The figure shows a series LCR circuit with L=10.0H, C=40μF and R=60Ω connected to a variable-frequency 240 V source. Calculate: (i) the angular frequency of the source that drives the circuit at resonance, (ii) the current at the resonating frequency, (iii) the rms potential drop across the inductor at resonance.
Answer: (i) ω=50 rad s−1; (ii) I=4 A; (iii) VL=2000 V.
Solution
(i) At resonance
ω=LC1=10×40×10−61=4×10−41=50rad s−1
(ii) At resonance the net reactance is zero, so Z=R and
I=RVrms=60240=4A
(iii) The inductive reactance is XL=ωL=50×10=500Ω, so