Why is the voltage across the inductor higher in the RLC simulation than in the

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Why is the voltage across the inductor higher in the RLC simulation than in the actual RLC circuit?

For my electrical theory lab it turned out that the voltage across the inductor was higher in the LTspice simulation than it was in my circuit using my ocilliscope. Using a sin wave generated by the oscilliscope the voltage across the inductor turned out to be around 6.5 V peak to peak and in the LTspice siumulation with the same parameters the voltage across the inductor turned out to be around 8.9 V peak to peak.

Why is this? could it be due to heat loss in the circuit? or is there another reason?

this was an RLC circuit

Explanation / Answer

Yes it may be due to heat loss in the circuit, but it is mainly due the Q value of the coil.As the inductive reactance depend on the Q value this result in decrement in voltage.

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