ELT 2020 - AC Circuits II

1. Introduction to inductors
   1. Identify the types of inductors.
   2. Describe the current opposing characteristics of an inductor.
   3. Identify the schematic symbol for an inductor.
   4. Identify the characteristics of inductance.
   5. Identify the unit of measurement of inductance.
2. Inductor Identification
   1. Identify Inductors.
   2. Identify inductor color codes to determine inductance.
3. RL Series Circuits, Operations and Experiments
   1. Calculate total inductance in series circuits.
   2. Calculate total inductive reactance in series circuits.
   3. Calculate total impedance 
   4. Measure the inductive phase relationship between voltage and current.
   5. Verify normal operation of an RL series circuit.
   6. Measure the phase relationship between the voltages developed across resistors and inductors.
   7. Identify an open component in an RL series circuit.
   8. Identify a shorted component in an RL series circuit.
   9. Identify a changed value component in an RL series circuit.
   10. Serve an open component in an RL series circuit.
   11. Observe a shorted component in an RL series circuit.
4. RL Parallel Circuits, Operation and Experiments
   1. Calculate total inductance in RL parallel circuits.
   2. Calculate total inductive reactance in RL parallel circuits.
   3. Calculate total impedance in RL parallel circuits.
   4. Measure the current phase difference between the inductive and resistive branches of a
      1. Parallel RL circuit.
   5. Verify normal operation of a parallel RL circuit.
   6. Measure the total current phase difference in a parallel RL circuit.
   7. Identify an open component in an RL parallel circuit.
   8. Identify a shorted component in an RL parallel circuit.
      1. Identify a changed value component in an RL parallel circuit.
      2. Observe an open component in an RL parallel circuit.
      3. Observe a shorted component in an RL parallel circuit.
5. RL Filters
   1. Identify RL filter circuits.
   2. Describe RL filter circuit characteristics.
   3. Calculate RL filter circuit values.
      1. Measure RL filter circuit values.
      2. Compare measured RL filter circuit values with calculated circuit values.
6. Introduction to Capacitators
   1. Identify types of capacitors.
   2. Describe charge and discharge characteristics of a capacitor.
   3. Identify the schematic symbol for a capacitor.
   4. Identify characteristics of capacitance.
   5. Identify the unit of measurement for capacitance.
   6. Identify ceramic, film, mica, and electrolytic capacitors.
   7. Read the capacitance and voltage values.
7. RC Series Circuits, Operation, and Experiments
   1. Calculate total capacitance in series circuits.
   2. Calculate total capacitive reactance in series circuits.
   3. Calculate total impedance in series circuits.
   4.  Measure the capacitive phase relationship between voltage and current.
   5. Verify normal operation of an RC series circuit.
   6. Identify an open component in an RC series circuit.
   7. Identify a shorted component in an RC series circuit.
   8. Identify a changed value component in an RC series circuit.
   9. Observe an open component in an RC series circuit.
8. RC Parallel Circuits, Operation, and Experiments
   1. Calculate total capacitance in a parallel circuit.
   2. Calculate total capacitive reactance in a parallel circuit.
   3. Calculate total impedance in a parallel circuit.
   4. Measure the phase difference between the capacitive and resistive branches.
   5. Verify normal circuit operation.
   6. Measure the total current phase difference.
   7. Identify an open component in an RC parallel circuit.
   8. Identify a shorted component in an RC parallel circuit.
   9. Identify a changed value component in an RC parallel circuit.
   10. Observe an open component in an RC parallel circuit.
   11. Observe a shorted component in an RC parallel circuit.
9. RC Filters
   1. Identify RC filter circuits.
   2. Describe RC filter circuit characteristics.
   3. Calculate RC filter circuit values.
   4. Measure RC low pass filter circuit values.
   5. Compare measured RC low pass filter circuit values with calculated circuit values.
   6. Measure RC high pass filter circuit values.
   7. Compare measured RC high pass filter circuit values with calculated circuit values.
10. RC and RL Time Constants
    1. Describe RC time constants.
    2. Calculate the amount of charge or discharge of a capacitor using RC time constants.
    3. Describe RL time constants.
    4. Calculate the amount of current present in an inductor using RL time constants.
    5. Observe capacitor charging and discharging using a multimeter.
    6. Observe capacitor charging and discharging using an oscilloscope.
    7. Verify RC time constants by the use of measurements.
    8. Describe the effects a capacitor has on non-sinusoidal waveshapes.
    9. Describe how long and short RC time constants affect waveshapes.
    10. Describe how RC time constants relate to capacitive reactances.
    11. Predict effects on voltage and current as frequency changes.
    12. Measure voltage waveform across a capacitor with a square wave applied.
    13. Measure current waveform across a capacitor using a sampling resistor.
    14. Describe typical faults in an RC transient circuit.
    15. Describe RC circuit transient troubleshooting procedures.
    16. Describe the effects of open, shorted, and changed value components.
    17. Recognize that an RC transient circuit is faulted.
    18. Observe the effects of an open and shorted component in an RC transient circuit