Lecture Notes on Inductance, RL, LC, and RLC Circuits

ILOS for Lecture 17

• Define self-inductance and its role in opposing changes in current, and identify the factors that affect its magnitude.

• Apply Faraday's Law to analyze RL circuits and determine the inductive time constant.

• Apply Faraday's Law to analyze LC circuits and compare their behavior with harmonic oscillators.

• Compute the energy stored in an inductor and derive expressions for magnetic energy density.

Inductance

• Self-Inductance and Inductor: Any circuit carrying a varying current has an induced EMF.

  • This effect is enhanced if the circuit includes a coil with N turns of wire.

  • \varepsilon = -N \frac{d\Phi_B}{dt} = -L \frac{dI}{dt}

  • L = \frac{N \Phi_B}{I} (self-inductance).

  • L (inductance) measures the inductor's tendency to oppose any variations in current.

  • Inductance depends only on the geometry of the coil and the magnetic material.

  • L \propto \frac{N^2}{l}

• Units and Values

  • SI unit: Weber per Ampere (Wb/A) = Henry (H)

  • Typical values: μH ~ mH

  • Symbol: -₋₋₋-Mn-

• Example 30.3: Self-inductance of a toroidal solenoid.

  • Given: Cross-sectional area A, mean radius r, N turns, nonmagnetic core.

  • Assume B is uniform across the cross-section.

  • N = 200, A = 5.0 cm^2, r = 0.10 m

  • L = \frac{N \PhiB}{I} = \frac{N B A}{I} = \frac{\mu0 N^2 A}{2 \pi r}

  • B field inside B = \frac{\mu_0Ni}{2 \pi r}

  • \PhiB = BA = \frac{\mu0 N i A}{2 \pi r}

  • L = \frac{\mu_0 N^2 A}{2 \pi r} = \frac{(4\pi \times 10^{-7}) \times 200^2 \times 5.0 \times 10^{-4}}{2 \pi \times 0.10} = 4 \times 10^{-5} H = 40 \mu H

• Example 30.4: Induced EMF in the toroidal solenoid.

  • Current increases uniformly from 0 to 6.0 A in 3.0 ms.

  • \varepsilon = -L \frac{dI}{dt} = -L \frac{\Delta I}{\Delta t} = -40 \times 10^{-6} \times \frac{6.0 - 0}{3.0 \times 10^{-3}} = -80 V

  • Magnitude: |\varepsilon| = 80 V

  • Direction: Counterclockwise

• Example: Solenoid

  • N turns, cross-sectional area A, length l

  • B = \mu_0 n I, where n = \frac{N}{l}

  • L = \frac{N \PhiB}{I} = \frac{N B A}{I} = \mu0 n^2 A l

  • Because increase uniformly instantaenous rate = avg rate.

RL Circuits

• Current Growth: Kirchhoff's loop rule no longer holds.

• Applying Faraday's Law:

  • \varepsilon - iR - L \frac{di}{dt} = 0

  • \varepsilon = iR + L \frac{di}{dt}

  • Solving the differential equation:

  • I(t) = \frac{\varepsilon}{R} (1 - e^{-t/\tau_L})

• Initial conditions:

  • At t = 0, I(0) = 0

  • For RL circuit: I(t) = \frac{\varepsilon}{R} (1 - e^{-t/\tau_L})

  • Inductive Time Constant: \tau_L = \frac{L}{R}

    • Units check: H/Ω = (V⋅s/A) / (V/A) = s

  • At t = 0, the inductor acts like a broken wire, opposing rapid changes in current.

  • As t → ∞, I(t) → \frac{\varepsilon}{R}, and the inductor acts like an ordinary connecting wire.

• An inductor in a circuit opposes rapid changes in current.

  • \frac{di}{dt} = \frac{\varepsilon}{L} - \frac{R}{L} i

  • At t = 0, \frac{di}{dt} = \frac{\varepsilon}{L}

  • Steady state reached when t → ∞, \frac{di}{dt} → 0.

• Example 30.6: Sensitive electronic device connected to a source with an inductor in series.

  • Given: R = 175 \Omega, desired current I = 36 mA, maximum initial current rise 4.9 mA in 58 ms.

