How to Calculate Voltage Drop in a Circuit

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The discussion revolves around calculating voltage drop in a circuit, specifically focusing on inductors and their practical applications. The original poster shares their efforts in understanding electrical concepts through self-study and seeks feedback on their work.

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  • Exploratory, Conceptual clarification, Problem interpretation

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  • Participants discuss the relevance of the inductance values presented by the original poster, questioning the practicality of using very high inductance values. There is also mention of alternative components, such as capacitors, and their relationship to the problem.

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The conversation is ongoing, with some participants providing guidance on the approach to the problem while others are questioning the assumptions made regarding the inductance values. There is no explicit consensus yet, but various interpretations and methods are being explored.

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The original poster is self-studying without formal guidance, which may impact the clarity of their questions and the context of their problem. Additionally, there is a suggestion to provide more specific questions directly in the thread rather than relying on external documents.

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Hello Everyone, I am a High school student who would like for some of the senior members to take look at some of my workings and maybe help me out when I run into trouble.

I am presently out of school for the summer, 2 more years of high school, left where I hop to go to University to become an electrical Engineer...So I have picked up a Electrical Book at our local libary, and am doing the review questions, I have no Teacher or tutor, and am doing this on my own...I am a very strong understanding of this subject but I love to learn what I can...and the better I understand this the better i will do in University...Anyhow here is my question

Please download the attachment with my workings!

Thnaks Wolf
 

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It would be very helpful if you posted a specific question in the thread, rather than referring people to a Word document.

- Warren
 
I don't know where you got that question from, but you are not going to be working with an inductor with a value of thousands of Henries. Practical inductances range from nH to mH, with big ones in the 100mH range. Does this problem represent a real-word problem with something like a giant electromagnet in a plasma confinement system or something? BTW, it looked like you were using the correct approach to figure out the answer.
 
Yes I think that is the correct way, same way (with different equation) you can find out if Capacitor were connected instead of inductor.
 

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