During this term, you have studied inductors and capacitors, as
well as the basics of ac, test equipment, and the effects of
reactance, impedance, and resonance. Based on that knowledge and
experimentation, answer the following practical application
questions.
Describe the physical characteristics of a basic inductor.
Describe the physical characteristics of a basic capacitor.
If an oscilloscope shows a 20 Vpp sine wave, how would you
determine the rms value? Calculate what that Vrms value would
be.
What is the relationship of a sine wave’s frequency to its
period?
In a circuit with an inductor and a resistor, what happens to
impedance as frequency increases?
In a circuit with a capacitor and a resistor, what happens to
impedance as frequency increases?
In a circuit with a resistor, an inductor, and a capacitor, what
happens to each of the following values as frequency increases from
below resonance to above resonance?
XL
XC
Z
What is the relationship of XC and XL at
the resonant frequency?
Which two of the following devices will display the Vrms value
of a sine wave?
Oscilloscope
Function Generator
Digital Multimeter
Power Supply
Define capacitive reactance and inductive reactance, and state
what units they are measured in.