A circuit breaker is an automatically operated electrical switch designed to protect an electrical circuit from damage caused by excess current from an overload or short circuit. Its basic function is to interrupt current flow after a fault is detected. Unlike a fuse, which operates once and then must be replaced, a circuit breaker can be reset (either manually or automatically) to resume normal operation.
Circuit breakers are made in varying sizes, from small devices that protect low-current circuits or individual household appliance, up to large switchgear designed to protect high voltage circuits feeding an entire city. The generic function of a circuit breaker, or fuse, as an automatic means of removing power from a faulty system is often abbreviated as OCPD (Over Current Protection Device).
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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...
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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...
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...
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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
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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...
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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...
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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?
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When the wiper moves towards Y we get smaller resistance, hence the current intensity...
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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)
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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.
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What confuses me in the circuit...
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...
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I have to find Vo in every diode state possible.
We know diode Vf = 0.7
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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...
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)?
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##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...
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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...
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...
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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##...
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what is the value combined impedance of the parallel circuit ?when R=25 ,X[c]=100 and X[L]=25
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I think we use this equation to solve parallel impedance ....
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Find the total resistance of the circuit
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Parallel resistance: 1/Rtotal = 1/R1 + 1/R2 + 1/R3 + ..., Series resistance: R1 + R2 + R3...
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The 1470 ohm resistor is parallel to the 50 ohm resistor and the 1000 ohm resistor, but there is...
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Determine the current through each circuit element
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V = IR (Ohm's Law),
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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...
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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...
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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...
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...
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From the given circuit and provided information draw a phasor and calculate the inductance.
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3. The Attempt at a Solution
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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...
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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...
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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.
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KCL, KVL, some ideal OP AMP characteristics...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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From the textbook:
We define an energy function
\begin{equation}
V(\textbf{x},t) \leq 0
\end{equation}
for the system
\begin{equation}
\dot{\textbf{x}} = \textbf{f}(\textbf{x},\textbf{u},t).
\end{equation}
The function V may be the total energy of the system, or it may be...
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...
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...
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below is my question :
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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...
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No equations needed
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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...
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...
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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...
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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.
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V1-I1*R1-(I1-I2)R3-I1*R2=0...
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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...
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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...
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.
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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...
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No relevant equations
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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...
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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...
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
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For the circuit shown in the figure, the inductors have no appreciable resistance and the switch has been open for a very long time.
(Image of circuit)
(a) The instant after closing the switch, what is the current through the 60.0-Ω resistor?
(b) The instant after closing...
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C = Q/V
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I understand that capacitors in parallel have the same voltage, but wouldn't they be in series after the switch is flipped, since no current goes to the left most portion of the circuit.
I'm not sure about the physical behavior of a RLC circuit and I have to give a presentation that involves one. So I've decided to plot the current. I found a book that gives a differential equation to describe the circuit.
##L\frac{d^2i}{dt^2} + R\frac{di}{dt} + \frac{1}{C}i = \frac{dv}{dt}##...
Hello guys,
I'm reviewing for the AP physics C exam and in one of my review books I came across this trick called a VIR chart for circuit analysis. It's a sort of weird alternative to the usual Loop Rule. If you haven't heard of it before here it is...