The
parameters of a sinusoidally driven RLC circuit are controlled by sliders
at lower right: the resistance R, inductance L, capacitance C, maximum
voltage V0 of the source, and circular frequency ω.
These values may be incremented using the [<] and [>] checkboxes,
as well as by grabbing the slider. The selected value is read out to
the right of the slider. The source voltage is given by V = V0sin(ωt)
.
Check
boxes to the left of the sliders toggle the presence of a resistor,
an inductance coil, and a capacitor. Further to the right are check
boxes which toggle the representation of the voltage drops across the
resistor, the coil, and the capacitor, the voltage increase across the
voltage source, and the current through the circuit. Each box admits
three settings: black, which leaves the quantity unrepresented; pale
gray, which causes the quantity to be represented by the same color;
and vivid yellow (for VR), orange (for VL), red
(for VC), cyan (for the source voltage), or green (for the
current).
The
representation occurs in three places. At bottom left, the circuit is
represented. When the circuit element is removed using the checkbox,
its representation in the circuit diagram is removed. When the value
of the voltage drop or increase is requested, leads appear in the appropriate
location and a two headed arrow, of the appropriate color, indicates
the gap across which the voltage is measured.
At
upper right there is a graphing window, showing the graphs of the various
quantities as functions of time. Below the graph is a slider which allows
the user to set the time. The time value is set using a slider under the window. The [>>] key starts an
animation. The [<<] key resets t to t = 0 . A scale of volts appears at left, and (if toggled) a scale of Amperes
appears at right. A cursor rollover creates a set of crosshairs and
a readout of the time and "x" (voltage, and amperage if appropriate)
values.
The
[Phasor diagram] key toggles display of a phasor diagram at upper left.
Once selected, it gives a third representation of the voltage drops
and the current. The vectors are absent, ghosted, or colored, according
to the
selections made at lower right. The vectors rotate as time increases.
The imaginary parts of the phasor complex numbers are the corresponding
values of the system functions. This relationship is indicated by ghosted
horizontal
lines which are toggled by the [Relate graphs] key.
The
equations controlling the voltage drops are:
L
VC" + R VC' + (1/C) VC = (1/C) V
L
VR" + R VR' + (1/C) VR = R V '
L
VL" + R VL' + (1/C) VL = L V "
The
three voltage drops are related to V, the voltage increase across the
source, by
VL
+ VR + VC = V
The current I satisfies the equation:
L
I " + R I ' + (1/C) I = V '
In
all cases, only the steady state, periodic responses are shown.
©
2007 P. Dourmashkin, H. Miller and J.-M. Claus