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Complex Capacitor Circuit (for me)
Homework Statement 1. V for C1 2. Let's Say "C" is Resistor then C1 = R1 etc. how to get Eq Resistance for this Circuit ?[/B]Homework Equations Faraday's Law, Kirchoff Law The Attempt at a Solution [/B] for no 1 :I just want to make sure. point A is transfering negative charge to C2 and...- FJay
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- Capacitor Circuit Circuit analysis Circuit theory Complex Need advice
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Engineering Problem with series RLC circuit and dependent source
Homework Statement here is my problem : Homework Equations like usual, the problem is related with RLC circuits and transients The Attempt at a Solution [/B] from here, the solution is obviously wrong because from the solution, its alpha should be -300 and not -0.4...and from the...- e0ne199
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- Circuit Dependent source Electrical Physic Rlc Rlc circuit Rlc circuits Series Source
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MHB Why isn't the circuit a combinatorial one?
Hello! (Wave) I read the following about parity functions: Since I haven't heard of combinatorial circuits before, I have searched for them. I have found the following: http://http://www.math.northwestern.edu/~mlerma/courses/cs310-04w/notes/dm-combcirc.pdf I haven't understood how we deduce...- evinda
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- Circuit
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How to choose a fan for open circuit wind tunnel?
Hi all, I am trying to design a open circuit wind tunnel, and I've got to the point where a fan should be selected. However, I am not familiar with fans at all, so I am wondering if you could help me! My understanding is that the fan selection process is quite similar to the pump selection...- help_pls
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- Circuit Fan Open circuit Wind Wind tunnel
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- Forum: Mechanical Engineering
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Impedances in a 5 element circuit
Homework Statement Just help me with 18 b. Homework Equations V1 = c1I1Z1. Same for V2,3,45. V = V1+V2+V3+V4+V5. V/I=Z=impedance. The Attempt at a Solution Maybe because of symmetry Z1=Z2 & Z3=Z4. Perhaps Z5 takes out one of the branches? Can I get a hint?- gimak
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- Circuit Element
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Logisim question -- Simulation of a small logic circuit is not working
I am trying to implement the following circuit in Logisim, yet all I get is y=0. Any idea what might be the problem? First image is what I am trying to implement; second it my Logisim attempt which yields 0. I'd appreciate some feedback.- peripatein
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- Circuit Logic Simulation
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- Forum: Electrical Engineering
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Solve RLC Circuit Problem Homework
Homework Statement http://imgur.com/a/3xSYb Homework Equations RLC equations: q= Qmax e ^ -Rt/2L cos wd t wd = [ 1/LC - (R/2L)^2] ^ 1/2 The Attempt at a Solution So, I am trying using Kirchoff law, but not sure what the question asks. I thought it may be a trick and after a long...- mathiscool1
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- Circuit Rlc Rlc circuit
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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How Does a Capacitor Charge to Negative Voltage in an RC Circuit?
Homework Statement At initially, the switch is open meaning there is no current flowing. So how does the capacitor is initially charge to -5V? and what does a negative voltage capacitor means? I thought it is only when the switch is closed (t=0) that when the capacitor is being charged...- ace8888
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- Circuit Rc Rc circuit
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Does Adjusting Potentiometer Resistance Affect Volume in Amplification Circuits?
