Experimental Report 3

Verification of the instructors

Class: ME-E1 03
Group: 3
Name: Trần Mạnh Duy
Student ID: 20215685

I. Experimental motivations
- Understanding the current across an inductor-resistor and RLC circuit.
- Calculating the energy of the oscillation RLC circuit.
II. Experimental result
Part 1: Resistance and Inductance of the coil
Without core

I0 = 0.8 (A)
 VS = 4.9 (V)

 Slope S = -916
 V s 4. 9
  The resistance of the coil: RL = = = 6.1 (Ω)
Io 0. 8

Vs 4.88
Coil inductance : Lw= = =6.68 x 10-3(H)
Io × S 0. 8× 916

Part 2: Free oscillation of the RLC circuit

1. Frequency:

The current in RLC circuit

T = 0.17 x 10-2 (s) Lw= 6.68 x 10-3(H) C = 10 x 10-6 (F)

1
 f experimental = = 588 (Hz)
T
The frequency based on theoretical calculation:
1
 ftheorotical= = 615 (Hz)
2 π √ LC
 ∆ f =17.0 ( Hz)

2. Energy

C = 10µF L = 6.68mH I = 0.8A V=4.9V

We can find the graph of energy of each oscillation in the capacitance and the inductance and
then the energy

1
Uc = CV2 =1.2 x 10-4 J
2

1 2
UL = LI =2.13 x 10-3 J
2

1 1
The total energy: U = Uc + UL = CV2 + LI2 = 3.33 x 10-3 J
2 2

By combining the previous graphs, we have the graph present the energy in an RLC circuit:

   Comment:   
- After stopping the electric power, the energy of the circuit does not decrease rapidly to zero,
it reduces to zero over a short period of time. 
- The energy of oscillations of the coil and the capacitor are damped oscillations.
Explain:

The energy of the circuit loses by the heat of the resistor at rate i2R

The graph of total energy is steepest at the time that the magnetic energy reaches a
local maximum because in these times, the current through the coil is highest, and the
loss of energy is mainly due to the resistance of the coil (ΔQ=i2R).