RLC Series/Parallel Impedance Near Resonance

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The discussion focuses on the impedance behavior of series and parallel RLC circuits near resonance, where both types approach resistance R, with one exhibiting a minimum and the other a maximum. The user is attempting to expand the frequency around the resonant point to demonstrate that the impedances converge for small frequency deviations (δω) but is struggling to derive the equations. They provide their equations for the parallel case, showing the impedance Z^P and its approximation, but express difficulty in achieving a similar form for the series case Z^S. The community encourages sharing more detailed equations to facilitate troubleshooting. The conversation highlights the mathematical challenges in analyzing circuit behavior near resonance.
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Hey,
The impedance of the series and parallel RLC circuit both tend to R near the resonant frequency (one is a min/ one is a max) so if I expand the frequency around this point I should be able to show they are the same for \delta \omega small right? For some reason I can't get it to work. Any pointers?
Thanks
 
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raisin_raisin said:
Hey,
The impedance of the series and parallel RLC circuit both tend to R near the resonant frequency (one is a min/ one is a max) so if I expand the frequency around this point I should be able to show they are the same for \delta \omega small right? For some reason I can't get it to work. Any pointers?
Thanks

Show us your equations, so we can comment...
 
berkeman said:
Show us your equations, so we can comment...

Thanks for your reply, I did not post them initially as I cannot get very far. Sorry for bad texing I can't figure out why it won't work.
Parallel case: Putting over common demoninator
<br /> \be<br /> Z^{P}=\frac{1}{i\omega C +\frac{1}{i\omega L} + \frac{1}{R}} = \frac{i\omega LR}{-\omega^{2}RLC + R + i \omega L}<br /> \ee<br />
But
<br /> \\ \\<br /> \be<br /> -\omega^{2}RLC =- (\omega_{0}+ \delta \omega)^{2}RLC \approx - \omega_{0}^{2}RLC- 2\omega_{0}\delta \omega RLC=-R - 2\omega_{0}\delta \omega RLC<br /> \ee<br />
Last equality follows since resonance frequency $ \omega_{0}=\frac{1}{\sqrt{LC}} $
So
<br /> \be<br /> Z^{P} = \frac{i\omega LR}{-2\omega_{0}\delta \omega RLC + i \omega L} \approx \frac{R}{2i\delta \omega RC + 1} <br /> \ee<br />
Want to get series case in a similar form but can't even get close.
<br /> \be<br /> Z^{S} = \frac{1}{i \omega C} + R + i\omega L = \frac{i \omega RC + 1 -\omega^{2} LC}{i \omega C}<br /> \ee<br />
 
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