The above is a circuit i found on the net regarding amplification of volume. I needed to know if increasing the potentiometer resistance (between "cold" and "wiper"; terminal 1 and 2?) in the circuit would increase "volume" Also, i could use a potentiometer resistance ( between "cold" and...- Likith D
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- Circuit Circuit analysis Circuitry Gain Volume
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Understanding Circuit Breaker Terminals: IN & OUT Explained
Why does a circuit breaker not show which terminal is IN and OUT?- Gabriel Samek
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- Circuit Circuit breaker
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Finding the average energy in an RLC circuit
Homework Statement Homework Equations Q(t) = Aei(wt+Φ); dQ/dt = i*w*Q(t); E = (L/2)(dQ/dt)2 + Q2/2C i = √-1 E above is average energy The Attempt at a Solution When I plug in Q(t) & dQ/dt into equation above (E) I get: A2L/2(w02-w2)cos[2(wt+Φ)] w02 = 1/LC After I plugged both of them in...- gimak
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- Average average energy Circuit Energy Rlc Rlc circuit
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Powering an LED strip with a 12v battery
Hi, I want to run a cheap 5 meter led strip along the inside of my boat for cool night lighting. It will be powered by a 12v deep cycle battery. I was hoping y'all could double check what I was thinking before I set something on fire... Here is the led strip...- mynameisterry
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- 12v Battery Boat Circuit Led Wiring
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- Forum: Electrical Engineering
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The rheostat and the brightness of the bulbs
Homework Statement In the circuit shown in the figure, what will happen to the brightness of bulb A and bulb B when the wiper moves from point X to point Y? Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution [/B] When the wiper moves towards Y we get smaller resistance, hence the current intensity...- Asmaa Mohammad
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- Brightness Circuit
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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The reading of the ammeter and the reading of the voltmeter.
Homework Statement In this circuit What will be the reading of the ammeter and that of the voltmeter when: 1. Key S1 and key S2 are open. 2. Key S1 and key S2 are closed. 3. Key S1 is closed and key S2 is open. (Neglect the internal resistance of the source) Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a...- Asmaa Mohammad
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- Ammeter Circuit Reading Voltmeter
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Using Kirchhof's laws to solve a circuit
Homework Statement In the circuit shown in the figure (attached with the solution). Determine: 1. the reading of the ammeter when the key (K) is open. 2. The reading of the ammeter when the key (K) is closed. Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution [/B] What confuses me in the circuit...- Asmaa Mohammad
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- Circuit Kirchhoff law Laws
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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What Happens to Current in a Parallel Circuit When More Resistors Are Added?
Hello. Something has been bothering me for a while now: Consider a circuit with one battery and only one light bulb, for example. We have a value for the resistance of the bulb (R) and there is also one value for voltage (U) and one for current (I). Now, let's imagine that we connect a new...- diogo_sg
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- Circuit Parallel Parallel circuit
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- Forum: Electromagnetism
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Electronic Circuit with 2 diodes
Homework Statement I have to find Vo in every diode state possible. We know diode Vf = 0.7 Homework Equations Va-Vc < 0.7 = diode OFF Va-VC > 0.7 = diode ON The Attempt at a Solution State 1: if D1 OFF and D2 OFF Vo will be equal to Vi State 2: if D1 OFF and D2 ON Vo will be equal to...- masterchiefo
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- Circuit Diodes Electronic Electronic circuit
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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AC Mains meter circuit design for energy sources....
