Chapter 31: RLC Circuits

Chapter 31: RLC Circuits

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Topics

?LC Oscillations

Conservation of energy

?Damped oscillations in RLC circuits

Energy loss

?AC current

RMS quantities

?Forced oscillations

Resistance, reactance, impedance Phase shift Resonant frequency Power

?Transformers

Impedance matching

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LC Oscillations

?Work out equation for LC circuit (loop rule) - q - L di = 0 C dt

CL

?Rewrite using i = dq/dt

L

d 2q dt 2

+

q C

=

0

d 2q dt 2

+

2q

=

0

= 1

LC

(angular frequency) has dimensions of 1/t

?Identical to equation of mass on spring

m

d2x dt 2

+

kx

=

0

d2x dt 2

+

2

x

=

0

= k

m

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LC Oscillations (2)

?Solution is same as mass on spring oscillations

q = qmax cos(t + )

= k

m

qmax is the maximum charge on capacitor is an unknown phase (depends on initial conditions)

?Calculate current: i = dq/dt

i = -qmax sin (t + ) = -imax sin (t + )

?Thus both charge and current oscillate

Angular frequency , frequency f = /2 Period: T = 2/ Current and charge differ in phase by 90?

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Plot Charge and Current vs t

q = qmax cos(t ) i = -imax sin (t )

t

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