BASIC ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING LAB.

MANUAL

EXPERIMENT NO : 1
TITLE: CHARACTERISTICS OF FLUORESCENT LAMPS.
OBJECTIVE: To study the starting method, minimum striking voltage and the effect of varying Voltage or
current of a fluorescent lamp using A.C. supply.
APPARATUS:
Sl Apparatus Apparatus
Range
No Name Type
1 Fluorescent Lamp
2 Choke
3 Starter
4 Ammeter
5 Voltmeter
6 Wattmeter
7 Variac

THEORY:
A fluorescent lamp is a low pressure mercury discharge lamp with internal surface coated with
suitable fluorescent material. This lamp consists of a glass tube provided at both ends with caps having two
pins and oxide coated tungsten filament. Tube contains argon and krypton gas to facilitate starting with
small quantity mercury under low pressure. Fluorescent material, when subjected to electro-magnetic
radiation of particular wavelength produced by the discharge through mercury vapors, gets excited and in
turn gives out radiations at some other wavelength which fall under visible spectrum. Thus the secondary
radiations from fluorescent powder increase the efficiency of the lamp. Tube lights in India are generally
made either 61cm long 20 W rating or 122 cm long 40 Watt rating. In order to make a tube light self-
starting, a starter and a chock are connected in the circuit.
When switch is on, full supply voltage from the variac appears across the starter electrodes P and Q
which are enclosed in a glass bulb filled with argon gas. This voltage causes discharge in the argon gas with
consequent heating of the electrodes. Due to this heating, the electrode V which is made of bimetallic strip,
bends and cross contact of the starter. At this stage the choke, the filament M1 and M2 of the tube T and the
starter become connected in series across the supply. A current flows through M1 and M2 and heats them.
Meanwhile the argon discharge in the starter tube disappears and after a cooling time, the electrodes P and Q
cause a sudden break in the circuit. This cause a high value of induced emf in the choke. The induced emf in
the choke is applied across the tube light electrodes M1 and M2 and is responsible for initiating a gaseous
discharge because initial heating has already created good number of free electrons in the vicinity of
electrodes. Thus the tube light starts giving light output.
Power Factor (P.F.) of the lamp is somewhat low is about 0.5 lagging due to the inclusion of the
choke. A condenser, if connected across the supply may improve the P.F. to about 0.95 lagging. The light
output is a function of its supply voltage. At reduced supply voltage, the lamp may click a start but may fail
to hold because of non-availability of reduced holding voltage across the tube. Higher normal voltage
reduces the useful life of the tube light to very great extent.
If applied voltage of a fluorescent lamp is V , line current is I and input power is P  VI cos 
where COS  =(P/VI) = power factor of fluorescent lamp.

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Starter
CIRCUIT DIAGRAM:
A M L Fluorescent Lamp
Choke
C V
1 Φ AC Supply

W V

PROCEDURE:
1) Connect the circuit as shown in Fig.
2) Keep the variac in minimum or zero position.
3) Switch ON the ac supply and increase gradually till the lamp strikes.
4) Note down the reading of striking voltage.
5) Increase the applied voltage to the rated value step by step and note down the applied voltage, line
current and power input to the lamp.
6) Now decrease applied voltage step by step till lamp extinguishes and note down applied voltage, line
current and power input to lamp in each step. Note down the extinguishing voltage.
7) Switch OFF the power supply and disconnect the circuit from the supply.
OBSERVATION TABLE:

Applied Voltage Increasing Applied Voltage Decreasing

Striking Voltage (volt) Sl Extinguishing Voltage (volt)
Sl
Applied Line Power No Applied Line Power
No Power Power
Voltage Current Input Voltage Current Input
Factor Factor
(volt) (mA) (watt) (volt) (mA) (watt)
1 1
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7
8 8
9 9
10 10
CALCULATION:
RESULT: Draw graph of Input Power vs. Applied Voltage and Applied Voltage vs. Line Current.
DISCUSSION:

QUESTION:
1. What is the function of starter? What is the function of choke?
2. Can we use fluorescent lamp in DC?