What circuit design is used to ensure that the renewable energy source does not begin to absorb energy from the grid (for instance, when its terminal voltage drops below the distribution line voltage)?- terahertz
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- Ac Circuit Circuit design Design Energy Mains Meter Renewable energy Sources
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- Forum: Electrical Engineering
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Final charge on capacitor for an RC circuit
Homework Statement Homework Equations ##q = CE(1 - e^{-t/RC})##The Attempt at a Solution I assumed that, since the problem specifies that sufficient time has passed, it meant to say that enough time passed. thus making the exponential term in the equation go down to 0, and the charge in the...- unseeingdog
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- Capacitor Charge Circuit Circuits Electricity Final Rc Rc circuit Rc circuits
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Power of resistors in parallel vs series circuit
Homework Statement Two Ohm's resistors in parallel consume power of 76 W and 24 W. What power will each of them consume if transfer them to the serial circuit with the same voltage of source. Sorry for my bad english translations I m not use to writing questions in English.. So what confuses...- crostud123
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- Circuit Parallel Power Resistors Series Series circuit
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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12V diode combiner circuit question
Hello, I'm currently doing an electrical refit on a 29' Bristol. I have an anchor/steaming light for the top of the mast. I'm connecting them to two separate single pole single throw breakers. My problem is that I need the steaming light (fwd light) to be able to come on indipendantly from the...- Rbandura
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- 12v Circuit Diode
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- Forum: Electrical Engineering
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RLC Circuit DC Homework Solution
Homework Statement Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution I used the loop rule where ##ΣΔV=0## and junction rule. From here I get 4 equations ##i_3=i_1+i_2## ##ε-i_3R_3-i_1R_1-L(di\dt)=0## ##ε-i_3R_3-i_2R_2-Q\C=0##...- Arman777
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- Circuit Dc Rlc Rlc circuit
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Solving the Parallel Circuit: R=25, X[c]=100, X[L]=25
Homework Statement what is the value combined impedance of the parallel circuit ?when R=25 ,X[c]=100 and X[L]=25 Homework Equations I think we use this equation to solve parallel impedance .... The Attempt at a Solution...- huma
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- Circuit Parallel Parallel circuit
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Calculating total resistance of a combination circuit
Homework Statement Find the total resistance of the circuit Homework Equations Parallel resistance: 1/Rtotal = 1/R1 + 1/R2 + 1/R3 + ..., Series resistance: R1 + R2 + R3... The Attempt at a Solution The 1470 ohm resistor is parallel to the 50 ohm resistor and the 1000 ohm resistor, but there is...- Ketchup4684
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- Circuit Combination Combination circuit Resistance Total resistance
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Current division in a series-parallel circuit
Homework Statement Determine the current through each circuit element Homework Equations V = IR (Ohm's Law), The Attempt at a Solution I1 is .06A after plugging 6V and 100 ohms into V = IR, but I can't figure out the rest, because I don't know how the current splits. The left path obviously...- Ketchup4684
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- Circuit Current Division
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Engineering Designing 3-Stage Async Counter & Logic Circuit in PSpice
Homework Statement The block diagram of FIGURE 3 shows a three-stage asynchrononous counter that is used to count a series of randomly occurring input pulses. The ‘Q’ outputs of the counter are used to drive a logic circuit that gives the output shown in TABLE 1. (a) Design the counter using...- Jerremy_S
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- Circuit Circuit design Design Logic
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Circuit Problem -- Combining 4 resistors to make 95 Ohms
Homework Statement 1. Use resistors of 30 ohms, 40 ohms, 50 ohms, and 50 ohms to create a circuit with a total resistance of 95 ohms. 2. Find the amount of current going through two of these resistors if the circuit is attached to a source of 12 v. 3. What would be the voltage drops for the...- a1234
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- Circuit Current Ohms Resistance Resistors Voltage
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I Electrical circuit differential equation
q''+ 20 q = 100 sin(ωt) I have been asked to find all mathematically possible values of ω for which resonance will occur. From the homogeneous solution, q(t) = Acos(√20 t) +Bsin(√20 t), I can see that resonance occurs when ω=√20. My question is, should I also consider -√20? And if so, what is...- Polygon
