Design of Data Acquisition System for Measurement of Power and Energy : For charging Capacitor Banks

Various charging methods are available for charging capacitor banks. It is very much necessary to calculate its performance parameters like charging time and efficiency of such circuits. Although it is possible to write analytical equation for such circuits but the solutions are too cumbersome due to the presence of rectifying diodes, which controls the direction and flow of current depending on their bias.To know various parameters like charging time, peak current and efficiency of such schemes for the design and selection of components, it is necessary to acquire the data like instantaneous charging current and voltage over charging duration. In this project an attempt is made to give an understanding of the behavior of basic capacitor charging circuits by developing software based Data Acquisition System to evaluate their performance.