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Aims:
To appreciate:
Similarities between oscillation in LC circuit and
mechanical pendulum.
Role of energy loss mechanisms in damping.
Why we study sinusoidal signals
RMS Current and Voltage
To be able:
To analyse some basic circuits.
Lecture 10
Lecture
9
1.
2.
3.
C discharges through L
Current in L decays and
charges C with the reverse
e.m.f. (in the reverse polarity)
C discharges through L
and so on .
Lecture 10
Lecture
9
LC oscillation
Pendulum
Energy
Energy
1
CV 2 +V
2
1 2
LI
2
mgh
h
1 2
mv
2
+I
1
CV 2
2
1 2
LI
2
-V
mgh
h
1 2
mv
2
-I
Lecture 10
Lecture
9
Form of oscillation
The voltage across the inductor is
but for the capacitor,
dI
dt
dV
I =C
dt
V = L
so
This is the differential equation describing simple harmonic motion
The details depend on the initial
conditions.
The solution is
f =
1
Hz
=
2 2 LC
4
Form of oscillation
The voltage across the inductor is
but for the capacitor,
so
dI
dt
dV
I =C
dt
d 2I
I = LC 2
dt
V = L
I = I 0 sin t
V = V0 cos t
f =
Lecture 10
Lecture
9
1
rad s-1
LC
1
Hz
=
2 2 LC
5
Lecture 10
Lecture
9
1
1
CV02 = LI 02
2
2
I0
C
=
V0
L
Lecture 10
Lecture
9
Sinusoidal oscillations
Voltage
IP
Current
VP
phase difference
time
Period
Frequency = 1/
Damping
R
I = I 0 exp( t ) sin(t + )
and =
Damping term
1
R2
2
LC 4 L
R
2L
Note a reduction
in the frequency
Lecture 10
Lecture
9
Damped oscillations
Time constant of
decay is
1 2L
ex p
)
(-t
Q=
1
2
Q=
1 L
R C
10
Fourier series
3f
time
Time domain
Lecture 10
Lecture
9
11
12
Frequency ranges
Frequency
Period
0 Hz
Applications
Constant voltages, battery circuits
a.k.a.
DC
LF
50 Hz - 20
kHz
20 ms
50 s
audio
AF
60 kHz
100 MHz
15 s
10 ns
Radio
RF, VHF
100 MHz
100 GHz
10 ns
10 ps
UHF
Microwave
< 10 ps
Terahertz
14
Lecture 10
Lecture
9
15
V2 =
1
T
VP
time
V = VP sin( t + )
VP2 sin 2 ( t + ) dt
VRMS =
VP
= 0.707VP
2
16
P=
2
VRMS
2
= I RMS
R
We cant use this when the current and voltage are not in phase.
Lecture 10
Lecture
9
17