Lecture35   iq31

RC and RLC circuits

 

1.      Energy and energy density stored in C and in L

2.      2. “Conservation of energy in LC circuit

3.      3. Solution to LC circuit. Simple harmonic Oscillator. Clicker 32.1a.

4.      4. RLC circuit

o   The I2R term in the power-equation is always positive. (See Fig 23.49)

o   Damped envelop in the oscillatory Q-curve and I-curve.

 

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