Calculating Energy and Power in an Inductive Circuit

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The discussion focuses on calculating various parameters in an inductive circuit with a 12 V battery, a 7.4 Ω resistor, and a solenoid with specific dimensions. Key questions include determining the inductance, current through the battery, energy delivered, energy stored in the inductor, energy dissipated by the resistor, energy density, and magnetic field strength. Participants share equations for inductance, energy storage, and power calculations, emphasizing the relationship between power, energy, and time. There is a request for assistance in calculating the power produced by the battery and understanding the integral relationship between power and energy. The conversation highlights the complexities involved in solving these circuit-related problems.
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Homework Statement




In a circuit composed of a battery a resistor and an inductor, the EMF from the battery is 12 V and the resistor has a resistance is 7.4 Ω. The inductor consists of a long, thin cylindrical coil of wire with 20000 turns, a radius of 5 cm and a length of 61 cm.

Answer the following questions for a time 1.2 seconds after the battery has been connected.


(a) What is the inductance of the solenoid?
(b) What is the current through the battery?
(c) How much energy has been delivered by the battery up to this point?
(d) How much of that energy is stored in the magnetic field of the inductor?
(e) How much of that energy was dissipated by the resistor?
(f) What is the energy density of the magnetic field in the solenoid?
(g) What is the strength of the magnetic field near the center of the coil?

Homework Equations


Inductance of a Solenoid
L=N^2*A*\mu/l

Area circle A=\piR^2

Time constant
\tau=L/R

Energy stored on a magnetic field
U=(1/2) Li^2


The Attempt at a Solution


In part (a) i used the Inductance of a solenoid
(b) I used Time constant equation and i=\epsilon/r(1-e^(-t/\tau)

(c) for part c i was trying to use
P= i^2*V but i didnt' work.
the problem states
HELP: How do you calculate the power produced by a battery from its current and EMF? This will give you the energy per unit time produced by the battery.
HELP: How are power, time, and energy related? (Yes, you're going to have to do an integral.)

Thanks in advance!
 
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Hi lcam2 :smile:

Work done by battery is defined as qE
where q is charge delivered by battery and E is EMF

now for power, P = dW/dt = iE

Now sure but give it a try
 
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