DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION

ANDHRA PRADESH

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Objectives

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Series Resonance

Bandwidth
R L C

VR VL VC
f2
f1

~
V= vm sinωt Frequency response curve

Fig1 Series RLC circuit

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Bandwidth
•Figure shows how current I (Power) varies with frequency f in
an R–L–C series circuit.
• At the resonant frequency fr , current is a maximum value,

shown as Ir
•At points A and B corresponding to the frequencies f1 and f2
the current is 0.707 of the maximum value
•The power delivered to the circuit isI2R.
• At I = 0.707Ir , the power is 0.707Ir2R = 0.5 Ir2R

•i.e., half the power that occurs at frequency fr .

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•The points corresponding to f1 and f2 are called the half-
power points.
•The distance between these points, i.e., (f2 - f1), is called the
bandwidth.
•When the ratio of two powers P1 and P2 is expressed in
decibel units, the number of decibels X is given by

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Let the power at the half-power points be
0.707Ir2 R = Ir2 R/2

and let the peak power be I2r R.

then the ratio of the power in decibels is given by:

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•It is for this reason that the half-power points are often
referred to as ‘the −3 dB points’.
•At the half-power frequencies, I = 0.707 Ir , thus impedance

Z=

(since at resonance Zr = R)

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 General concepts

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Series Resonant Circuit Response curve

Figure 1

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Selectivity

Selectivity is the ability of a circuit to

respond more readily to signals of a
particular frequency to which it is tuned
than to signals of other frequencies

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 Selectivity curve

Figure 3
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Example 1

An R–L–C series circuit has a resonant frequency of 1.2 kHz

and a Q-factor at resonance of 30. If the impedance of the
circuit at resonance is 50 determine the values of (a) the
inductance, and (b) the capacitance. Find also (c) the bandwidth

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a) At resonance the circuit impedance, Z = R, i.e., R = 50 .
Q-factor at resonance,

Hence inductance,

L=

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 (b) At resonance

Hence capacitance,

C=

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(c) Q-factor at resonance is also given by

Qr = fr / (f2- f1),

from which,

bandwidth,. (f2 − f1) =

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• Band width is the difference between upper and
lower
half power frequencies of a resonant circuit .

• This band width is often called as half power band

width
or 3 dB band width .

• Selectivity is defined as the ratio of band width to

resonant frequency .

• Selectivity = f2- f1
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fr
• Narrower the band width
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 a

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2. The relationship between Q, fr, BW

a) Q = fr / BW

b) Q = BW / fr a

c) Q = BW . fr

d) none.

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