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Lecture Notes - Chapter 6

(These Lecture Notes are for courses using the book the Complete Electronics Self-Teaching Guide with Projects. Instructors of courses using that text are permitted to use these Lecture Notes as-is or adapt them for their use).

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  • Capacitors in AC Circuits
    •  Reactance of capacitor is equivalent to resistance in resistor.
    •  Discuss how the reactance of capacitors changes with frequency.
      •  Higher frequency results in low reactance.
    •  DC voltage is blocked by capacitors.       
  • Capacitors and Resistors in Series
    •  Impedance of a capacitor and resistor in series is similar to the total resistance of two resistors in series.
    •  RC series circuit with the output voltage measured across the resistor.
      • Discuss the equation for Vout  and it’s similarities to the equation for Vout for a voltage divider consisting of two resistors in series.
      •  Discuss the variation in Vout with frequency (figure 6-7).
      • Introduce the term; high pass filter.
      • Discuss Project 6-1, The High Pass Filter.
    • RC series circuit with the output voltage measured across the capacitor.
      • Discuss how the equation for Vout is changed.
      • Discuss the variation in Vout with frequency (figure 6-18).
      • Introduce the term; low pass filter.
      • Discuss Project 6-2, The Low Pass Filter.
    • Phase Shift of an RC Circuit.
      • Discuss how the phase shift depends upon whether Vout is taken across the resistor or capacitor (figure 6-27).
      • Introduce the term; phasor diagram.
      • Discuss the equation used to calculate the phase angle for an RC circuit.
  • Inductors in AC Circuits
    •  Reactance of inductor is equivalent to resistance in resistor.
    •  Discuss the reactance of capacitors changes with frequency.
      •  Higher frequency results in high reactance.
    •  DC voltage is not blocked by inductors.       
  • Inductors and Resistors in Series
    •  Impedance of a inductor and resistor in series is similar to the total resistance of two resistors in series.
    •  RL series circuit with the output voltage measured across the resistor.
      • Discuss the equation for Vout.
      • Discuss the variation in Vout with frequency (figure 6-48).
      • Mention that this circuit forms a low pass filter, while a RC circuit with the output voltage measured across the resistor forms a high pass filter.
    •  RL series circuit with the output voltage measured across the inductor.
      • Discuss the equation for Vout.
      • Discuss the variation in Vout with frequency (figure 6-50).
      • Mention that this circuit forms a high pass filter, while a RC circuit with the output voltage measured across the capacitor forms a low pass filter.
    • Phase Shift of an RL Circuit.
      • Discuss how the phase shift depends upon whether Vout is taken across the resistor or capacitor (figure 6-51).
      • Discuss the equation used to calculate the phase angle for an RL circuit.

 

 

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