I have a homework question regarding the total voltage drop across the resistance in the attached circuit. There are two parallel inductors that come before the resistors, and so I must figure out the voltage drop across this before I can determine the drop across the resistors. I am given the source voltage (5 VAC) and the frequency of 10 KHz. Do I use tau to get to the drop across L? I know that Vs=VL +VR; but how do I get VL? I know it's probably staring me right in the face; just not sure.
Any advice is appreciated.
Thanks,
Deanna

 

Calculate the impedance of the inductors and than treat them as resistances. The formula is here in out Ebook - http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/vol_2/chpt_3/2.html.

 

wildnixon,

Tisk, tisk. You are calculating the impedance of the 3 inductors as if all of them were in parallel. Only two of them are. Same for the resistors. The impedance of L3 (63 ohms) gets added to the parallel combination of the L1 and L2 impedances. Same for R1 and R2||R3. Once you get the total impedance of the series circuit, divide it into the voltage and obtain the current. From the current, you can get the voltage across any of the circuit elements such as the resistors. Ratch

 

wildnixon,

Ratch is correct!

And since VR=(I)*RT:
VR=(VT/((L1||L2)+R1+(R2||R3)+L3)) * (R1+(R2||R3))

This is because I = VT/Z

 

Yes, I realized that fortunately before I turned it in last night! Thanks for all of your help!