Chapter Objectives

• Determine the impedance and phase angle of a series RLC circuit
• Analyze series RLC circuits
• Analyze a circuit for series resonance
• Analyze series resonant filters
• Analyze parallel RLC circuits
• Analyze a circuit for parallel resonance
• Analyze the operation of parallel resonant filters
• Discuss some applications of resonant circuits

Key Terms

Series resonance
Resonant frequency
Band-pass filter
Cutoff frequency
Half-power frequency
Decibel (dB)
Selectivity
Band-stop filter
Parallel resonance