
35-1
Q factor is a method of characterizing the rate of dissipation of energy from an oscillating system [1].
Q is de
ned
as 2π ti
mes
th
e
en
ergy
sto
red
in a re
sonant
sy
stem
di
vided
by th
e
en
ergy
di
ssipated
pe
r
cy
cle
. e te
rm
sy
stem
us
ed
in th
is
co
ntext
re
fers
to an
y
ty
pe
of re
sonance:
me
chanical,
el
ectric,
nu
clear,
et
c
. Fo
r
th
e
pu
rposes
of th
is
ha
ndbook,
Q wi
ll
be th
at
of an el
ectric
ci
rcuit
. Al
so,
fo
r
th
e
di
scussion
of
Q, ve
ry
lo
w
va
lues
of Q, ty
pically
le
ss
th
an
10
,
wi
ll
no
t
be co
nsidered
as th
ese
lo
w
va
lues
of Q pr
oduce
highly damped oscillations that are more exponential than oscillatory and the concept of Q does not t.
A common interpret ...