REVIEW PROBLEMS IN SERIES RESONANCE

1. An a.c. series circuit has a resistance of 10 Ω, an inductance of 0.2 H and a capacitance of

60 μF. Calculate (a) the resonant frequency (b) current (c) the power at resonance. Given the
applied voltage is 200 V.
[46 Hz; 20 A; 4 kW]

2. A circuit consists of an inductor which has a resistance of 10 Ω and an inductance of 0.3

H, in series with a capacitor of 30 μF. Calculate: (a) the impedance of the circuit to currents
of 40 Hz (b) the resonant frequency (c) the peak value of stored energy in joules when the
applied voltage is 200 V at the resonant frequency.
[58.31 Ω; 53 Hz; 120 J]

3. A resistor and a capacitor are connected in series with a variable inductor. When the
circuit is connected to a 240-V, 50-Hz supply, the maximum current by varying the
inductance is 0.5 A. At this current, the voltage across the capacitor is 250 V. Calculate the
values of (a) the resistance (b) the capacitance (c) the inductance. Neglect the resistance of
the inductor.
[480 Ω, 6.36 μF; 1.59 H]

4. A circuit consisting of a coil of resistance 12 Ω and inductance 0.15 H in series with a

capacitance of 12 μF is connected to a variable frequency supply which has a constant
voltage of 24 V. Calculate (a) the resonant frequency (b) the current in the circuit at
resonance (c) the voltage across the coil and the capacitor at resonance.
[(a) 153 Hz (b) 2 A (c) 224 V]

5. A resistance, a capacitor and a variable inductor are connected in series across a 200-V,
50 Hz supply. The maximum current which can be obtained by varying is 314 mA and the
voltage across the capacitor is then 300 V. Calculate the capacitance of the capacitor and the
values of the inductance and resistance.
[3.33 μF, 3.04 H, 637 Ω]

6. A 250-V circuit consisting of a resistor, an inductor and a capacitor in series, resonates at

50 Hz. The current is then 1 A and the p.d. across the capacitor is 500 V. Calculate (a) the
resistance (b) the inductance and (c) the capacitance.
[(a) 250 Ω (b) 0.798 H (c) 12.72 μF]

7. A resistance of 24 Ω, a capacitance of 150 μF and an inductance of 0.16 H are connected

in series with each other. A supply at 240 V, 50 Hz is applied to the ends of the combination.
Calculate (a) the current in the circuit (b) the potential differences across each element of the
circuit (c) the frequency to which the supply would need to be changed so that the current
would be at unity power factor and find the current this frequency.
[(a) 6.37 A (b) VR = 152.8 V, VC = 320 V, VL = 123.3 V (c) 32 Hz, 10 A]
8. A series circuit consists of a resistance of 10 Ω, an inductance of 8 mH and a capacitance
of 500 μμF. A sinusoidal E.M.F. of constant voltage 5 V is introduced into the circuit and its
frequency varied over a wide range including the resonant frequency. At what frequencies
will the circuit be (a) a maximum (b) one-half of the maximum?
[(a) 79.6 kHz (b) 79.872 kHz, 79.528 kHz]

9. A circuit consists of a resistance of 12 ohms, a capacitance of 320 μF and an inductance

of 0.08 H, all in series. A supply of 240-V, 50Hz is applied to the ends of the circuit.
Calculate (a) the current in the coil (b) the potential differences across each element of the
coil (c) the frequency at which the current would have unity power factor.
[(a) 12.4 A (b) 149 V, 311 V (c) 32 Hz]

10. A series circuit consists of a reactor of 0.1 henry inductance and 5 ohms resistance and a
capacitor of 25.5 μF capacitance. Find the resonance frequency and the percentage change in
the current for a divergence of 1 percent from the resonant frequency.
[100 Hz, 1.96% at 99 Hz; 4.2% at 101 Hz]