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EXPERIMENT NO : 2
TILLE: CHARACTERISTICS OF TUNGSTEN FILAMENT LAMPS
OBJECTIVE : To study and draw the following characteristics of Tungsten Filament Lamp
I. Voltage vs. Current
II. Resistance vs. Voltage
III. Voltage vs. Power
APPARATUS:
Sl Apparatus Apparatus
Range
No Name Type
1 Tungsten Lamp
2 Ammeter
3 Voltmeter
4 Wattmeter
5 Variac

THEORY:
There are two types of lamps which are in common use, one is filament lamp and the other is
gaseous discharge lamp. The filament lamps are incandescent lamps, e.g. carbon, tungsten etc. The filament
of these lamps, when heated due to electric current, emits radiations in visible spectrum. The filament of
incandescent lamp is mostly made of tungsten wire whose melting point is 34000C. At normal working
voltage, the filament material gets heated to a very high temperature and emits white light. The filament is
made in the form of a coiled-coil to contain a longer length of the filament in a shorter space and is enclosed
in an evacuated glass bulb to minimize oxidation of filament material at such a high operating temperature.
Usually the lamps above 15w or 25w are filled with an inert gas, e.g. argon or nitrogen, to enable the
filament to operate at higher temperatures and achieve higher lumens/watt efficiency (in the range of 12-
13watt).
The resistance of filament changes considerably when switched on. The initial resistance of the
filament in cold condition can be measured by multi-meter or by ammeter-voltmeter method. The filament
resistance at normal operating temperature is difficult to measure directly and is therefore, calculated by
using the following relation:
R = W/I2 Ω
Where, R = Resistance in ohm when normal voltage is applied across the lamp
I = Current taken by the lamp in ampere.
W= Power to the lamp in Watt
Basic reason of getting all these conductors heated is their resistance. Resistance is the physical
property of a substance by virtue of which it opposes the flow of current through it. Conductors offer lower
resistance than insulators.
Experiments have shown that the resistivity is affected by the conductor’s temperature. The
resistivity and, hence, the resistance of most of the conducting materials increases with increase in
temperature. The resistance changes with temperature according to the relation:
RT  R0 1   T  T0 
Where RT and R0 are the value of resistances of the conductor at T and T0 respectively and α is a
constant called temperature coefficient of resistance. T0 is often taken to be either room temperature or 0° C.

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The value of  is very small for pure metal, so their resistance increase with increasing temperature. The
temperature co-efficient of Tungsten Filament and Carbon Filament lamp are 0.0045 and – 0.0005
respectively.
CIRCUIT DIAGRAM:

A M L

C V
S
1 Φ AC Supply

W V Lamp

PROCEDURE:
1) Connect the circuit diagram as shown in Fig.
2) Keep the variac in minimum or zero position.
3) Switch ON the power supply and increase the applied voltage gradually in step by step.
4) Note down the applied voltage, load current and input power for every step.
5) Switch OFF power supply and disconnect circuit. Calculate the resistance at every step.
OBSERVATION TABLE:
Applied Load Input
Sl. Resistance
Voltage Current Power
No (Ω)
(volt) (amp) (watt)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
CALCULATION:
RESULT: Draw the graph of Voltage vs. Current, Resistance vs. Voltage and Voltage vs. Power.
DISCUSSION:

QUESTION:
1. What is the nature (i.e. positive or negative) of the slop of the voltage vs. Resistance characteristics
of Tungsten Filament Lamp? Explain it briefly.

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EXPERIMENT NO : 3
TITLE: VERIFICATION OF THEVENIN’S THEOREM.
OBJECTIVE : To verify the Thevenin’s Theorem in the DC circuit.
APPRATUS :
Sl Apparatus Apparatus
Range
No Name Type
1 Trainer Kit
2 Voltage Source
3 Resistor 1, 2 & 3
4 Ammeter
5 Voltmeter
6 Multimeter

THEORY:
Thevenin’s theorem as applied to DC circuit may be stated as:
Current fowling through a load resistance RL connected across any two terminal A and B of a
VTH
linear, bilateral network is given , where VTH is the open circuit voltage or thevenin’s equivalent
RTH  RL
voltage (i.e. voltage across terminal AB when RL is removed) and RTH is the by equivalent resistance of the
network as viewed from the open circuited load terminals i.e. from terminal AB deactivating all independent
source.
IL
A
RTH
+
VTH RL

