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A series $L C R$ circuit with $L=0.12 \mathrm{H}, C=480 \mu \mathrm{F}, R=$ $23 \Omega$ is connected to a $230 \mathrm{~V}$ variable frequency supply.
(a) What is the source frequency for which current amplitude is maximum. Obtain this maximum value.
(b) What is the source frequency for which average power absorbed by the circuit is maximum. Obtain the value of this maximum power.
(c) For which frequencies of the source is the power transferred to the circuit half the power at resonant frequency? What is the current amplitude at these frequencies?
(d) What is the Q-factor of the given circuit?
(a) What is the source frequency for which current amplitude is maximum. Obtain this maximum value.
(b) What is the source frequency for which average power absorbed by the circuit is maximum. Obtain the value of this maximum power.
(c) For which frequencies of the source is the power transferred to the circuit half the power at resonant frequency? What is the current amplitude at these frequencies?
(d) What is the Q-factor of the given circuit?
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(a) At natural frequency the current amplitude is maximum.
$$
\begin{aligned}
F &=\frac{1}{2 \pi \sqrt{L C}}=\frac{1}{2 \pi \sqrt{0.12 \times 480 \times 10^{-6}}} \\
&=663 \mathrm{~Hz} \\
I_v &=\frac{E_v}{R}, I_0=I_v \sqrt{2}=\frac{E_v \sqrt{2}}{R}=\frac{230 \sqrt{2}}{23}=14.14 \mathrm{~A}
\end{aligned}
$$
(b) Maximum power loss at resonant frequency, $\mathrm{P}=E_{\mathrm{v}} I_{\mathrm{v}} \cos \phi$
$\mathrm{P}=\mathrm{E}_{\mathrm{v}} \frac{E_v}{R} \cos 0^{\circ}=\frac{E_v^2}{R}=\frac{(230)^2}{23}=2300 \mathrm{~W}$
(c) Let at an angular frequency the source power is half the power at resonant frequency.
$$
\begin{aligned}
&P=E_{\mathrm{v}} I_{\mathrm{v}} \cos \phi \\
&\frac{1}{2}\left[\frac{E_v^2}{R}\right]=\frac{E_v E_v}{Z} \frac{R}{Z} \\
&Z^2=2 R^2 \\
&R^2+\left(X_{\mathrm{L}}-X_{\mathrm{C}}\right)^2=2 \mathrm{R}^2 \\
&X_{\mathrm{L}}-X_{\mathrm{C}}=\mathrm{R} \\
&\omega_L-\frac{1}{\omega C}=R \text { or } \omega^2-\frac{1}{L C}=\frac{R}{L} \omega
\end{aligned}
$$
where resonant angular frequency
$$
\omega_r=\frac{1}{L C}=\frac{1}{0.12 \times 480 \times 10^{-6}}
$$
so, $\omega^2-w_r^2=\pm \frac{R}{L} \omega$
two quadratic equations can be formed
$\omega^2-\frac{R}{L} \omega-\omega r^2=0$
and $\omega^2+\frac{R}{L} \omega-\omega_r^2=0$
On solving, we get
$\omega_1=\frac{R}{2 L}+\left[\omega_r^2+\frac{R^2}{4 L^2}\right]^{\frac{1}{2}}=\omega_{\mathrm{r}}+\Delta \omega$ and
$$
\omega_2=-\frac{R}{2 L}+\left[\omega^2+\frac{R^2}{4 L^2}\right]^{\frac{1}{2}}=\omega_{\mathrm{r}}-\Delta \omega
$$

Now, $\omega_1-\omega_2=\frac{R}{L}$
$$
\left[\omega_r+\Delta \omega\right]-\left[\omega_r-\Delta \omega\right]=\frac{R}{L}=\Delta \omega=\frac{R}{L}
$$
$\Delta \omega=\frac{R}{2 L}$ bandwidth of angular frequency
So, band width of frequency
$$
\begin{aligned}
&\Delta f=\frac{\Delta \omega}{2 \pi}=\frac{R}{4 \pi L}=\frac{23}{4 \times 3.14 \times 0.12} \\
&\Delta f=15.26 \mathrm{~Hz}
\end{aligned}
$$
Hence the two frequencies for half power
$$
\begin{aligned}
&f_{\mathrm{z}}=f_2-\Delta f \text { and } f_1=f_{\mathrm{r}}+\Delta f \\
&f_{\mathrm{z}}=663-15.26=647.74 \mathrm{~Hz} \\
&\text { and } f_1=663+15.26=678.26 \mathrm{~Hz}
\end{aligned}
$$
At these frequencies the current amplitude is
$$
I=\frac{I_0}{\sqrt{2}}=10 \mathrm{~A}
$$
(d) $Q$ factor, $Q=\frac{1}{R} \sqrt{\frac{L}{C}}$
$$
Q=\frac{1}{23} \sqrt{\frac{0.12}{480 \times 10^{-6}}}=21.7
$$
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