Capacitor Charge/Discharge(STEAM Education)

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To understand the charging and discharging process of capacitors and their storage behavior in electronic circuits.

Project : 31

Capacitor Charge/Discharge

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Project Aim:

To understand the charging and discharging process of capacitors and their storage behavior in electronic circuits.

Components Used:

1. Power Supply

2. Capacitor 1000uF

3. LED

4. Connecting Wires

Circuit Diagram:

Connection Procedure:

Step 1: Connect the Positive Terminal (Pin 62) of the Power Supply to the Positive Terminal (Pin 27) of Capacitor C1.

Step 2: Connect the Negative Terminal (Pin 59) of the Power Supply to the Negative Terminal (Pin 28) of Capacitor C1.

Step 3: Provide power supply to circuit, then leave the circuit few seconds to charge the capacitor.

Step 4: Disconnect the power supply from the circuit by unplugging the wires from Plugs from Power Supply Pin 62 & Pin 59.

Step 5: Now, Connect the Positive terminal of Capacitor (Pin 27) to Anode of LED (Pin 43). And connect the negative Terminal of Capacitor (Pin 28) to Anode of LED (Pin 44).

Step 6: We will observe that the Capacitor powers the LED to glow, and discharges slowly after few seconds.

This configuration ensures that the capacitor charges in the first circuit and discharges through the LED in the second circuit, causing it to glow.

Explanation:

In this project, we'll explore the behavior of a diode when it's reverse biased. A diode is a component with two terminals: the anode (+Ve) and the cathode (-Ve). It's commonly used for switching applications. When the diode is reverse biased, meaning the anode connects to the negative terminal of a battery and the cathode to the positive terminal, it acts like an open switch. This means it doesn't conduct current, and consequently, the LED connected to it won't glow.