Mathematically current through the load resistance RL is given by the equation –

VTH
IL 
RTH  RL
Where, I L = Load Current
VTH = Open circuit voltage across the terminals AB.
RTH = Thevenin’s Resistance
RL = Load Resistance
The following are the limitation of this theorem
i. Thevenin’s theorem cannot be applicable for non-linear network.
ii. This theorem cannot calculate the power consumed internally in the circuit or efficiency of
the circuit.

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CIRCUIT DIAGRAM: R1 R3
C A E

A
DC
Supply R2 V
RL

D B F
PROCEDURE:
1) Connect the circuit diagram as shown in Fig.
2) Measure the value of R1, R2 and R3.
3) Remove the RL i.e. open the terminal EF.
4) Switch ON the power supply and note down the open circuit voltage (VOC = VTH).
5) Now remove the voltage source by replacing their internal resistance. If the internal resistance is
assumed to be zero, then short the terminal C & D.
6) Measure the RTH across by opening the terminal EF by multimeter or ammeter-voltmeter method.
7) Reconnect the power supply and note down the load current ILo with a load resistance of 25 Ω, 50 Ω
and 100 Ω respectively and compare with calculated values of ILc. Also calculate the error for each
load.
8) Switch OFF the power supply and disconnect the circuit.
OBSERVATION TABLE:
R1 = Ω R2 = Ω R3 = Ω
Thevenin’s Equivalent Load Load Current
Sl.
Voltage Resistance Resistance ILo
No.
(volt) (Ω) (Ω) (mA)
1
2
3
CALCULATION TABLE:
Calculated Thevenin’s Voltage = volt
Calculated Equivalent Resistance = Ω
Load Resistance Load Current Error
Sl.
RL Observed Value Calculated Value
No.
(Ω) ILo (mA) ILc (mA)
1
2
3
CALCULATION:
RESULT: Thus the Thevenin’s theorem is verified.
DISCUSSION:
QUESTION:
1. Can we apply the Thevenin’s Theorem to AC circuit?
2. Can this theorem be applied to network which contains non-linear resistance?
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EXPERIMENT NO : 4
TITLE: VERIFICATION OF SUPERPOSITION THEOREM.
OBJECTIVE : To verify the Superposition Theorem in the DC circuit.
APPRATUS :
Sl Apparatus Apparatus
Range
No Name Type
1 Trainer Kit
2 Voltage Source
3 Resistor 1, 2 & 3
4 Ammeter
5 Voltmeter 1
6 Voltmeter 2
7 Multimeter

THEORY:
Superposition Theorem as applied for DC circuit may be stated as:
In any linear active bilateral network containing several sources, the current through or voltage
across any branch in the network equals the algebraic sum of the currents or voltages of each individual
source considered separately with all other sources made inoperative, i.e. replaced by resistance equal to
their internal resistance.
CIRCUIT DIAGRAM:
C
R1 A R2 E

S1 S2

A
V1 V2
V V
RL V

D B F

PROCEDURE:
1) Connect the circuit diagram as shown in Fig.
2) Measure the value of R1, R2 and RL.
3) Switch ON the power supply by closing switch S1 and S2.
4) Note down the total current (IL) flowing through resistance RL due to both the sources is measured.
5) Replace the source V1 by its internal resistance. If internal resistance is zero it is shorted C and D.
Switch ON the power supply by closing switch S1. Note down the load current IL1 through the
resistance RL due to the source V1.
6) Reconnect the source V1 and replace the source V2 by its internal resistance. If internal resistance is
zero it is shorted E and F. Switch ON the power supply by closing switch S2. Note down the load
current IL2 through the resistance RL due to the source V2.
7) Switch OFF the power supply and disconnect the circuit.
8) Compare the total load current IL with the sum of IL1 and IL2.

