College of Engineering and Applied Sciences,

American University of Kuwait,

P. O. Box 3323, Safat, 13034
Kuwait

Electric Circuit Laboratory – ELEG 220L

Fall 2024
Lab 2: Wheatstone Bridge & Δ-Y

Jumana Alqattan 50018

Hajer Rashedi 57842

Task 1: Practical Experiment

R1 R2
Wheatstone bridge balanced condition: =
R3 R4

R1 R2

1kΩ 2.2kΩ
XMM1

V1 R4
10V 1kΩ
0 % Key=A
R3

220Ω

Figure 1: Wheatstone bridge circuit.

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 Figure 2: Include a picture of the built circuit on the assembly board.

Experiment 1:
1. Connect the circuit shown in Figure 1 on the board, vary the value of the potentiometer and fill the
results in the table below.
R4 i XMM 1 (MA)
0% 10.26
20% 3.69
40% 0.821
50% 0.26
60% -0.16
80% -0.74
100 -1.21
%
2. Draw the relationship between R4 (on the horizontal x-axis) and i XMM 1(on the vertical y-axis) by
using MATLAB. The following commands are used to draw the graph in MATLAB:
>> R_4 = [0 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.8 1];
>> i_XMM1 = [ … … … … … …];
>> plot(R_4, i_XMM1)

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3. On the graph mark the point where the bridge is balanced.

Figure 3: MATLAB Graph.

Task 2: Simulation Experiments

R1 R2

1kΩ 1 2.2kΩ

2 R5 3

V1 680Ω
10V

R3 0 R4

220Ω 470Ω

Figure 4: Original resistive circuit.

Experiment 2:
1. Connect the circuit shown in Figure 4 and fill the first row in the table. Take one screenshot
showing all the current values at the same time.

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 Figure 5: Screenshot of the original circuit showing all the current values.

2. Convert the Δ of mesh 1231 into an equivalent Y connection and fill the second row in the table.
Take one screenshot showing all the current values at the same time.

Figure 6: Screenshot of the Y equivalent circuit showing all the current values.

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3. Convert the Y at node 2 into an equivalent Δ connection and fill the third row in the table. Take
one screenshot showing all the current values at the same time.

Figure 7: Screenshot of the Δ equivalent circuit showing all the current values.

Variable I V 1 (mA) I R 2(mA) I R 3 (mA) I R 4 (mA)

Original Circuit 11.94 3.739 8.168 3.774
Δ-Y Equivalent 11.94 8.168 3.774
Y-Δ Equivalent 11.94 3.739 3.774

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Task 3: Questions
1. In task 1, use the formula of Wheatstone bridge to calculate the value of R4 necessary to balance
the bridge. Was the calculated value close to the one you obtained from the graph?
2. In task 2, why were you not asked to measure I R 2 in the second connection, and I R 3 in the third
connection?
3. In task 2, was I V 1 and I R 4in the three different connections of the circuit the same? Why?

Delta – Wye Transformation

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 1
Rx
R1 R2 567.01Ω
1kΩ 1 2.2kΩ
Ry Rz
2 175.26Ω NC 385.57Ω 3
V1
2 R5 3 10V

V1 680Ω
10V

R3 0 R4 R3 R4
0
220Ω 470Ω 220Ω 470Ω

Wye – Delta Transformation

R2
R1 R2
1 2.2kΩ
1kΩ 1 2.2kΩ

Rb

4770.91Ω
2 R5 3 Rc
V1 680Ω V1 1543.53Ω
10V 10V
Ra 3

R3 0 R4 0 1049.60Ω
220Ω 470Ω
R4

470Ω

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