Assignment Details

Capacitor discharge Question discussed in class... see Additional Info as to the bits that are important to do

2023-2024

U6B/Ph - Mr Russell (Tue & Thur)

Date Due

Feb. 22, 2024, 9 a.m.

Additional Info
starts:
Emf = 6 V

C = 22 mF

R = 100 kohms

i)Calculate the time constant for the circuit.

ii)Plot the voltage vs time graph for the capacitor while charging. PROBABLY DON'T BOTHER WITH THIS BIT
iii)Plot the voltage vs time graph for the resistor while charging. PROBABLY DON'T BOTHER WITH THIS BIT
iv)Plot the current vs time graph for the circuit while charging.PROBABLY DON'T BOTHER WITH THIS BIT
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v)Plot the voltage vs time graph for the capacitor while discharging.
vi)Plot the voltage vs time graph for the resistor while discharging. PROBABLY DON'T BOTHER WITH THIS BIT
vii)Plot the current vs time graph for the circuit while discharging.
viii)Use the current vs time graph while discharging to verify the maximum charge stored by the capacitor
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ix)Plot the voltage vs charge graph for the capacitor.
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x)Use one of your discharge graphs to establish the value of the time constant by a gradient method. PROBABLY USE YOUR V vs t GRAPH
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xi)Use one of your discharge graphs to establish the value of the time constant by using the idea of the percentage of quantity remaining after one time constant. PROBABLY USE YOUR V vs t GRAPH
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xii)Plot the lnV graph for the discharge of the capacitor and calculate the time constant for the circuit.
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xiii)Calculate the percentage difference in your answers to x and xi and xii to your calculated value in i.
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xiv)Plot the Power vs time curve during discharge. UP TO YOU