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OBSERVATION TABLE:
V1 = volt V2 = volt
R1 = Ω R2 = Ω RL = Ω
Measured Value (Me)
Condition Load Voltage Load Current
(Volt) (mA)
VL IL
Both V1 and V2 present
VL1 IL1
V1 present and V2 replace by internal resistance
VL2 IL2
V2 present and V1 replace by internal resistance
VL=VL1+VL2 (IL=IL1+IL2)
Algebraic Sum

CALCULATION TABLE:
Load Voltage (volt) Error
Condition Measured Calculated
Value Value
V1 present and V2 replace by internal VL1m VL1c
resistance
V2 present and V1 replace by internal VL2m VL2c
resistance
VLm=VL (VLc=VL1c+VL2c)
Both V1 and V2 present (Algebraic Sum)

Load Current (mA) Error

Condition Measured Calculated
Value Value
IL1m IL1c
V1 present and V2 replace by internal resistance
IL2m IL2c
V2 present and V1 replace by internal resistance
ILm=IL (ILc=IL1c+IL2c)
Both V1 and V2 present (Algebraic Sum)

CALCULATION:
RESULT: Thus the Superposition theorem is verified.
DISCUSSION:

QUESTION:
1. Can we apply the Superposition Theorem to AC circuit?
2. Does non-linear system obey the superposition theorem? Explain it.

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EXPERIMENT NO : 5
TITLE: STUDY THE RLC SERIES CIRCUIT.
OBJECTIVE : To study the RLC series circuit and draw the following characteristics
I. Frequency vs. Resistance
II. Frequency vs. Impedance
III. Frequency vs. Inductive reactance
IV. Frequency vs. Capacitive reactance
V. Frequency vs. Current
APPRATUS :
Sl Apparatus Apparatus
Range
No Name Type
1 Resistor
2 Inductor
3 Capacitor
4 Voltmeter
Audio Frequency
5
Generator

THEORY:
Consider an AC circuit containing resistance R, inductor L and a capacitor C connected in series as
shown in figure below

R L C
A

The Impedance Z  R 2  X 2  R 2   X L  X C 
2

1
Where X L  2 fL and XC  .
2 fC
At resonance X L  X C i.e. X L  X C = 0. Therefore impedance of the circuit is R i.e. Z  R . So,
V
current flowing through the circuit is maximum, given by I  . In that condition voltage drop across the
R
inductor and voltage drop across the capacitor is same and the power factor is unity. When these conditions
are exists, the circuit is said to be in resonance. The frequency at which this occurs is called Resonance
frequency, f r .
At resonance X L  X C
1
So r L 
r C
1
r2 
LC
1
r 
LC

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1
Therefore resonance frequency, f r  . Hence, the value of resonance frequency depends on
2 LC
the parameter of the two energy storing elements.
The variation of resistance, inductive reactance, capacitive reactance and impedance with respect to
frequency are plotted in Fig. 1.

I
XL
Z Im
Im
R 2
fr
f
XC

p.f. p.f.
leading lagging
f1 fr f2 f

The variation of current I with respect to frequency is also shown in above fig. From the above fig.
bandwidth frequency = f 2  f1 . So
fr
Q Factor =
f 2  f1
The Q Factor is also calculated by the following equation
 L 2 f r L
Q Factor = r 
R R

CIRCUIT DIAGRAM:
V

R L C
Audio Frequency
1 Φ AC Supply

Generator

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PROCEDURE:
1) Connect the circuit diagram as shown in Fig.
2) Switch ON the power supply.
3) Vary the frequency step by step in small steps by adjust frequency variation knob.
4) Note down the voltmeter reading which indicate voltage across the resistance.
5) Switch OFF the power supply and disconnect the circuit.
OBSERVATION TABLE:

Frequency Inductive Capacitive Voltage

Resistance Inductance Capacitance Current
Sl. Reactance Reactance Impedance across R
f R L C I = VR/R
No XL XC Z VR
(Hz) (Ω) (mH) (µF) (amp)
(Ω) (Ω) (Ω) (volt)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

