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An LCR Circuit's Power

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Q. A sinusoidal voltage of peak value 283 Vvm=283V and frequency 50 Hzν=50Hz is applied to a series LCR circuit in which R = 3 ΩR=3Ω, L = 25.48 mHL=25.48mH and C = 796 μFC=796μF. What is the power dissipated in the circuit, in watts?

R = 3 ΩL = 0.0255 HC = 7.96×10⁻⁴ FV = ?ν = 50 HzI = ?Z = ?P = ?φ = ?
Inputs
vm
283 V
ν
50 Hz
R
3 Ω
L
25.48 mH
C
796 μF
Outputs
powerP?

How it's solved

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Given

  • vm=283V
  • ν=50Hz
  • R=3Ω
  • L=25.48mH
  • C=796μF

Find P.

Working
  1. L=25.48mH=0.02548H
  2. C=796μF=7.96×10−4F
  3. reactance of an inductor(circuit)XL=2⋅π⋅ν⋅L
  4. XL=2⋅3.14159265⋅50⋅0.02548
  5. XL=8.00477808Ω
  6. reactance of a capacitor(circuit)XC=12⋅π⋅ν⋅C
  7. XC=12⋅3.14159265⋅50⋅7.96×10−4
  8. XC=3.99886792Ω
  9. impedance of a series circuit(circuit)Z2=R2+(XL-XC)2
  10. Z2=32+(8.00477808-3.99886792)2
  11. Z=5.00472939Ω
  12. peak is root two times rms(circuit)vm=2⋅V
  13. 283=2⋅V
  14. V=200.111219V
  15. current through the impedance(circuit)V=I⋅Z
  16. 200.111219=I⋅5.00472939
  17. I=39.9844234A
  18. power spent in the resistance(circuit)P=I2⋅R
  19. P=39.98442342⋅3
  20. P=4796W
  21. P≈4.8×103Wto 2 significant figures
Conclusion

Only the resistance spends power; the inductor and the capacitor store energy and hand it back each cycle.

The web of concepts

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The Ruby that solves it

The question and its solution are small Ruby files. The engine runs them.

