Re: How to calculate power in tank circuit?

• To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
• Subject: Re: How to calculate power in tank circuit?
• From: Hollmike-at-aol-dot-com (by way of Terry Fritz <twf-at-verinet-dot-com>)
• Date: Sun, 03 Jan 1999 12:39:10 -0700
• Approved: twf-at-verinet-dot-com

In a message dated 1/3/99 2:59:22 AM Mountain Standard Time, tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
writes:

> ust want to see if I have this figured out right. Is the power stored
>  in a tank circuit, assuming ideal components, the maximum energy stored
>  in the cap times the resonant frequency?
>  
>  So, if maximum voltage = V, capacitance = C, frequency = F, and power =
>  P:
>  P=VVCF?
>  
>  --
>             --Mr. Postman (Doug Brunner)
>    
Doug,
      The energy stored in a cap is 0.5CV^2.  I think your expression should
be divided by two.
Mike 

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