What is Rlc circuit: Definition and 305 Discussions

An RLC circuit is an electrical circuit consisting of a resistor (R), an inductor (L), and a capacitor (C), connected in series or in parallel. The name of the circuit is derived from the letters that are used to denote the constituent components of this circuit, where the sequence of the components may vary from RLC.
The circuit forms a harmonic oscillator for current, and resonates in a similar way as an LC circuit. Introducing the resistor increases the decay of these oscillations, which is also known as damping. The resistor also reduces the peak resonant frequency. In ordinary conditions, some resistance is unavoidable even if a resistor is not specifically included as a component; an ideal, pure LC circuit exists only in the domain of superconductivity, a physical effect demonstrated to this point only at temperatures far below and/or pressures far above what are found naturally anywhere on the Earth's surface.
RLC circuits have many applications as oscillator circuits. Radio receivers and television sets use them for tuning to select a narrow frequency range from ambient radio waves. In this role, the circuit is often referred to as a tuned circuit. An RLC circuit can be used as a band-pass filter, band-stop filter, low-pass filter or high-pass filter. The tuning application, for instance, is an example of band-pass filtering. The RLC filter is described as a second-order circuit, meaning that any voltage or current in the circuit can be described by a second-order differential equation in circuit analysis.
The three circuit elements, R, L and C, can be combined in a number of different topologies. All three elements in series or all three elements in parallel are the simplest in concept and the most straightforward to analyse. There are, however, other arrangements, some with practical importance in real circuits. One issue often encountered is the need to take into account inductor resistance. Inductors are typically constructed from coils of wire, the resistance of which is not usually desirable, but it often has a significant effect on the circuit.

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    Calculating RLC Circuit Damping Time and Energy Loss

    Electrical oscillations are initiated in a series circuit containing a capacitance C, inductance L, and resistance R. a) If R << sqrt((4L)/C) (weak damping), how much time elapses before the amplitude of the current oscillation falls off to 50.9% of its initial value? b) How long does it...
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    What is the resonance frequency expression for a parallel RLC circuit?

    What is the resonance frequency expression for a parallel RLC circuit? I know that for a series RLC circuit, it is: w=\frac{1}{\sqrt{LC}} Is it the same for a parallel RLC circuit? I remember reading somewhere that it was not exactly the same, although it approaches the series RLC...
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    Archived Power factor at half power points for RLC circuit

    Can anyone help me with this homework problem? I worked it through, but the answer i get doesn't agree with the answer the book gives. I'll include my work, and if anyone can help, I'll be eternally grateful, at least for a while. The Problem: In a series RCL circuit the dissapated...
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    Power dissipated in RLC circuit

    An RLC series circuit constists of a resistor of 100 ohm, a capacitor of 10.0uF, and an inductor of 0.250 H. The circuit is connected to a power supply of 120 V and 60 Hz. What is the power dissipated in the circuit? I got 37 W (rounding 2 S.F's) the solutions manual has the answer as 73 W...
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    RLC circuit inductor/capacitor combined voltage?

    RLC circuit inductor/capacitor combined voltage?? I have an RLC circuit. I understand that the combined sum of the voltage magnitudes across the three components will be greater than the signal generator. I don't understand, however, why the combined voltage across the inductor and the...
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