PHASOR SOLUTION OF

CIRCUITS with AC Excitation

Signal

The concept of Phasor has no

real physical significance.
It is a convenient mathematical tool
that simplifies the solution of AC
circuits

In a sinusoidally excited linear circuit, all branch

voltages and currents are sinusoids at the same
frequency as the excitation signal. The amplitudes of
these voltages and currents are a scaled version of the
excitation amplitude, and the voltages and currents
may be shifted in phase with respect to the excitation
signal.
Three parameters uniquely define a
sinusoid:
frequency, amplitude, and phase.

A(

This form is very similar to the representation form of

Sinusoidal Signal . So we can say:
It is possible to express a generalized sinusoid as the real part
of a complex vector whose argument, or angle, is given by t
+ and whose length, or magnitude, is equal to the peak
amplitude of the sinusoid.

FOCUS ON METHODOLOGY
1. Any sinusoidal signal may be mathematically represented in
one of two ways: a time-domain form
and a frequency-domain (or phasor) form
Note the j in the notation V( j), indicating the ejt
dependence of the phasor.
2. A phasor is a complex number, expressed in polar form,
consisting of a magnitude equal to the peak amplitude of the
sinusoidal signal and a phase angle equal to the phase shift
of the sinusoidal signal referenced to a cosine signal.
3. When one is using phasor notation, it is important to note the
specific frequency of the sinusoidal signal, since this is
not explicitly apparent in the phasor expression.

Steps to transform Sinusoidal form from Time domain to

frequency domain (i.e. phasor form)
1. Write the function as a Cosine wave with phase angle:
e.g. : Sint as Cos(t 90)
2. Express cosine as real part of a complex quantity
3. Drop Re
4. Drop
5. Finally we are left with
6. Which we express as polar/phasor form: