Report5 Muratbekov - Miras-5-Measurement

Measurement Report 5
Capacitor charge / Corrected

19/09/2022
Muratbekov Miras
ANPDOY
Checked by: LAJBER Kristóf

Table of content:
1. Aim of the measurement………………………………………………………………2
2. Main principles and working procedures………………………………………………2
3. Basic steps and characteristics…………………………………………………………3
4. Measurement results and comparisons…………………………………………………4
4.1. Calculations…………………………………………………………………………..5
4.2 Measurement results…………………………………………………………………..6
5. Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………6
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1. Aim of the measurement:
The purpose of this measurement is to measure the capacitance of the capacitor using
different measurement devices like multimeter and oscilloscope and after that we should
compare the results.
2. Circuit diagram:
Figure 1: Circuit diagram
2.2. Devices used for the

measurements:
Table 1: Devices used for the measurement
No. Device Description Image
1 Maxwell Smart multimeter with temperature,

digital frequency measuring function. The
Multimeter device communicates with your
smartphone using the free mobile
application.
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2 GW digital; DSO; Channels: 2;
INSTEK ≤100MHz; LCD 8"; 2Mpts
Oscilloscpe electronic test instrument that
graphically displays varying
electrical voltages as a two-
dimensional plot of one or more
signals as a function of time.
3 Festo Safety plugs at the bottom, safety

resistors sockets at the top – each component
has double the connections. As a
result, measurements can be taken at
any time without having to modify
the circuit, and parallel connections
are easy to establish.
3. Main principles and working procedures:

In order to complete this lab, we needed a fundamental understanding of capacitor
capacitance. When the potential energy in an electrostatic field is stored in a capacitor (two parallel
isolated conductors). This potential energy can be put to use in the form of work. Additionally,
throughout this potential energy storage, capacitance develops. The measured charge that can be
held per volt is known as capacitance. The shape of the plates, the substance between them, and
finally the spacing between them all affect capacitance. The voltages of the capacitor's capacitance
are also determined by parallel and series circuits.
3.1Main principles in measurment:

For this special time period that equals to 𝑅𝐶, it is called Time constant(τ). The equation is:
𝜏 = 𝑅. 𝐶 (1)
where τ represents time constant, R represents the resistance in the circuit, C represents the
capacitance of the capacitor.
3.2 Measurement circuit:

We should follow some steps in order to achieve the measurement process:
We make a circuit on FESTO breadboard, where we have selected capacitor of capacitance
100µF and resistor of resistance 1 kΩ and 5v as voltage supply.
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Figure 2 Implemented circuit on FESTO
Once we are ready with the circuit its time to connect it to oscilloscope to measure our voltage.
However, first we need to set up our oscilloscope according to our expected result.
Steps to get good results out of oscilloscope:
1. Check the circuit once and turn the oscilloscope on.
2. Choose the channel, in our case it was CH1
3. Click the default button, to set the parameters
4. We set horizontal time divisions according to our time which is 20ms
5. Setting voltage scale in vertical coordinate, where output is 5V so if we set each division
on 1V we should be able to see the graph clearly
6. Then we have to trigger the point, in our case we are looking for the time when capacitor
is charged for 63.2 %, so by rough calculation we get that this 3.16 V, and in oscilloscope
we set it as 3.2V.
7. Then if we switch the FESTO supply on, we can observe the graph for charging of voltage,
as it is shown in Figure 3.
1. Figure 3 Capacitor charging
Then for measuring the τ we turn on the vertical cursor and set them, one on the point where we
still don’t have a voltage and it’s starting after that point and the other one on the trigger point of
our graph which is 3.2V And then we can see the reading of the measurement on top left of the
screen
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Calculations:
To make comparison, we calculate relative errors for each measuring devices.
𝐴𝑏𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑒 𝑒𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑟 = 𝑀𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒 − 𝑁𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒 (2)
𝐴𝑏𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑒 𝑒𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑟
𝑅𝑒𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑒𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑟 = × 100
𝑁𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒
The nominal values for,

 the nominal values: 𝐶1 = 100 µF
 the resistance: 𝑅1 =1kΩ
 the voltage: U = 5 V
The values measured in the multimeter,
 the capacitance: 𝐶1 = 84 µF
 the resistance: 𝑅1 = 978Ω
𝜏 = 𝑅1 ∗ 𝐶1 (4)
𝜏 = 81.8 ∗ 10−6 x 978 = 0.08s (5)
The capacitor reaches 63.2% of the voltage added after a "τ" time unit. The capacitor
capacitance is calculated based on the oscilloscope to the following formula:
τ 83 ×10−3
𝐶1 = = = 84.86 µ𝐹 (6)
𝑅1 978
The capacitance that we measured from the multimeter is 84 µ𝐹.
Table2. Capacitance comparison
Measured value [µF] Nominal Value [µF] Absolut value Relative error [%]
Oscilloscope 84,8 100 -15,2 15,2
Multimeter 84 100 -16 16
Comparison:
The relative errors of both measuring devices relatively to the nominal value, which is
100 µF is quite like each other.
Conclusion:
Thanks to this report, I have learned how to use oscilloscope and understand important
background of capacitor. We checked the accuracy of the multimeter by calculating the capacitance
value using both: Excel and the oscilloscope. We noticed that the value of the capacitance is closer
to the value measured by the multimeter.

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Measurement Report 5

Capacitor charge / Corrected

Checked by: LAJBER Kristóf

Figure 1: Circuit diagram

2.2. Devices used for the

No. Device Description Image

1 Maxwell Smart multimeter with temperature,

3 Festo Safety plugs at the bottom, safety

3. Main principles and working procedures:

3.1Main principles in measurment:

3.2 Measurement circuit:

1. Figure 3 Capacitor charging

The nominal values for,

The values measured in the multimeter,

𝜏 = 81.8 ∗ 10−6 x 978 = 0.08s (5)

The capacitance that we measured from the multimeter is 84 µ𝐹.

Table2. Capacitance comparison

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