question.rb
1require_relative "../physics"23question :an_lcr_circuit_s_power do4  kind :numerical5  describes "A sinusoidal voltage of peak value %{peak} and frequency %{frequency} is applied to a series LCR " \6            "circuit in which R = %{resistance}, L = %{inductance} and C = %{capacitance}. %{power}, in watts?"7  given peak: "283 V"8  given frequency: "50 Hz"9  given resistance: "3 Ω"10  given inductance: "25.48 mH"11  given capacitance: "796 μF"12  asks power: "What is the power dissipated in the circuit"13end
solution.rb
1require_relative "../questions/an_lcr_circuit_s_power"2require_relative "../science/alternating_current/series_lcr"34solve :an_lcr_circuit_s_power, using: SeriesLcr do5  objects :circuit67  take peak: circuit.peak_voltage8  take frequency: circuit.frequency9  take resistance: circuit.resistance10  take inductance: circuit.inductance11  take capacitance: circuit.capacitance1213  power = circuit.power_drawn14  answer power:, in: "W", figures: 21516  conclusion "Only the resistance spends power; the inductor and the capacitor store energy and hand it back each cycle."17end
playground.rb
1require_relative "../solutions/an_lcr_circuit_s_power"23play_with :an_lcr_circuit_s_power do4  title "An LCR Circuit's Power"5end
The laws it drew on
quantitywrittenunitswithinfrom
piπ—0 … ∞Reactance
rms voltageVV0 … ∞PeakAndRms
peak voltagevmV—PeakAndRms
rms currentIA0 … ∞PeakAndRms
peak currentimA—PeakAndRms
frequencyνHz0 … ∞Reactance
angular frequencyωrad/s—Reactance
inductanceLH—Reactance
capacitanceCF0 … ∞Reactance
inductive reactanceXLΩ0 … ∞Reactance
capacitive reactanceXCΩ0 … ∞Reactance
voltage across the inductorVLV—Reactance
voltage across the capacitorVCV—Reactance
resistanceRΩ0 … ∞SeriesLcr
impedanceZΩ0 … 1e+09SeriesLcr
power drawnPW—SeriesLcr
resonant frequencyνrHz—SeriesLcr
phase angleφ—-3.142 … 3.142SeriesLcr
resonant angular frequencyωrrad/s—SeriesLcr
peak voltage of groundvm,gV—
rms voltage of groundVgV0 … ∞
peak voltage of circuitvmV—
rms voltage of circuitVV0 … ∞
peak current of groundim,gA—
rms current of groundIgA0 … ∞
peak current of circuitimA—
rms current of circuitIA0 … ∞
angular frequency of groundωgrad/s—
frequency of groundνgHz0 … ∞
angular frequency of circuitωrad/s—
frequency of circuitνHz0 … ∞
inductive reactance of groundXL,gΩ0 … ∞
inductance of groundLgH—
inductive reactance of circuitXLΩ0 … ∞
inductance of circuitLH—
capacitive reactance of groundXC,gΩ0 … ∞
capacitance of groundCgF0 … ∞
capacitive reactance of circuitXCΩ0 … ∞
capacitance of circuitCF0 … ∞
voltage across the inductor of groundVL,gV—
voltage across the inductor of circuitVLV—
voltage across the capacitor of groundVC,gV—
voltage across the capacitor of circuitVCV—
impedance of groundZgΩ0 … 1e+09
resistance of groundRgΩ0 … ∞
impedance of circuitZΩ0 … 1e+09
resistance of circuitRΩ0 … ∞
power drawn of groundPgW—
power drawn of circuitPW—
phase angle of groundφg—-3.142 … 3.142
phase angle of circuitφ—-3.142 … 3.142
resonant frequency of groundνr,gHz—
resonant frequency of circuitνrHz—
resonant angular frequency of groundωr,grad/s—
resonant angular frequency of circuitωrrad/s—
vm,c=2⋅Vc
peak is root two times rms
im,c=2⋅Ic
peak current is root two times rms
ωc=2⋅π⋅νc
angular frequency and frequency
XL,c=2⋅π⋅νc⋅Lc
reactance of an inductor
XC,c=12⋅π⋅νc⋅Cc
reactance of a capacitor
VL,c=Ic⋅XL,c
current through the inductor
VC,c=Ic⋅XC,c
current through the capacitor
Zc2=Rc2+(XL,c-XC,c)2
impedance of a series circuit
Vc=Ic⋅Zc
current through the impedance
Pc=Ic2⋅Rc
power spent in the resistance
φc=atan⁡(XC,c-XL,cRc)
phase of the current
νr,c=12⋅π⋅Lc⋅Cc
resonance of a series circuit
ωr,c=2⋅π⋅νr,c
resonance in radians a second
vm,g=2⋅Vg
peak is root two times rms(ground)
vm=2⋅V
peak is root two times rms(circuit)
im,g=2⋅Ig
peak current is root two times rms(ground)
im=2⋅I
peak current is root two times rms(circuit)
ωg=2⋅π⋅νg
angular frequency and frequency(ground)
ω=2⋅π⋅ν
angular frequency and frequency(circuit)
XL,g=2⋅π⋅νg⋅Lg
reactance of an inductor(ground)
XL=2⋅π⋅ν⋅L
reactance of an inductor(circuit)
XC,g=12⋅π⋅νg⋅Cg
reactance of a capacitor(ground)
XC=12⋅π⋅ν⋅C
reactance of a capacitor(circuit)
VL,g=Ig⋅XL,g
current through the inductor(ground)
VL=I⋅XL
current through the inductor(circuit)
VC,g=Ig⋅XC,g
current through the capacitor(ground)
VC=I⋅XC
current through the capacitor(circuit)
Zg2=Rg2+(XL,g-XC,g)2
impedance of a series circuit(ground)
Z2=R2+(XL-XC)2
impedance of a series circuit(circuit)
Vg=Ig⋅Zg
current through the impedance(ground)
V=I⋅Z
current through the impedance(circuit)
Pg=Ig2⋅Rg
power spent in the resistance(ground)
P=I2⋅R
power spent in the resistance(circuit)
φg=atan⁡(XC,g-XL,gRg)
phase of the current(ground)
φ=atan⁡(XC-XLR)
phase of the current(circuit)
νr,g=12⋅π⋅Lg⋅Cg
resonance of a series circuit(ground)
νr=12⋅π⋅L⋅C
resonance of a series circuit(circuit)
ωr,g=2⋅π⋅νr,g
resonance in radians a second(ground)
ωr=2⋅π⋅νr
resonance in radians a second(circuit)