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- Circuit Differential Differential equation Electrical Electrical circuit
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Help understanding phasor solution
Homework Statement From the given circuit and provided information draw a phasor and calculate the inductance. Homework Equations 3. The Attempt at a Solution [/B] The paper was given to me at class as a solution to our homework and i can't understand how they drew the phasor and drew the...- doktorwho
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- Alternating current Circuit Phasor Phasor diagram
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Engineering Laplace tranforms, transient current series CR circuit
Homework Statement A step voltage of 120v is applied to a series CR circuit. R = 20KΩ, C = 4µF 1. Deduce, using Kirchoff's voltage law and Laplace Transforms, an expression for the transient circuit current. 2. Using the equation obtained in 1. deduce the equations for the transient voltages...- DanRow93
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- Circuit Circuit theory Current Electronic circuit Laplace Laplace transforms Series Transient Transient analysis
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Gain of Electric Circuit: Vo/Vs and Resistance R
Homework Statement So this problem is on Introduction to Electric Circuits 9th Edition (Richard C.Dorf) This asks me to express the gain of this circuit Vo/Vs by terms of the resistance of R. Homework Equations KCL, KVL, some ideal OP AMP characteristics... The Attempt at a Solution...- TwoEG
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- Circuit Electric Electric circuit Gain Resistance
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Voltage Regulator Circuit Calculations
Hey Guys, so I'm just in need of some help in relation to finding the output current after the voltage has been dropped to 6V. The circuit has an input voltage of 24V and I've attached a photo of my circuit diagram. Hopefully I haven't made any errors in that, but I've tested the circuit and it...- Alexander1
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- Calculations Circuit Regulator Voltage Voltage regulator
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Engineering Solve Series RC Circuit for Capacitance & Currents
Homework Statement Three lamps are rated 110 V, 60 W. They are connected in parallel and a capacitor is connected in series with the group. The circuit is then connected to a 230 V 50 Hz power supply. Detremine: a) The capacitance which is required to provide the correct voltage across the...- fonz
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- Circuit Rc Rc circuit Series
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Opamp Circuit: Finding Voltage at Resistor and Power Supplied
Homework Statement Homework Equations V_- = V_+ The Attempt at a Solution There is negative feed back so V- =V+ ... Vout is then equal to the voltage at the positive terminal So the solution does a voltage divider... finding the voltage at the 4.62 ohm resistor.. However I did KCL at...- brk51
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- Circuit Opamp
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Engineering Finding unknown Phasor in a series-parallel circuit
So this is a "bonus" question from a past final exam for my Electrical Circuits course. I've spent a good few hours trying to solve it but haven't really had much luck. Any method can be used I figured if I found the voltage of the known XL, it would be equivalent to the voltage of the unknown...- Ravensight
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- Circuit Phasor
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Simple effective resistance of a circuit at low voltages
I passed small voltages (0-5V) through a known resistance, measured the current each time, and got different "effective resistances" for each case. However, when graphed, the effective resistances appear to approach the known resistance of the circuit as a limit at higher voltages. What is the...- zapnthund50
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- Circuit Resistance
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Engineering Question about free source RLC circuit
Homework Statement below is my question : Homework Equations all of the equatios used to solve this problems are equations for free source RLC circuit. The Attempt at a Solution so far i have solved problem (a), whose answer is -1400V/s, the problem is when i want to solve (b) and (c) do...- e0ne199
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- Circuit Rlc Rlc circuit Source
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Capacitor Circuit: Understand 40µF Capacitor
Homework Statement 2. Homework Equations [/B] No equations needed The Attempt at a Solution I know that capacitors are used to store charge but what exactly is the 40 micro-farad capacitor doing? No emf/voltage is shown so is the 40 micro-farad capacitor acting like the emf/voltage? or is it...- superslow991
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- Capacitor Circuit
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What does IC555 do in this circuit?
