What Are Some Electricity Questions That Involve Inductors and Capacitors?

In summary, the conversation discusses the calculation of time average and bandwidth for different signals involving cosine functions. The first problem involves a network with only inductors and capacitors, resulting in no power dissipation. The second problem involves sketching a signal with fast oscillations within a slower oscillating boundary. The third problem involves finding the bandwidth of a signal with a product of two cosine functions, which can be simplified by using a sum of cosine functions. The conversation also briefly touches upon the interpretation of w1 and w2 in the second problem.
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1) Where I(t) = Iocoswt, and V' is the voltage across an inductance V' = L dI/dt, I am asked to work out the time average of <I V' >..

when i work it out, the answer comes to zero...any ideas why?

2)I'm asked to sketch I(t) = Acos(w1 t)cos(w2 t) where w2 << w1...

is this just fast oscillations of speed (w2) within a boundary that is itself oscillating (more slowly..) ? so a cos graph within a cos graph with bigger period?

3) Find the bandwith of the signal I(t) = A cos^2 (wt) cos(10wt)..

I know bandwith is the randge of angular frequencies present in I, but here its not just 10wt-wt is it? How do I work it out?

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no ideas?
 
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anyone?
 
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bon said:

Homework Statement



1) Where I(t) = Iocoswt, and V' is the voltage across an inductance V' = L dI/dt, I am asked to work out the time average of <I V' >..

when i work it out, the answer comes to zero...any ideas why?
No power is dissipated in a network with only inductors and capacitors.

2)I'm asked to sketch I(t) = Acos(w1 t)cos(w2 t) where w2 << w1...

is this just fast oscillations of speed (w2) within a boundary that is itself oscillating (more slowly..) ? so a cos graph within a cos graph with bigger period?
yes

3) Find the bandwith of the signal I(t) = A cos^2 (wt) cos(10wt)..

I know bandwith is the randge of angular frequencies present in I, but here its not just 10wt-wt is it? How do I work it out?

cos^2 (wt) is also a product of two cosines, so you can replace it with a sum involving
cos (0) and cos (2wt)
 
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willem2 said:
No power is dissipated in a network with only inductors and capacitors.


yes



cos^2 (wt) is also a product of two cosines, so you can replace it with a sum involving
cos (0) and cos (2wt)

Just a quick questionn about I = Acos(w1 t)cos(w2 t) one..

so w2 << w1 so would w2 be the outer shell, and w1 be the inner, fast oscillations.. how would you describe this?
 

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