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AC Voltage in Pure resistor, Pure

inductor and Pure capacitor

AC Voltage in Pure resistor


v Vm sin wt Vm
i
sin wt I m Sin wt
r
R
R
Vm
Im
,
R
V=rms value of the applied voltage
I=rms value of current
R=resistance in ohms.

AC Voltage in Pure
inductance

di
vL ,
dt
di v Vm

sin t [Q v vm sin t ]
dt L
L
Vm
Vm
Vm

i
sin

tdt

cos

sin

L
L
L
2
i

Vm

sin t
L
2

Vm

i
sin t
XL
2

I
Current lags behind the
voltage by /2 and phasor
diagram is shown in fig
I=rms value of current,
V=rms value of voltage,
XL=wL=inductive reactance
in ohm.

V
XL

AC through Pure
capacitance

dq
d
d
C v C (Vm sin t )
dt
dt
dt
Vm C cos t

Vm
V

sin t m sin t
1
2
Xc

2
C
1
Xc
C

i Im sin t
2

Vm
V
Im
,I
Xc
Xc

The current leads the applied voltage


by (/2) and the phasor diagram is
shown above

Series AC Circuits

1. Series RL Circuits
2. Series RC Circuits
3. Series RLC Circuits

Series RL Circuits
Drop across pure resistance, VR=I x
R
Drop across pure inductance, VL=I x
XL.
XL=2

Parallel AC Circuits

1. Parallel RL Circuits
2. Parallel RC Circuits
3. Parallel RLC Circuits

Series Parallel AC
Circuits
1. Series Parallel RL Circuits
2. Series Parallel RC Circuits
3. Series Parallel RLC Circuits

Power in AC Circuits

1. Series Parallel RL Circuits


2. Series Parallel RC Circuits
3. Series Parallel RLC Circuits

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