Chapter 21
Resonance

Series Resonance
Simple series resonant circuit
Has an ac source, an inductor, a capacitor, and possibly a resistor
ZT = R + jXL – jXC =  R + j(XL – XC)
Resonance occurs when XL = XC
At resonance, ZT = R

Series Resonance
Response curves for a series resonant circuit

Series Resonance

Series Resonance
Since XL = wL = 2pfL and XC = 1/wC = 1/2pfC for resonance set  XL = XC
Solve for the series resonant frequency fs

Series Resonance
At resonance
Impedance of a series resonant circuit is small and the current is large
I = E/ZT = E/R

Series Resonance
At resonance
VR = IR
VL = IXL
VC = IXC

Series Resonance
At resonance, average power is P = I2R
Reactive powers dissipated by inductor and capacitor are I2X
Reactive powers are equal and opposite at resonance

The Quality Factor,Q
Q = reactive power/average power
Q may be expressed in terms of inductor or capacitor
For an inductor, Qcoil= XL/Rcoil

The Quality Factor,Q
Q is often greater than 1
Voltages across inductors and capacitors can be larger than source voltage

The Quality Factor,Q
This is true even though the sum of the two voltages algebraically is zero

Impedance of a Series Resonant Circuit
Impedance of a series resonant circuit varies with frequency

Bandwidth
Bandwidth of a circuit
Difference between frequencies at which circuit delivers half of the maximum power
Frequencies, f1 and f2
Half-power frequencies or the cutoff frequencies

Bandwidth
A circuit with a narrow bandwidth
High selectivity
If the bandwidth is wide
Low selectivity

Bandwidth
Cutoff frequencies
Found by evaluating frequencies at which the power dissipated by the circuit is half of the maximum power

Bandwidth

Bandwidth
From BW = f2 - f1
BW = R/L
When expression is multiplied by w on top and bottom
BW = ws/Q (rad/sec) or BW = fs/Q (Hz)

Series-to-Parallel Conversion
For analysis of parallel resonant circuits
Necessary to convert a series inductor and its resistance to a parallel equivalent circuit

Series-to-Parallel Conversion
If Q of a circuit is greater than or equal to 10
Approximations may be made
Resistance of parallel network is approximately Q2 larger than resistance of series network
RP » Q2RS
XLP » XLS

Parallel Resonance
Parallel resonant circuit
Has XC and equivalents of inductive reactance and its series resistor, XLP and RS
At resonance
XC = XLP

Parallel Resonance
Two reactances cancel each other at resonance
Cause an open circuit for that portion
ZT = RP at resonance

Parallel Resonance
Response curves for a parallel resonant circuit

Parallel Resonance
From XC = XLP
Resonant frequency is found to be

Parallel Resonance
If (L/C) >> R
Term under the radical is approximately equal to 1
If (L/C) ³ 100R
Resonant frequency becomes

Parallel Resonance
Because reactances cancel
Voltage is V = IR
Impedance is maximum at resonance
Q = R/XC
If resistance of coil is the only resistance present
Circuit Q will be that of the inductor

Parallel Resonance
Circuit currents are

Parallel Resonance
Magnitudes of currents through the inductor and capacitor
May be much larger than the current source

Bandwidth
Cutoff frequencies are

Bandwidth
BW =  w2 - w1 = 1/RC
If Q ³ 10
Selectivity curve becomes symmetrical around wP

Bandwidth
Equation of bandwidth becomes
Same for both series and parallel circuits