NEET-XII-Physics

39: Alternating Current

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  • #4
    Can the peak voltage across the inductor be greater than the peak voltage of the source in an LCR circuit?
    Ans : Let a LCR circuit is connected across an AC supply with the emf E = E0 sin ωt.
    Let the inductance in the circuit be L
    Let the net impedence of the circuit be `` Z=\sqrt{{R}^{2}+({X}_{\,\mathrm{\,L\,}}-{X}_{\,\mathrm{\,C\,}}{)}^{2}}``
    Where,
    R = resistance in the circuit
    XL = reactance due to inductor
    XC = reactance due to capacitor
    The magnitude of the voltage across the inductor is given by
    `` V=L\frac{\,\mathrm{\,d\,}i}{\,\mathrm{\,d\,}t}``
    The current in the circuit can be written as `` I={I}_{0}\,\mathrm{\,sin\,}(\omega t+\varphi )``
    Where, Ï• is the phase difference between the current and the supply voltage
    Thus, the voltage across the inductor can be written as
    `` V=L{I}_{0}\,\mathrm{\,cos\,}(\omega t+\varphi )``
    Thus peak value of the voltage across the inductor is given by
    `` V=L{I}_{0}``
    `` \Rightarrow V=\frac{{E}_{0}}{Z}\times L``
    Therefore, the peak voltage across the inductor is given by `` V=\frac{{E}_{0}}{Z}\times L``
    At resonance Z = R,
    `` V=\frac{{E}_{0}}{R}\times L``,
    If `` \frac{L}{R}>1``
    V > E0
    Therefore if magnitude of `` \frac{L}{R}>1`` at resonance the value of the voltage across the inductor will bw greater than the peak value of the supply voltage.
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