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This document provides information about RL and LC circuits, including useful equations for calculating time constants, current, angular frequency, energy stored in an inductor, and more. It then gives three example problems involving calculating inductance, capacitance, charge, current, frequency, and energy in various RL and LC circuit configurations. The examples provide step-by-step workings to apply the provided equations to experimental data involving circuits containing resistors, inductors, capacitors, and batteries.

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This document provides information about RL and LC circuits, including useful equations for calculating time constants, current, angular frequency, energy stored in an inductor, and more. It then gives three example problems involving calculating inductance, capacitance, charge, current, frequency, and energy in various RL and LC circuit configurations. The examples provide step-by-step workings to apply the provided equations to experimental data involving circuits containing resistors, inductors, capacitors, and batteries.

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PHYS 222 Leader: Alek Jerauld

Worksheet 22 – RL and LC Circuits Course: PHYS 222


Supplemental Instruction Instructor: Dr. Paula Herrera-Siklódy
Iowa State University Date: 3/19/12

Useful Equations
L RL Circuits: time constant
R

i(t ) 
 1 et 
  Current in RL circuits (growth)
R 

t
i(t )  I0e  Current in RL Circuits (decay)

 1
LC LC Circuit Angular Frequency
1
U  LI 2
2 Energy stored in an inductor
Related Problems

1) A 15.0 ohm resistor and a coil are connected in series with a 6.30-V battery with
negligible internal resistance and a closed switch. (Book 30.20)
(a) At 2.00 ms after the switch is opened the current has decayed to 0.210 A. Calculate the
inductance of the coil.

I0   0.42 A
R
t
 tR
i(t )  I 0e L/ R
L  0.0433 H
 i 
ln  
 I0 
(b) Calculate the time constant of the circuit.
L
   2.89 ms
R

(c) How long after the switch is opened will the current reach 1.00% of its original value?
t
i(t )  I0e 

t
 0.01I 0  I0e   t   ln  0.01  13.3 ms

2) A 7.60-nF capacitor is charged up to 13.0 V, then disconnected from the power supply
and connected in series through a coil. The period of oscillation of the circuit is then
measured to be 8.60×10−5 s. (Book 30.29)
(a) Calculate the inductance of the coil.
1

LC
2

T
2 1 T2
   L  2  0.0247 H
T LC 4 C

(b) Calculate the maximum charge on the capacitor.


Max charge occurs when voltage across capacitor is max, with means all the energy is
stored in the capacitor:
Q  CV  9.88(108 ) C

(c) Calculate the total energy of the circuit.


CV 2
U  6.42(107 ) J
2

(d) Calculate the maximum current in the circuit.


LI 2 max CV 2 CV 2
U max    I max   7.22(103 ) A
2 2 L

3) An LC circuit containing an 86.0-mH inductor and a 1.50-nF capacitor oscillates with a


maximum current of 0.760 A. (Book 30.33)
(a) Calculate the maximum charge on the capacitor.
LI 2 max Q 2
U max    Qmax  I max LC  8.63(106 ) C
2 2C

(b) Calculate the oscillation frequency of the circuit.


 1
f    1.4(104 ) Hz
2 2 LC

(c) Assuming the capacitor had its maximum charge at time t= 0, calculate the energy
stored in the inductor after 2.45 ms of oscillation.
LI 2
U max 
2
 t 
I  I max sin(t )  I max sin  
 LC 
2
LI 2  t 
 U max  max sin    0.0189 J
2  LC 

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