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Parallel LCR-tank

f ≔ 125 Hz Frequency

Angular frequency
rad
ω≔2 π⋅f ω = 785.398 s −1 ω = 785.398 ――
s
L ≔ 23.39 mH Inductance
Capacitance
Resistance in series with the coil
C ≔ 69.3 μF
R≔1 Ω

Excact resonant frequency when including the resistance:


This formula was taken from here: "https://
en.wiki2.org/wiki/RLC_circuit#Other_configurations".
This formula is when the inductor has series resistance
‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
1 ⎛ R ⎞2
in the winding.
ω0 ≔ ――− ⎜―⎟
L⋅C ⎝ L ⎠

Exact resonant frequency


ω0
f0 ≔ ―― = 124.823 Hz

Aproximately quality factor:


1 ‾‾‾
L
Q ≔ ―⋅ ― Q = 18.37
R C

Finding the capacitance for a wanted resonant frequency when the inductance is known:

The above formula


‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
1 ⎛ R ⎞2
ω0 = ――− ⎜―⎟
L⋅C ⎝ L ⎠

Squaring on both sides


1 ⎛ R ⎞2
⇒ ω0 2 = ――− ⎜―⎟
L⋅C ⎝L⎠

Subtracting two terms one on each side of the equal sign and
1 ⎛ R ⎞2
⇒ ――= ω0 2 + ⎜―⎟
L⋅C ⎝L⎠ negating it all

Multiplying by C on both sides


1 ⎛ R2 ⎞
⇒ ―= L ⋅ ⎜ω0 2 + ―― ⎟
C ⎝
2
L ⎠

Giving the result for the capacitance C


1
⇒ C ≔ ――――
2
R
L ⋅ ω0 2 + ――
L

f ≔ 100 Hz ω0 ≔ 2 π ⋅ f L = 23.39 mH R=1 Ω

The value of C with the above values


1
C ≔ ―――― = 107.8 μF
2 R2
L ⋅ ω0 + ――
L

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