CALCULATION:
RESULT: Calculate resonance frequency, bandwidth and Q – factor. Also draw the following
characteristics
I. Frequency vs. Resistance
II. Frequency vs. Impedance
III. Frequency vs. Inductive reactance
IV. Frequency vs. Capacitive reactance
V. Frequency vs. Current
DISCUSSION :

QUESTION:
1. What is resonance? State the resonance condition for series RLC circuit.
2. Define Band Width and Q – factor.
3. Draw the phasor diagram for series RLC circuit.
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EXPERIMENT NO : 67
TITLE: SPEED CONTROL OF DC SHUNT MOTOR
OBJECTIVE : To study the speed control of a DC shunt motor using
A. Field current control
B. Armature voltage control
APPARATUS:
Sl Apparatus Apparatus
Range/ Specification
No Name Type
1 DC Motor
2 Ammeter
3 Voltmeter
4 Rheostat
5 Tachometer

THEORY: The equation governing the speed of a dc shunt motor is

V  I a Ra
N

Where N = speed of the motor
V = applied voltage
I a = armature current
Ra = armature resistance
 = field flux
In the above equation Ra is constant. So we can control the speed of motor in two ways. Firstly by
changing the field flux  and secondly by changing the armature voltage ( V  I a Ra ). In the both case we
vary the speed of motor by introducing a rheostat in the field circuit and armature circuit respectively.

N
N

Rated Speed
Rated Speed

Va
Rated Armature
If Voltage
Rated Field
Current

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CIRCUIT DIAGRAM:
1. FIELD CONTROL METHOD 2. ARMATURE CONTROL METHOD

L F A L F A

R1
R2 A1
F1

DC Supply
DC Supply

A A1
M
F1
M V
A2 F2

A2
F2

PROCEDURE:
1) Connect the circuit as shown in Fig.
2) Keep the armature rheostat to its maximum value and the field rheostat to its minimum value.
3) Switch ON the DC supply and start the motor by 3 point starter.
4) Gradually decrease the resistance R1 to zero keeping resistance R2 constant.
5) Note down the voltmeter reading (Va) and speed N in each step.
6) Gradually increase the resistance R2 to zero keeping resistance R1 constant.
7) Note down the ammeter reading (If) and speed N in each step.
8) Switch OFF the power supply.
9) Draw the graph N vs. If and N vs. Va
OBSERVATION TABLE:
Field control Method Armature Control Method
Sl Field Current Speed Armature Voltage Speed
No If N Va N
(amp) (rpm) (volt) (rpm)
1
2
3
4
5
RESULT: The expected graph for speed control of dc shunt motor by armature control method and field
control method is shown in below.
DISCUSSION:

QUESTION:
1. Why we use the starter for starting the DC Shunt motor?

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EXPERIMENT NO : 7
TITLE: STUDY OF THE EQUIVALENT CIRCUIT OF A SINGLE-PHASE TRANSFORMER.
OBJECTIVE : To determine the parameter of the equivalent circuit of a single phase transformer
APPRATUS :
Sl Apparatus Apparatus
Range/Specification
No Name Type
1 Transformer
2 Ammeter
3 Voltmeter
4 Wattmeter
5 Variac

THEORY:
1. OPEN CIRCUIT (OC) OR NO-LOAD TEST
The purpose of this test is to determine the shunt branches parameter of the equivalent circuit of the
transformer. This test is performed in LV side which is connected to rated supply voltage at rated frequency
and HV side is kept open as shown in fig. The exciting current being about 2 to 6 % of full load current and
the ohmic loss in the primary i.e. LV side varies from 0.04 % to 0.36 % of full load ohmic loss. In view of
this ohmic loss during open circuit test is negligible in comparison with the core loss. Hence the wattmeter
reading can taken as equal to transformer core loss.
Let consider Vo = Applied voltage on low voltage side
I o = Exciting current or No-load current
Po = Core loss
Then Po  Vo I o cos o
Po
Therefore no load power factor cos  o 
Vo I o
The energy component of no load current I e  I o cos o
The magnetizing component of no load current I m  I o sin o
V
Therefore core loss resistance Ro  o
Ie
V
And magnetizing reactance X o  o
Im
2. SHORT CIRCUIT (SC) TEST
This test is performed to determine the series parameter of equivalent circuit of transformer as well
as to obtain the full load copper loss of a single phase transformer. The LV side of the transformer is short
circuited and the instruments are placed in HV side. The applied voltage is varied by variac to supply the
rated current on HV side. As the primary mmf is almost equal to the secondary mmf in transformer,
therefore rated current in high voltage winding cause the flow of rated current in low voltage winding. The
wattmeter, in short circuit test, records the core loss and ohmic loss in both the winding. Since the core loss
has been also negligible in comparison with rated voltage core loss, wattmeter reading can taken as equal to
transformer ohmic loss in both winding.
Let consider Vsc = Applied voltage on high voltage side
I sc = Short circuit current on high voltage side
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Psc = Total ohmic loss

