Challenge description

Development of a Sensor System for an Industrial Machine

A company wants to monitor the vibrations of a production machine. To achieve this, an electronic sensor system is being developed that:

• Processes AC voltage signals
• Investigates the behavior of RC and RL circuits
• Filters out unwanted high-frequency noise
• Uses resonance effects to detect specific vibration frequencies

A constant supply voltage is available for the experiment. This raises the following questions:

• How will the voltages change across the different components?
• How will the circuit current change when the component values are modified?

To answer these questions, different circuits will be investigated, starting with a series circuit and building up different types of filter circuits.