Use a MATLAB Workspace to get the unknown values in an AC circuit

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The discussion centers on troubleshooting MATLAB code for analyzing an AC circuit. The user encountered a warning related to array indexing, specifically with the variable "i" not being an integer due to floating point arithmetic issues. Suggestions were made to modify the loop limits to use the "round" function for integer indexing. After revising the code, the user successfully generated plots for both parts of the analysis, correcting the indexing error in the voltage angle calculation. The final code adjustments resolved the initial issues, allowing for proper visualization of the circuit's behavior.
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The question is attached below.
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The plot of part b is attached below.
I got a warning on part a , I don't know where is my mistake .
Please check my work .
Part A
Matlab:
clc;
clear all;
%parta
f=800;
t=0:10e-6:0.005;
xc=10^(-6);
xl=40e-3;
for i=1:(0.005)/(10e-6)
    w=2*f*pi;
    zeq=xl*j*w+50;
    is(i)=2*(1600*t(i)*pi);
    c=1/(xc*j*w);
    i1(i)=is(i)*c/(c+zeq); %apply CDR
    vo(i)=i1(i)*zeq;
end
figure (1)
subplot(2,1,1) , plot (t,vo)
subplot (2,1,2) , plot (t,is)
%partb
f=10:10:1000;
xl=40e-3;
xc=1e-6;
r=50;
for i=1:100 %(1000-10)/10+1=100
    w(i)=2*f(i)*pi;
    zeq(i)=xl*j*w(i)+r;
    c(i)=1/(xc*j*w(i));
    l(i)=xl*w(i)*j;
    zeq(i)=r+l(i);
    zt(i)=zeq(i)+c(i);
    is(i)=2*(cosd(0)+sind(0)*j); %convert to recantgular form
    vo(i)=(is(i)*c(i)/zt(i))*zeq(i); %Apply CDR to find the current and multiply it by Zeq to get the voltage
end
logscale1=20*log(abs(vo));
logscale2=20*(log(rad2deg(angle(vo))));
subplot(2,1,1) , plot(f,logscale1)
subplot(2,1,2) , plot(f,logscale2)
 

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I don't have Matlab, but Octave gives an error in line 11: the index ##i## in array ##is## is invalid because ##i## is not an integer...
 
BvU said:
I don't have Matlab, but Octave gives an error in line 11: the index ##i## in array ##is## is invalid because ##i## is not an integer...

That sounds likely just looking at the code. Actually providing the text of the message would be useful, we can't tell much from "I got a warning somewhere in my code".

I know that 0.005/10e-6 looks like it should be an integer, but floating point arithmetic in computers is not exact. Many numbers that are terminating decimals in base 10 are repeating decimals in base 2.

I would try changing the limits of the FOR loop to "for i=1:round(0.005/10e-6)"
 
RPinPA said:
That sounds likely just looking at the code. Actually providing the text of the message would be useful, we can't tell much from "I got a warning somewhere in my code".

I know that 0.005/10e-6 looks like it should be an integer, but floating point arithmetic in computers is not exact. Many numbers that are terminating decimals in base 10 are repeating decimals in base 2.

I would try changing the limits of the FOR loop to "for i=1:round(0.005/10e-6)"

I resolve it again .
Plots are attached below.
Matlab:
clc;
clear all;
%parta
f=800;
xl=40e-3;
xc=1e-6;
r=50;
t=0:1e-6:5e-3
is=2*cos(1600*pi*t);
w=2*pi*f;
l=xl*j*w;
c=1/(xc*j*w);
z=l+r;
zeq=(z*c)/(c+z);
vo=is*zeq;  %v=total current*total Z
figure (1)
subplot(2,1,1) , plot (t,vo)
subplot(2,1,2) , plot (t,is)
%part b
f=10:10:1000;
xl=40e-3;
xc=1e-6;
r=50;
for i=1:100 %(1000-10)/10+1=100
    w=2*pi*f(i);
    c=1/(xc*j*w);
    l=xl*w*j;
    z=l+r;
    zeq=(z*c)/(z+c);
    is=2*(cosd(0)+sind(0)*j); %convert to rectangular form
    vo(i)=is*zeq;
    vom(i)=abs(vo(i));
    voa=rad2deg(angle(vo(i)));
end
figure (2)
    semilogx(f,vom)
figure (3)
    semilogx(f,voa)
 

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Fatima Hasan said:
voa=rad2deg(angle(vo(i)));
I missed (i) , it should be voa(i)=rad2deg(angle(vo(i)));
 

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