Psc
Then the total equivalent resistance referred to high voltage side Req 
I sc2
Vsc
The total equivalent impedance referred to high voltage side Z eq 
I sc
Therefore the total equivalent reactance referred to high voltage side X eq  Z eq2  Req2

CIRCUIT DIAGRAM:
1. OPEN CIRCUIT TEST

A M L

C V
1 Φ AC Supply

V W

Fig. (a) LV HV
2. SHORT CIRCUIT TEST
A M L

C V
1 Φ AC Supply

V W

Fig. (b) HV LV

PROCEDURE :
1) Connect the circuit as shown in Fig (a)
2) Set the variac at zero output voltage.
3) Switch ON the supply and by varying the applied voltage in step from zero to rated voltage of low
voltage (LV) side.
4) Note down the ammeter, voltmeter and wattmeter reading.
5) Disconnect the circuit from supply and again connect the circuit as shown in Fig (b)
6) Set the variac at zero output voltage.
7) Switch ON the supply and increase the input voltage of transformer starting from zero in varying
small step till ammeter indicates the full load current of high voltage (HV) side.
8) Note down the ammeter, voltmeter and wattmeter reading.
9) Disconnect the circuit from supply.
10) Calculate the different parameter of transformer from the record data.
11) Draw the equivalent circuit of single phase transformer.

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OBSERVATION TABLE:

Open Circuit Test Short Circuit Test

Voltage Current Power Input Voltage Current Power Input
Vo Io Po Vsc Isc Psc
(volt) (Amp) (watt) (volt) (Amp) (watt)

CALCULATION:
RESULT: Core loss resistance, Ro = ohm
Magnetizing reactance, Xo = ohm
Total equivalent resistance referred to high voltage side, Req = ohm
Total equivalent reactance referred to high voltage side, Xeq = ohm
DISCUSSION:

QUESTION:
1. Draw the equivalent circuit diagram of single phase transformer.

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EXPERIMENT NO : 8
TITLE: VERIFICATION OF NORTON’S THEOREM.
OBJECTIVE : To verify the Norton’s Theorem in the DC circuit.
APPRATUS:
Sl Apparatus Apparatus
Range
No Name Type
1 Trainer Kit
2 Voltage Source
3 Resistor 1,2,3 & 4
4 Ammeter
5 Multimeter

THEORY:
Norton’s Theorem as applied for DC circuit may be stated as:
Any two terminal linear, active, bilateral networks containing voltage source and resistance when
viewed from its output terminals is equivalent to a constant current source and a parallel connected
equivalent resistance. The constant current source (Norton’s equivalent current source) is of magnitude of
the short circuit current at the terminals. The internal resistance is equivalent resistance of the network
looking back into the terminal with all the sources replaced by their internal resistance.
IL
A

ISC RN RL

Mathematically, current through the load resistance RL is given by the equation

RN
I L  I SC
RN  RL
Where, I L = Load Current RN = Norton’s Resistance
I SC = Short circuit current across the terminals. RL = Load Resistance
CIRCUIT DIAGRAM: R1 R3
C A E

