
2.5) Calculate the instant when the voltage across C be 6V? (1)
2.6) At what instant t1 would the capacitor totally charged , 6
Calculate the energy stored in the capacitor at the end
3
of charging of capacitor .
t(ms)
2.7) Derive the differential equation of the current i .
0
2.8) The solution of the differential equation of the current 2 4 6 8 10

t Doc.3
has the form : i  D e τ , where D and
 are constants to be determined .
2.9) Determine Ln i as function of E , R ,C and t.
Part First exercise Points

1 1.1 At t = 0 , V3 reads 12 V ; V1 reads zero ; 0.5

V2 reads 12 V, and A reads 0.24 mA

1.2 At t = 0 , V3 reads 12 V ; V1 reads 12V ; 0.5

V2 reads 0 V, and A reads zero

2.1 Curve ( 1) represents the voltage across capacitor since it increases 0.5
from zero to E,

Curve (2) represents ug which is equal to E.

2.2 dq du 1
u g = uR + uC ; E = R i + uC ; i   c C since q  Cu C
dt dt

du C u C
E 
dt RC

2.3 A = E , B = -E ,  = RC 1

2.4 At t = , uC = 0.63 E = 7.56V , 0.75

graphically  = 2ms, C = 0.04 F

2.5 
t

t 0.25
u C  E (1  e )  6  12 (1  e )  t  0.69 τ  1.38 ms
τ τ

2
2.6 Capacitor is totally charged , t1 = 5 = 10ms 0.5

1
W C E 2  2.88  10 6 J
2

2.7 q 1
E  Ri 
derive w.r.t.time
C
di i
E = R i + uC ,  0  R  divide by R
dt C
di i
  0
dt RC

2.8 E E 
t 0.5
D  Im  ,τ  R C  i  e τ
R R

2.9 Ln i  ln E  t . 0.5
RC

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