  • (a) Required source EMF \varepsilon:

  • \varepsilon = IR = 36 \times 10^{-3} \times 175 = 6.3 V

  • (b) Required inductance L:

  • I = \frac{\varepsilon}{R} (1 - e^{-t/\tau_L})

  • L = - \frac{tR}{\ln(1 - IR/\varepsilon)} = - \frac{58 \times 10^{-3} \times 175}{\ln(1 - \frac{175 \times 4.9 \times 10^{-3}}{6.3})} = 0.069 H

  • (c) RL time constant \tau_L:

  • \tau_L = \frac{L}{R} = \frac{0.069}{175} = 3.94 \times 10^{-4} s = 394 \mu s

Energy Stored in an Inductor

• From the loop rule: \varepsilon - iR - L \frac{di}{dt} = 0

• Multiply by i:

  • \varepsilon i = i^2 R + Li \frac{di}{dt}

  • P{\varepsilon} = P{\text{thermal}} + \frac{dU_B}{dt} (rate of energy stored in the inductor)

    • rate of energy stored in the inductor\frac{dU_B}{dt} = L i \frac{di}{dt}

• Integrating to find the total energy stored:

  • UB = \int0^I L i \, di = \frac{1}{2} L I^2

• Magnetic Energy in Inductor: UB = \frac{1}{2} L I^2 (analogous to UE = \frac{1}{2} C V^2)

• Example: Energy in a solenoid

  • n = \frac{N}{l}, B = \mu_0 n I

  • UB = \frac{1}{2} L I^2 = \frac{1}{2} \mu0 n^2 l A I^2

  • \frac{UB}{Al} = \frac{1}{2} \mu0 n^2 I^2 = \frac{B^2}{2 \mu_0}

  • Magnetic Energy Density: uB = \frac{B^2}{2 \mu0}

  • Electric Energy Density: uE = \frac{1}{2} \epsilon0 E^2

  • UB = \int uB dV, UE = \int uE dV = \int \frac{1}{2} \epsilon_0 E^2 dV

• Example 30.5: Storing electrical energy in a large inductor.

  • Given: Store 1.00 kWh of energy with a 200 A current.

  • U_B = \frac{1}{2} L I^2

  • L = \frac{2 U_B}{I^2} = \frac{2 \times 1.00 \times 1000 \times 3600}{200^2} = 180 H

  • A 180 H inductor using conventional wire would be very large (room-size) and have significant energy loss due to resistance (P_{th} = I^2 R).

  • 1 kWh = 1000 \times 3600 J (really big)

Current Decay

• Discharging a capacitor

  • RL Circuit: Switch is flipped to remove the EMF source.

  • Applying Kirchhoff's loop rule:

    • Loop constant is 0. Initially the value of battery (V) had a constannt value. However, after the current is off, then the value of battery should turn into 0

  • L \frac{di}{dt} + iR = 0

• Initial condition:

  • I(0) = I_0

  • i(t) = I0 e^{-t/\tauL}

    • Eventually Current Tois will be 0.

• Example 30.7: Energy dissipation in a decaying R-L circuit.

  • What fraction of the original energy is dissipated after 2.3 \tau_L?

  • i(t) = I0 e^{-t/\tauL}

  • UB(t) = \frac{1}{2} L i(t)^2 = \frac{1}{2} L I0^2 e^{-2t/\tau_L}

• UB(2.3 \tauL) = \frac{1}{2} L I0^2 e^{-2(2.3)} = \frac{1}{2} L I0^2 e^{-4.6} = 0.01 \frac{1}{2} L I_0^2

• UB (2.3 \tauL) = \frac{1}{2} L I_0^2 e^{-4.6}

  • Fraction remaining: e^{-4.6} = 0.01

  • Therefore, 99% of the energy has been dissipated.

LC Circuits (LC Oscillations)

• Method 1: Faraday's Law

  • L \frac{di}{dt} + \frac{q}{C} = 0

  • \frac{d^2 q}{dt^2} + \frac{1}{LC} q = 0

• Method 2: Conservation of Energy

  • U{tot} = UB + U_E = \frac{1}{2} L I^2 + \frac{q^2}{2C} = \text{constant}

  • \frac{dU_{tot}}{dt} = 0

  • L I \frac{dI}{dt} + \frac{q}{C} \frac{dq}{dt} = 0 (since I = \frac{dq}{dt})

  • \frac{d^2 q}{dt^2} + \frac{1}{LC} q = 0

• Differential equation for simple harmonic motion:
  * block-spring system with the angular frequency being w= \sqrt{\frac{k}{m}}.

  • Solution: q(t) = Q \cos(\omega t + \phi)

    • Q: Maximum charge stored in the capacitor.

    • \omega: Angular frequency of the electromagnetic oscillation, \omega = \frac{1}{\sqrt{LC}} (check units).

    • \phi: Phase constant.

