B&K Precision 886 - Manual - Manual (Page 8)

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some associated resistance that dissipates power, decreasing the
amount of energy that can be recovered. The quality factor can be
defined as the ratio of the stored energy (reactance) and the
dissipated energy (resistance). Q is generally used for inductors and
D for capacitors.
There are two types of the circuit mode. One is series mode, the
other is parallel mode. See Figure 1.2 to find out the relation of the
series and parallel mode.
p p
p
p
p
p
s s s
s
s
s
R C
L
R
X
R
G
B
R C R
L
R
X
D
Q
ω
ω
ω
ω
δ
= = =
=
= = =
= =
1
tan
1 1