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Thanks to all. Your answers have helped me understand these principles
better. I went looking online for a u-shape tube in order to see an
example of the popular 'electricity as hydraulics' analogy. I did not
find one but I did find this wikipedia article on 'electricity as
hydraulics'. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydraulic_analogy I will
have to study the issue in depth in order to understand LC circuits
clearly. I am showing my coil to some middle school children on
Thursday and was planning on bringing a pendulum in order to help teach
the concept of LC circuits. I kinda like the water sloshing back and
forth in a glass tube analogy.
As a side note, the wikipedia article has a hydraulic analogy of a
capacitor. It is a tank laid on its side with a connection on each end
and a rubber diaphragm in the middle of the tank. No water can pass
through the rubber diaphragm.
I have been confused about this as of late thinking that water
(electricity) can pass through diaphragm (dielectric). However the
illustration leads me to believe that only pressure is passing through
the tank (capacitor).
Obviously my difficulty in grasping these concepts is due to my lack of
understanding the concepts that need to be understood before I can grasp
these concepts. A few hours of studying will help me achieve this goal.
Best Regards,
Jim
On 4/25/2014 7:46 AM, Jim wrote:
I've heard of LC circuits being compared to pendulums. Is there
kinetic and potential energy involved? If so, which is kinetic, the
Inductor?