Lab 1: Review of Basic RC Circuits - ECE 420L 

Authored By: Joey Yurgelon

Email: yurgelon@unlv.nevada.edu

January 24, 2015

  

Pre-lab Work:

Lab Description:
Lab Requirements:

Experimental Results: 

    Exercise #1: 


Hand Calculations for Fig. 1.21
XXXOutput Amplitude (Input Voltage = 1V)Time Delay 
Hand Calculations 0.623 V715.14uS
LTSpice0.623 V714.45uS
Experimental0.660 V720.0uS

LTSpice Circuit for Fig. 1.21

LTSpice Circuit Input/Output Waveforms

Time Delay Measurement - Blue: Vin; Yellow: Vout

Amplitude Measurement - Blue: Vin; Yellow: Vout
 

     AC Analysis for Fig. 1.21

    Exercise #2:


Hand Calculations for Fig. 1.22
XXXOutput Amplitude (Input Voltage = 1V)Time Delay
Hand Calculations0.694 V95uS
LTSpice0.703 V97.5uS
Experimental (2.2uF)0.760 V120.0uS

LTSpice Circuit for Fig. 1.22

LTSpice Circuit Input/Output Waveforms for Fig. 1.22

Time Delay Measurement - Blue: Vin; Yellow: Vout - Fig. 1.22

Amplitude Measurement - Blue: Vin; Yellow: Vout - Fig. 1.22

    Exercise #3:

   

LTSpice Circuit for Fig. 1.24

LTSpice Circuit Input/Output Waveforms for Fig. 1.24

RC Time Constant Waveform for Fig. 1.24

Hand Calculations for Fig. 1.24

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