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EEE361 Experiment 1 - Introduction

This document provides an introduction and procedures for Experiment 1 in EEE 361. The objectives are to introduce technical equipment used in labs such as variacs, ammeters, voltmeters, and oscilloscopes. Procedures include connecting components like resistors, capacitors, and inductors to measure voltage and current using the equipment. Variac voltage will be varied and measurements taken. Transformers will be connected in single phase and three phase configurations to observe voltages and currents.

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EEE361 Experiment 1 - Introduction

This document provides an introduction and procedures for Experiment 1 in EEE 361. The objectives are to introduce technical equipment used in labs such as variacs, ammeters, voltmeters, and oscilloscopes. Procedures include connecting components like resistors, capacitors, and inductors to measure voltage and current using the equipment. Variac voltage will be varied and measurements taken. Transformers will be connected in single phase and three phase configurations to observe voltages and currents.

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EEE 361 - Experiment 1

Introduction

Objective
 Introduction to the general technical equipment to be used in lab
 Observing technical equipment characteristics
 Investigating basics of circuit theory using power devices

Technical Equipment’s to be used in lab

Variac
 A variac regulates voltage in a manner similar to a standard transformer, exploiting the
laws of magnetic induction. It is a variable voltage regulator with a control knob. By
turning the knob, you can manually regulate its output voltage from zero to 120 volts
AC (alternating current). You can use it to control electronic equipment and lighting.
Some of the pics of variac collected from various sources are shown below

Ammeter
 An ammeter is a measuring instrument used to measure the electric current in
a circuit. Electric currents are measured in amperes (A), hence the name.In our lab
ammeters are permenantly fixed on experiment benches and we can use different
scales for our convinence purpose to measure current with the help of those ammeters.
Below are the figures of some ammeter devices.

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Voltmeter
 A voltmeter is an instrument used for measuring electrical potential difference
between two points in an electric circuit. Analog voltmeters move a pointer across a
scale in proportion to the voltage of the circuit; digital voltmeters give a numerical
display of voltage by use of an analog to digital converter. In our lab Voltmeters are
made in a wide range of styles. Instruments permanently mounted in a panel are used
to monitor generators or other fixed apparatus. Some of the figures of voltmeters are
shown below.

Cathode Ray Oscilloscope


 An oscilloscope is a device which basically dispalys periodic varying signals with
respect to time or electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying
electrical quantities. Some of the figures of osclilloscopes collected from various
sources is shown below.

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Procedure

Main System Connections


Connect a simple resistor to the main system:

1. Connect a voltmeter parallel to the bulb (resistor). Measure and record it.
2. Connect an ammeter series to the bulb. Measure and record it.
3. Calculate power dissipation of the bulb and check it with the written on. Compare and
comment with you found.
4. Change resistor with a capacitor and do the same steps.
5. Change capacitor with an inductor and do the same steps
6. Connect oscilloscope voltage probe to the bulb and observe the wave characteristic.
7. Connect oscilloscope current probe to the bulb and observe the wave characteristic.

Variac Addition and Voltage Control


1. Connect a Variac between main system and the bulb.
2. Connect oscilloscope voltage probe
3. Connect oscilloscope current probe
4. Do the same steps for Variac voltage at:

Variac Voltage (V) 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 220
Bulb Voltage (V)
Bulb Current (V)

Single Phase Transformer


Connect primary side of a single phase transformer to main system:

1. Connect a bulb to the secondary side of transformer


2. Connect voltmeter to the primary side of transformer
3. Connect voltmeter to the secondary side of transformer
4. Connect oscilloscope voltage probe to the bulb
5. Connect oscilloscope current probe to the bulb

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Three Phase Transformer

Y-Y Mode with Y load


1. Make connect of the transformer in Y-Y mode
2. Connect the bulbs in Y mode with the secondary side of the transformer.
3. Connect voltmeter 𝑉𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒−𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒 of the load
4. Connect voltmeter 𝑉𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒−𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒 of the primary side
5. Connect ammeter to the primary side
6. Connect another ammeter to the secondary side
7. Measure and comment on it.

Do the same steps for:


 Y-Y mode with ∆ Load

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