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Reactance:
AC circuits = 3 types of loads
Resistive
Capacitive
Inductive
Each type effects the phase angle relationship between the voltage and
current*
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Resistive Loads:
Current & Voltage are IN PHASE
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Inductive Loads:
Current Lags the Voltage (CIVIL)
XL = 2πfL Ohms*
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Capacitive Loads:
Current Leads the Voltage (CIVIL)
Opposition to current = Capacitive Reactance (XC)
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Combination Loads (LC):
XL & XC are opposite hence add algebraically
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Combination Loads (LCR):
Total opposition to current flow = Impedance (Z) Ohms
𝒁= 𝑹𝟐 + 𝑿𝑳 − 𝑿𝑪 𝟐 Ohms
When XL = XC Z=R *
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Power in AC circuits:
𝑉𝑝𝑘∗𝐼𝑝𝑘
Average Power = Peak Power ÷ 2 = watts
2
𝑽𝒑𝒌∗𝑰𝒑𝒌
RMS Power = (0.707 = 1 ÷ √2)*
𝟐
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Types of Load
Power in AC circuits depends on type of load
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True power:
Real Current is in Phase with Voltage (Resistive Loads)
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Reactive power
current component that leads or lags the supply voltage by 90 deg is called
the Reactive or wattless Power
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Apparent power:
Apparent Power = V * Iactual volt amps
Generators are rated in VA or KVA*
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Power Factor
power factor = angle between load current & supply voltage
Power factor = Cosϴ
power factor = R ÷ Z
Power factor = true power ÷ apparent power*
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Energy
electrical energy = Power*Time = P*t Joules*
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Oscilloscopes
commonly referred to as Oscopes
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