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This document describes Experiment 1 of the Lamar University Circuits Laboratory which aims to verify Kirchhoff's voltage and current laws using a sample circuit. The objective is to apply mesh and nodal analysis to verify KVL and KCL. The circuit contains 5 voltage measurements (V1-V5) and 5 current measurements (I1-I5) using various resistor values. Students are instructed to build the circuit, take voltage and current measurements, then use the measurements to verify KVL and KCL equations and analyze percent errors between calculated and measured values.

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Uso de Protoboard

This document describes Experiment 1 of the Lamar University Circuits Laboratory which aims to verify Kirchhoff's voltage and current laws using a sample circuit. The objective is to apply mesh and nodal analysis to verify KVL and KCL. The circuit contains 5 voltage measurements (V1-V5) and 5 current measurements (I1-I5) using various resistor values. Students are instructed to build the circuit, take voltage and current measurements, then use the measurements to verify KVL and KCL equations and analyze percent errors between calculated and measured values.

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LAMAR UNIVERSITY CIRCUITS LABORATORY

EXPERIMENT 1: Kirchhoffs Voltage and Current Laws


Objective: Verify Kirchhoffs Voltage Law (KVL) and Kirchhoffs Current Law (KCL) using mesh and nodal analysis of the given circuit. Equipment: NI ELVIS Board Assorted Resistors.( 1 K (2) ,1.2 K (2), 2.4 K) Theory: 1. Kirchhoffs Voltage Law states that the algebraic sum of all the voltages around any closed path (loop or mesh) is zero. Applying Kirchhoffs voltage law to the first and the second loops in the circuit shown in Figure 1 yields: Loop 1: Loop 2: -Vs +V1 +V2 +V5 = 0 -V2 +V3 +V4 = 0 (1a) (1b)

Figure 1

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2. Kirchhoffs Current Law states that the algebraic sum of all the currents at any node is zero. Applying Kirchhoffs current law to the first four nodes in the circuit shown in Figure1 yields the following equations; Node a: Node b: Node c: Node d: Procedure: 1. Construct the circuit shown in Figure 1 using the values below: R1 = 1 K R2 = 2.4 K R3 = 1.2 K R4 = 1 K R5 = 1.2 K 2. Set the Variable Power Supply (Vs) to 5 Volts. 3. Accurately measure all voltages and currents in the circuit using the Digital Multi-Meter (DMM). 4. Record the measurements in a tabular form containing the measured voltage and current values as shown below. -Is + I1 = 0 -I1 + I2 + I3 = 0 -I3 + I4 = 0 -I2 - I4 + I5 = 0 (2a) (2b) (2c) (2d)

Branch current/voltage V1, I1 V2, I2 V3, I3 V4, I4 V5, I5 Vs, Is

V [volts ]

I [mA]

R [K]

5. Verify KVL for the loops in the circuit using equations 1a and 1b. 6. Verify KCL for the nodes in the circuit using equations 2a, 2b, 2c and 2d.

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Questions for Lab Report: 1. Theoretically calculate the voltages and currents for each element in the circuit and compare them to the measured values. 2. Compute the percentage error in the two measurements and provide a brief explanation for the error.

SOME HELPFUL FIGURES AND BREAD-BOARD PICTURES MEASURING THE V1 VOLTAGE ON R1

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For measuring the current thru R1, the following configuration can be used: To measure the current I1, we need place the Ammeter in series with R1, and for that we open one end of the resistor R1 and insert the Ammeter in series such that the current goes thru the Ammeter and gives us a reading.

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Breadboard Figure for Measuring the current I1 (the current thru R1)

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MEASURING I2-(THE CURRENT THRU R2)

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