Electronics Fundamentals: Circuits, Devices & Applications
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Author: Thomas L. Floyd, David Buchla
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Chapter 11, Problem 4TFQ
The total inductance of parallel inductors is always less than that of the smallest inductor.
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Electronics Fundamentals: Circuits, Devices & Applications
Ch. 11 - Lenz’s law states that the amount of voltage...Ch. 11 - An ideal inductor has no winding resistance.Ch. 11 - The total inductance of two parallel inductors is...Ch. 11 - The total inductance of parallel inductors is...Ch. 11 - The time constant of an RL circuit is given by the...Ch. 11 - Prob. 6TFQCh. 11 - Prob. 7TFQCh. 11 - Prob. 8TFQCh. 11 - Prob. 9TFQCh. 11 - Prob. 10TFQ
Ch. 11 - Prob. 1STCh. 11 - Prob. 2STCh. 11 - When the current through an inductor increases,...Ch. 11 - Prob. 4STCh. 11 - Prob. 5STCh. 11 - Prob. 6STCh. 11 - Prob. 7STCh. 11 - Prob. 8STCh. 11 - Prob. 9STCh. 11 - Prob. 10STCh. 11 - Prob. 11STCh. 11 - Prob. 1TSCCh. 11 - Prob. 2TSCCh. 11 - Symptom: The voltmeter 1 reading is 5 V, and the...Ch. 11 - Prob. 4TSCCh. 11 - Prob. 5TSCCh. 11 - Prob. 1PCh. 11 - Prob. 2PCh. 11 - Prob. 3PCh. 11 - A 12 V battery is connected across a coil with a...Ch. 11 - Prob. 5PCh. 11 - The current through a 100 mH coil is changing at a...Ch. 11 - Prob. 7PCh. 11 - Suppose that you require a total inductance of 50...Ch. 11 - Prob. 9PCh. 11 - Prob. 10PCh. 11 - Determine the total inductance of each circuit in...Ch. 11 - Determine the total inductance of each circuit in...Ch. 11 - Prob. 13PCh. 11 - In a series RL circuit, determine how long it...Ch. 11 - Prob. 15PCh. 11 - In Figure 11-45, calculate the current at each of...Ch. 11 - Prob. 17PCh. 11 - Find the total reactance for each circuit in...Ch. 11 - Determine the total rms current in Figure 11-46....Ch. 11 - What frequency will produce a total rms current of...Ch. 11 - Prob. 21PCh. 11 - Determine the time constant for the circuit in...Ch. 11 - Prob. 23PCh. 11 - Prob. 24PCh. 11 - What is the current in the inductor 1.0s after the...Ch. 11 - Prob. 26PCh. 11 - Prob. 27PCh. 11 - Prob. 28PCh. 11 - Prob. 29PCh. 11 - Prob. 30PCh. 11 - Prob. 32P
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