This is the circuit diagram of a solar charge controller. This circuit is fed by a wind mill or a solar photovoltaic panel. Either wind mill or solar PV panel work at any instant controlled by switch SW1. I don't understand what is the working of IC555 here. The main objective of this circuit is...- Manoj Sahu
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- Circuit
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Solving KVL in a Multiloop Circuit with Battery & LC Circuits
1. The problem statement, all variables, and given/known data I built a multiloop circuit for a project. The 4.2v is from mini-USB. The 3.7V is a lipo battery. The circuits are A/V Transmitters (LC circuit) which have an impedance of 75 ohms. The resistor is a 470-ohm resistor. I don't think...- Tyler R
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- Circuit Lrc
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Writing Kirchhoff Rules for a Multi-Loop Circuit
Homework Statement I need to write Kirchhoff rues for the following circuit. This is not for a physics class, but for a programming class. I can do that part, but I am not sure if the equations are correct. Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution V1-I1*R1-(I1-I2)R3-I1*R2=0...- carterq
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- Circuit Kirchhoff Rules Writing
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(LC Circuit) Finding cap charge after connecting to inductor
Homework Statement A capacitor with a capacitance of C = 5.95×10−5 F is charged by connecting it to a 12.0 −V battery. The capacitor is then disconnected from the battery and connected across an inductor with an inductance of L = 1.50 H . What is the charge on the capacitor after a time...- Vanessa Avila
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- Capacitor Charge Circuit Circuit analysis Circuits Inductor Lc circuit
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Laplace transforms in circuit analysis, finding missing values
Homework Statement The Attempt at a Solution At this point, usually I would replace the values and sometimes separate into partial fractions, and then take the inverse Laplace transformation. So I know that the inverse Laplace needs to give me 6+12e^-2t. I am given the answers in my...- Cocoleia
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- Analysis Circuit Circuit analysis Laplace Laplace transform Laplace transforms
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I Why Does No Current Flow Between C and D in This Circuit?
In the circuit in the image attached, why does no current flow between C and D? I've been told it's a short circuit I just don't see why, there is a resistor in that branch. The source is connected between terminals A and B.- Kara386
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- Circuit Short Short circuit
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Using Laplace to solve circuit analysis
Homework Statement The Attempt at a Solution As you can see, the answer is given in the problem. I have the 0.8t par right but somewhere along the way I messed up. I'm not really to sure about how to solve these types of problems using Laplace. Is there a general procedure that I should be...- Cocoleia
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- Analysis Circuit Circuit analysis Laplace
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Will this solar charge controller circuit work?
The circuit is intended to control the charging of a 12v 7ah battery by a 10w, 24v volt solar panel.- Manoj Sahu
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- Charge Circuit Controller Solar Work
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- Forum: Electrical Engineering
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Type of circuit -- What would you call this?
Homework Statement Homework Equations No relevant equations The Attempt at a Solution Trying to figure out what type of circuit this is. As far as i can tell its just a circuit with voltage, inductors, and resistance and a switch Only thing is i don't know what type of circuit this would be...- superslow991
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- Circuit Type
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Engineering Simple DC Circuit Analysis with Transistor
Homework Statement Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution All loops are clockwise; KVL Loop around 1V, 120kOhm and VBE (I1 is assigned to the loop): -1V + 120kOhm * I1 + VBE = 0 I1 = IB = 0.3V / 120kOhm = 2.5 * 10-6 A; Loop around 10kOhm, vCE (I2 is assigned to the loop); KVL...- Dan97
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- Analysis Circuit Circuit analysis Dc Dc circuit Transistor
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Engineering Finding Phase Difference in an RC circuit
Homework Statement Homework Equations ##V = ZI## ##Z_R = R## ##Z_C = -\frac{j}{\omega C}## ##Z = \sqrt{R^2 + (\frac{1}{\omega C})^2}## ##P_{av} = \frac{1}{2}V_m I_m cos(\phi)## ##\phi = arctan(\frac{-1/\omega C}{R})## ##\Delta \phi = \phi _1 -\phi _2## The Attempt at a Solution I've found...- TheBigDig
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- Circuit Difference Impedance Phase Phase difference Phasor Rc Rc circuit
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Dumb question regarding short circuit test equivalent resistance
Hi, Silly little question about the transformer short circuit test. When I perform it with the secondary shorted and I get Req = Power / current2 is this Req = Rpri + Rsec? If I measured Rpri and Rsec with a multimeter? Thanks- tim9000
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- Circuit Equivalent Equivalent resistance Resistance Short Short circuit Test Transformer
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- Forum: Electrical Engineering