Capacitor Charging /Discharging

In this experiment we will be dealing with a circuit that will be charging and discharging a capacitor. the charging of the capacitor is governed by the Capacitor, the charging and discharging resistor,

 

we will need to build a circuit where we are utilizing a

12 Volts Voltage source.

charging time =20seconds

discharging time = 2 sec..

 

here is how we obtained the Capacitor value

 

here is how we obtained the charging Resistance

here is how we obtained the discharging Resistance

 

 

Here is the actual circuit

 

we begin by charging the capacitor and obtaining a final voltage of  10.62 volts

 

 

 

after charging and discharging the capacitor we found that the time for charging was 22.27 seconds was suppose to be 20 seconds . the discharging time was 5.15 seconds where it was suppose to be 2 seconds. also the final voltage across the capacitor was not 12 volts and this was due to the leakage resistance.