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Electrical oscillations and AC circuits

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1. Frequency of an LC circuit

An ideal oscillating circuit consists of an inductor of inductance and a capacitor of capacitance . Compute the frequency of the oscillations.

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2. Maximum current in an LC circuit

A capacitor of capacitance , charged to , is connected to an inductor of inductance . Neglecting the resistance of the circuit, compute the maximum value of the current.

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3. Capacitance for a given frequency

Compute the capacitance to be connected to an inductor of inductance so that the circuit oscillates at the frequency of .

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4. Rms value and frequency of a current

In a circuit the current is , with in seconds. Compute the rms value and the frequency of the current.

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5. Current in a capacitor connected to the grid

A capacitor of capacitance is connected to the grid, with rms voltage and frequency . Compute the rms current.

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6. Reactance of an inductor

An ideal inductor of inductance is connected to a source with rms voltage and frequency . Compute the inductive reactance and the rms current.

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7. Series RL circuit supplied by the grid

An resistor and an ideal inductor are connected in series to the grid, at rms and . Compute the impedance, the rms current and the phase shift between voltage and current.

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8. Impedance from given reactances

A series circuit has, at the frequency of the source, , and , and is supplied with rms voltage . Compute the impedance, the rms current and the phase shift.

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9. Resonant frequency and current

A series circuit has , and , and is supplied by a source of rms voltage and adjustable frequency. Compute the resonant frequency and the rms current at resonance.

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10. Average power of a load

A load connected to the grid at rms draws the rms current with power factor . Compute the average power absorbed.

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11. Quality factor and bandwidth

A series circuit has , and . Compute the resonant angular frequency, the quality factor and the width of the bandwidth in angular frequency.

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12. Step-up transformer

The primary of an ideal transformer has turns and is connected to an rms voltage of ; the secondary has turns and supplies a resistive load that draws the rms current . Compute the rms voltage at the secondary and the rms current in the primary.

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13. Damped angular frequency and energy decay

A free circuit has , and . Compute the angular frequency of the damped oscillations and the time after which the energy of the circuit has decreased by a factor , in the approximation .

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