Measuring inductance using a series resonance circuit

$$\frac{V_o}{V_i} = \frac{(\frac{1}{j \omega C} + R_l + j \omega L)}{R_s + (\frac{1}{j \omega C} + R_l + j \omega L)}$$

at resonance,$$ \left|\frac{1}{j \omega C}\right| = \left|j \omega L\right|$$$$\omega = \frac{1}{\sqrt{L C}}$$$$L = \frac{1}{\omega^2 C}, \omega = 2 \pi f$$$$L = \frac{1}{(2 \pi f)^2 C}$$



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%matplotlib inline

from cmath import phase, pi
from math import degrees,sqrt
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

Rs = 39000
C  = 0.1e-6
L  = 10
Rl = 384
plotpoints = 5000

def Vo(f, Vi = 1):
    RLC = 1/(2*pi*f*C*1j) + Rl + (2*pi*f*L*1j)
    return Vi * (RLC/(Rs+RLC))
    
frequencies = [ pow(10,4.0*i/plotpoints) for i in range(plotpoints)]
mags = []
phases = []

fmin = 1
magmin = 2

for f in frequencies:
    vo = Vo(f)
    mag = abs(vo)
    mags.append(mag)
    phases.append(phase(vo))
    if mag < magmin:
        fmin = f
        magmin = mag

print "Expect  Voutmin=%0.4f at %.2fHz"%(float(Rl)/(Rl+Rs),1/(2*pi*sqrt(L*C)))
print "Calculated Vout=%0.4f at %.2fHz"%(magmin,fmin)
        
plt.figure()
plt.figure(figsize=(12, 6))
plt.semilogx(frequencies,mags)
plt.semilogx(frequencies,phases)
plt.grid(True)
plt.show()









    



Expect  Voutmin=0.0098 at 159.15Hz
Calculated Vout=0.0098 at 159.07Hz






    





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with $f_{resonance}$ and C, calculate $L = \frac{1}{(2 \pi f)^2 C}$

Put your values of f and C here to calculate your L



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f = 160.6
C = 0.1e-6

L = 1/(pow((2*pi*f),2)*C)
print "L=%0.1f"%L









    



L=9.8

Further reading
http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/textbook/alternating-current/chpt-6/resonance-series-parallel-circuits/
http://www.qsl.net/i0jx/supply.html
http://www.dos4ever.com/inductor/inductor.html

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