A
DC
Supply R2 R4
RL

D B F

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PROCEDURE:
1) Connect the circuit diagram as shown in Fig.
2) Measure the value of R1, R2, R3 and R4.
3) Remove the RL and short the line.
4) Switch ON the power supply and note down ammeter reading as short circuit current (ISC = IN).
5) Now remove the voltage source by replacing their internal resistance. If the internal resistance is
assumed to be zero, then short the terminal C & D.
6) Measure the RN across by opening the terminal EF by multimeter or ammeter-voltmeter method.
7) Note down the load current ILo with a load resistance of 25 Ω, 50 Ω and 100 Ω respectively and
compare with calculated values of ILc. Also calculate the error for each load.
8) Switch OFF the power supply and disconnect the circuit.
OBSERVATION TABLE:
R1 = Ω R2 = Ω R3 = Ω R4 = Ω

Norton’s Equivalent Load Load Current

Sl.
Current Resistance Resistance ILo
No.
(mA) (Ω) (Ω) (mA)
1
2
3
CALCULATION TABLE:
Calculated Norton’s Current = mA
Calculated Equivalent Resistance = Ω

Load Resistance Load Current Error

Sl.
RL Observed Value Calculated Value
No.
(Ω) ILo (mA) ILc (mA)
1
2
3
CALCULATION:
RESULT: Thus the Norton’s theorem is verified.
DISCUSSION:

QUESTION:
1. Can we apply the Norton’s Theorem to AC circuit?
2. Can this theorem be applied to network which contains non-linear resistance?

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EXPERIMENT NO : 9
TILLE: CALIBRATION OF MI TYPE AMMETER AND VOLTMETER
OBJECTIVE : To calibrate MI type ammeter and voltmeter with a standard(PMMC) ammeter and
voltmeter.
APPARATUS:
Sl Apparatus Apparatus Quantity
Range
No Name Type
1 Variac
2 MI Ammeter
3 PMMC Ammeter
4 MI Voltmeter
PMMC
5
Voltmeter
6 Load Box

THEORY:
The calibration of all instruments is important since it affords the opportunity to check the instrument
against a known standard and subsequently to find errors and accuracy. Calibration procedures involve a
comparison of the particular instrument with either (1) a primary standard, (2) a secondary standard with a
higher accuracy than the instrument to be calibrated, or (3) an instrument of known accuracy. So all working
instrument must be calibrated against some reference instruments, which have higher accuracy.
Permanent-magnet moving coil type instrument can be used for direct current measurements only but
moving iron instruments can be used for both AC and DC quantity measurement. Although, the moving iron
instruments are responsive to DC, the hysteresis effect causes an appreciable error in measurement. But the
permanent magnet moving coil instrument is the most accurate type for direct current measurement. So it is
important to know the error in the reading of moving iron voltmeter and ammeter when the DC voltage or
current is measured in any circuit.
CIRCUIT DIAGRAM:

PROCEDURE:
1) The circuit is connected as shown in the circuit diagram.
2) Any zero error of test meters can be adjusted now. If it is allowed to remain, it would give a definite
offset to the error.
3) Switch on the supply.
4) Observe the Voltmeter (PMMC & MI) and Ammeter (PMMC & MI) readings.
5) By varying the load from Load-Box note down reading for different loads.
6) Calculate the errors caused by the moving iron voltmeter and ammeter with reference to permanent
magnet moving coil voltmeter and ammeter.
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OBSERVATION TABLE:
Standard Calibrated Standard Calibrated
Voltmeter Voltmeter Ammeter Ammeter Errors in%
Sl.
(PMMC) (MI) (PMMC) (MI)
No
reading reading reading reading Voltmeter Ammeter
(Vs) (Vc) (Is) (Ic)
1
2
3
4
5

CALCULATION: To calibrate, the reading of the test(MI) instruments are compared with a standard
(PMMC) instrument. The difference is called error. The error may be positive or negative.
This error may be calculated as error= Indicated reading(MI reading)- Standard(PMMC) reading
The percentage error is calculated as,
%error= {(Indicated reading- Standard reading)/( Standard reading)}× 100
RESULT: Draw graph of Calibrated Voltmeter vs. Error in % of Voltmeter and Calibrated Ammeter vs.
Error in % of Ammeter.
DISCUSSION:

QUESTION:
1. Why calibration of instrument is necessary?
2. If there is any other method to calibrate voltmeter and ammeter?

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