From 75ca8b33268453728a75f247bd0a45bacc9f5858 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nathan Nguyen <159226326+Indigo5684@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2025 14:41:02 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Electrodynamics Quiz 1 --- ...asi-static-electrodynamics-ac-circuitts.md | 81 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 81 insertions(+) create mode 100644 docs/physics/electrodynamics/8-quasi-static-electrodynamics-ac-circuitts.md diff --git a/docs/physics/electrodynamics/8-quasi-static-electrodynamics-ac-circuitts.md b/docs/physics/electrodynamics/8-quasi-static-electrodynamics-ac-circuitts.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4d65508 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/physics/electrodynamics/8-quasi-static-electrodynamics-ac-circuitts.md @@ -0,0 +1,81 @@ +# Chapter 8 - Quasi-static Electrodynamics and Alternating Current Circuits + +## Section 8.1 - The Quasi-static Regime of Electrodynamics + +### Section 8.1.1 - RC Circuit - Time-dependent Circuits with Resistor and Capacitor in Series Transient Currents + +Here, we have a DC voltage source followed by a switch, capacitor with capacitance $C$, and a resistor with resistance $R$. + +By Kirchoff's Voltage Law, we know that $V_{cell} = V_capacitor + V_resistor$, so $V_{cell} = IR + \frac{Q}{C}$. As current is simply charge over time, + +$$V_{cell} = R\frac{dQ}{dt} + \frac{Q}{C}$$ + +Assuming the capacitor is uncharged at $t = 0$, we obtain the initial condition $Q(0) = 0$. Solving the differential equation, we see that + +$$Q(t) = C V_{cell} (1 - e^{-\frac{t}{RC}})$$ + +Then, taking the derivative, we see that + +$$I = \frac{dQ}{dt} = \frac{V_{cell}}{R} e^{-\frac{t}{RC}}$$ + +If instead we assume an AC voltage source, we know that $V_{cell} = V_0 \cos \omega t$. Then, by KVL, + +$${V_0 \cos \omega t = I(t)R + \frac{Q(t)}{C}}$$ + +Now, assume that $I(t) = I_0 \cos(\omega t + \phi)$, as the current may be out-of-phase with voltage. Additionally, we assume that charge cannot accumulate outside of the capacitor. Then, with $\frac{d}{dt} Q(t) = I(t)$, we see that + +$$Q(t) = Q_0 + \frac{I_0}{\omega} \sin(\omega t + \phi)$$ + +Substituting into the formula for voltage, we see that + +$$V_0 \cos \omega t = I_0 (R \cos (\omega t + \phi) + \frac{1}{\omega C} \sin(\omega t + \phi)) + \frac{Q_0}{C}$$ + +With trigonometric identities, this becomes + +$$[V_0 - I_0 \cos \phi - \frac{I_0}{wC} \sin \phi]\cos(\omega t) + [I_0 R \sin \phi - \frac{I_0}{\omega C} \cos \phi]\sin(\omega t) + \frac{Q_0}{C} = 0$$ + +Now, assume let the $\frac{Q_0}{C}$ vanishes, as there is no constant charge on the capacitor (which would imply an additional constant voltage). Then, for this equation to hold true at all times, the coefficients of $\sin \omega t$ and $\cos \omega t$ must equal zero. This will allow us to see that + +$$\cos \phi = \frac{R}{\sqrt{R^2 + X_C^2}}$$ + +**Definition**. Here, the term $X_C = (wC)^{-1}$ is the _capacitive reactance_ of the circuit. + +**Definition**. We also can solve for current to see that $I_0 = \frac{V_0}{Z}$, where $Z = \sqrt{R^2 + X_C^2}$, where $Z$ is the _impedence_ of the circuit. + +## Section 8.1.2 - Quasi-Static Error for a Parallel Plate Capacitor + +Consider a parallel-plate capacitor. We know that within the capacitor, the electric flux is $\vb{D}(t) = \epsilon_0 \vb{E}(t)$. With the charge on a plate given by $Q(t)$, we can say that $\vb{D}(t) = \frac{Q(t)}{\pi R^2}$. + +We also know by Ampere's law that $\curl \vb{H} = \frac{\partial}{\partial t} \vb{D}$. From this, given circular platFrom this, applying Stokes to Ampere's Law, we see that + +$$\vb{H} = \frac{\partial Q}{\partial t} \frac{s}{2 \pi R^2} \vu {\varphi}$$ + +This continues on in this manner, however the rest is omitted. + +## Section 8.1.3 - Inductance + +For an inductor, the voltage drop across an inductor is directly proportional to the change in current. That is, + +$$\Delta V_L = L \frac{d^2Q}{dt^2} = L\frac{dI}{dt}$$ + +Consider a circular current loop with a voltage source in the $x-y$ plane. Then, applying Faraday's law, $\int_{circle} = (\curl \vb{E}) \cdot \vu{z} dS = -\frac{\partial}{\partial t} \int_{circle} \vb{B} \cdot \vu{z} dS$. + +Apply Stokes' law to the left hand side to see that $\int_{circumference} \vb{E} \cdot d\vb{l} = -\frac{\partial \Phi_B}{\partial t}$. + +With $\Phi_B = LI$, we see the "back EMF" opposing the increasing current will be $\vb{\varepsilon} = -L \frac{\partial I}{\partial t}$. + +Consider a circuit with a voltage source, a switch, an inductor, and a resistor in series. Then, by KVL, $V_{cell} = L \frac{dI}{dt} + IR$. + +This is a differential equation. Assuming $I(0) = 0$, we can see that + +$$I(t) = \frac{V_{cell}}{R}(1 - e^{-\frac{R}{L}t})$$ + +Now, consider an alternating current voltage source. Then, by KVL, $V_0 \cos \omega t = R I(t) + L \frac{dI(t)}{dt}$. If we assume that current is also sinusoidal, we can say that $I(t) = I_0 \cos(\omega t + \phi)$. Substituting into the voltage expression, + +$$V_0 \cos \omega t = R I_0 \cos(\omega t + \phi) + L \omega I_0 \sin(\omega t + \phi)$$ + +After expanding using trigonometric identities and setting coefficients to zero, we see that + +$$\sin \phi = -\frac{X_L}{Z}; \cos \phi = \frac{R}{Z}; I_0 = \frac{V_0}{Z}$$ + +**Definition**. Here, $X_Z = \omega L$ is the *impedence* of the circuit.