Electric simulation of

mechanical oscillations
Laboratory work No 1

Subject MTH 206 “Engineering Measurements and Experimentation”

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 Electro-mechanical analogy principle
Mechanical
Electric model
oscillatory system
P U
i
m L

k 1/C
x
b R
dq
i
x i dt

2
d x dx d2 q dq q
m 2 b  kx  P sin t L R   U 0 sin t
dt dt dt2 dt C
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 Quantitative correspondence between
mechanical and electric parameters
Differential equation in d2 y dy
  y  sin (1)
dimensionless form d 2
dt

Similarity criteria
y  kx P  U c U 0   0 t   0 t e

 b km  R C L   k m   LC

0 
1
LC
0  k m
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Stationary solution of equation (1): y  y0 sin(   )
Interconnection between amplitude y0  1
(2)
and frequency of oscillations: (1   )   
2 2 2 2

Resonance amplification
factor of electric model:

  U C max U 0

Resistance of inductance coil

and wires in electric model:

L  0
R

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 Objectives of laboratory work
1) by the variation of frequency Ω to tune the electric model
(under the given values L and C) on the resonant regime
2) to determine parameters R, β and λ of the electric model
L  0  R C L
  U C max U 0 R

3) to measure voltages UC, U0 in electric model under the
different values of frequency Ω of external generator (to
take 3 frequencies smaller than Ω0 and 3 frequencies
bigger than Ω0)
4) to draw amplitude-frequency characteristic y0=f (ν), using
voltage U and frequency Ω measuring results
5) to draw analytical curve y0=f (ν), using formula (2)
6) to compare experimental and theoretical results, evaluate
error of electric simulation 5