    • Checking the SI unit of w

      • \sqrt{\frac{1}{LC}} = \sqrt{\frac{1}{H \times F}} = \sqrt{\frac{A}{Vs} \frac{V}{C}} = \sqrt{\frac{A}{s \times A \times sV}} = \sqrt{\frac{C V}{s^2 VC}} = \frac{1}{s}

        • I = A = C/s

• Current:

  • I(t) = \frac{dq}{dt} = -\omega Q \sin(\omega t + \phi)

  • Amplitude of current: \omega Q

  • \begin{aligned}
    &t=0 \quad \phi = \frac{\pi}{2} \quad I=0
    \& t=\frac{T}{4} \quad \phi =0 \quad I=\pm wQ
    \end{aligned}

• Energy in the Capacitor and Inductor:

  • U_E(t) = \frac{q^2}{2C} = \frac{Q^2}{2C} \cos^2(\omega t + \phi)

  • U_B(t) = \frac{1}{2} L I^2 = \frac{1}{2} L \omega^2 Q^2 \sin^2(\omega t + \phi) = \frac{Q^2}{2C} \sin^2(\omega t + \phi)

• Total Electromagnetic Energy:

  • U{tot} = UB(t) + UE(t) = \frac{Q^2}{2C} = \frac{1}{2} L I{max}^2 = \text{constant}

  • Maximum UE = Maximum UB

• Example 30.8: LC circuit with a charged capacitor and an inductor.

  • Given: C = 25 \mu F, L = 10 mH, V = 300 V

  • (a) Frequency and period of oscillation:

  • \omega = \frac{1}{\sqrt{LC}} = \frac{1}{\sqrt{1.0 \times 10^{-3} \times 25 \times 10^{-6}}} = 2000 \text{ rad/s}

  • f = \frac{\omega}{2 \pi} = \frac{2000}{2 \pi} = 318 Hz

  • T = \frac{1}{f} = \frac{1}{318} = 3.1 \times 10^{-3} s = 3.1 ms

  • (b) Capacitor charge and circuit current at t = 1.2 ms:

  • Q = CV = 25 \times 10^{-6} \times 300 = 7.5 \times 10^{-3} C

  • q(t) = Q \cos(\omega t) = 7.5 \times 10^{-3} \cos(2000 \times 1.2 \times 10^{-3}) = -5.5 \times 10^{-3} C

  • I(t) = -\omega Q \sin(\omega t) = -2000 \times 7.5 \times 10^{-3} \sin(2000 \times 1.2 \times 10^{-3}) = -10 A
    1.2 m s = 0.39 T ( betwen \frac{T}{4} and \frac{T}{2} discharging )

• Example 30.9: Energy in the LC circuit.

  • Given: C = 25 \mu F, L = 10 mH, V = 300 V

  • (a) At t = 0:

  • U_B = 0

  • U_E = \frac{Q^2}{2C} = \frac{(7.5 \times 10^{-3})^2}{2 \times 25 \times 10^{-6}} = 1.1 J

  • (b) At t = 1.2 ms:

  • U_B = \frac{1}{2} L I^2 = \frac{1}{2} \times 10 \times 10^{-3} \times (-10)^2 = 0.5 J

  • U_E = \frac{q^2}{2C} = \frac{(-5.5 \times 10^{-3})^2}{2 \times 25 \times 10^{-6}} = 0.6 J

ILOS for Lecture 18

• Apply Faraday's Law to analyze RLC circuits and compare their behavior with damped harmonic oscillators.

• Calculate mutual inductance based on its definition, and apply the reciprocity theorem when necessary.

• Apply Faraday's Law to analyze forced RLC circuits and compare their behavior with forced harmonic oscillators.
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RLC Circuit - Damped Oscillation

• Method 1: Faraday's Law
  * Loop constant is 0. Initially \frac{d E}{d t}=L \frac{d i}{d t} L \frac{d^{2} i}{d t}+R i+ \frac{9}{0}

• Similar to damped mechanical oscillator.

  • \sum Fx = m ax = m \frac{d^2 x}{dt^2} + b \frac{dx}{dt} + kx = 0

  • Correspondence:

  • m \leftrightarrow L

  • b \leftrightarrow R

  • k \leftrightarrow \frac{1}{C}

  • \omega \leftrightarrow \omega

Method 2

• Conservation of Energy

  • U{tot} = UB + U_E = \frac{1}{2} L I^2 + \frac{q^2}{2C}

  • \frac{dU_{tot}}{dt} = \frac{d}{dt}(\frac{1}{2} L I^2 + \frac{q^2}{2C})

• \frac{d^{2} q}{d t^{2}}+ \frac{R}{L} \frac{dq}{dt}+ \frac{\partial}{L o} =0

• Damped Oscillation and solution:
  q (t) Q e^{-} \cos ( w't + ) Damped EM Oscillation

• {\text {Angular Frequency }} W' = \sqrt{\omega_{0} - \frac{R^{2}}{2 L} } = \sqrt{\omega - {R2}}{2}

• Damped
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