Experimental Report 3

INDUCTOR AND FREE OSCILLATION IN RLC CIRCUIT

Full Name: Pham Mai Anh
Student ID: 20210053
Class: CTTT Cơ điện tử 03 - K66
Group: 1
Verification of the instructors

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

VS = 1.00 (V)
I0 = 0.11 (A)
Slope Sw/o = 1139.51036
The resistance of the coil:
V S 1.00
R L= = =9.09(Ω)
I O 0.11

Coil inductance :
VS 1.00
LW /O = = =0.008 (H)
I O × S 0.11×1139.51036
b. With core

VS = 1.00 (V)
I0 = 0.09 (A)
Slope So= 265.94063
Coil inductance :

VS 1.00
LWO= = =0.042(H )
I O × S 0.09× 265.94063

Explain: After putting the core inside the coil, the coil’s inductance is significantly increase (from
0.008 H to 0.042 H). This phenomenon occurred because the core has higher permeability than the air,
so magnetic field can be transferred through the core easier, thus the coil inductance increase.
2. Free oscillation of the RLC circuit
a. Frequency
The current in RLC circuit:

T = t2 - t1
t1 = 0.0157 (s)
t2 = 0.0176 (s)
 T = 0.0019 (s)
Lw/o = 0.008 (H)
C = 10 x 10-6 (F)
The frequency based on the graph:

1 1
f measured = = =526.32(Hz)
T 0.0019

The frequency based on theoretical calculation:

1
f prediction= =562.70( Hz)
2 π √ LC
 Comparison:

Δ f =f prediction −f measured =562.70−526.32=36.38(Hz)

b. Energy

The total energy in RLC circuit:

1 2 1 2
U =U c + U L = C V + L i
2 2

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 i 2 R
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=i 2 R ).