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Chapter
24
Alternating Current
Alternating Quantities (i or V) (i) The time taken to complete one cycle of variations is called the
periodic time or time period.
(1) An alternating quantity (current i or voltage V) is one whose (ii) Alternating quantity is positive for half the cycle and negative for
magnitude changes continuously with time between zero and a maximum the rest half. Hence average value of alternating quantity (i or V) over a
value and whose direction reverses periodically. complete cycle is zero.
(2) Some graphical representation for alternating quantities (iii) The value of alternating quantity is zero or maximum 2 times
i or V i or V every second. The direction also changes 2 times every second.
+ + (iv) Generally sinusoidal waveform is used as alternating
t current/voltage.
t
– – T
(v) At t from the beginning, i or V reaches to their maximum
Sinusoidal
4
Triangular
value.
i or V
Important Values of Alternating Quantities
i or V
+ + (1) Peak value (i or V ) : The maximum value of alternating quantity (i
0 0
t
T T
i dt
2
where i and V are V0 or i0 Positive half i12 i22 ... i0
irms i 2 0
i or V = 0.707 i = 70.7% i
Instantaneous values of cycle T
dt
n
0 0
+ 2
current and voltage,
2
0
i and V are peak
0 0 0 t or V0
values of current and T/4 Similarly Vrms 0 .707 V0 70.7 % of V
T/2 –
voltage Negative half 2
0
cycle
= Angular T
1
sin ( t) cos ( t) 2
2 2
frequency in rad/ sec, = Fig. 24.2
Frequency in Hz and T =
time period
Alternating Current 1351
(i) The r.m.s. value of alternating current is also called virtual value or 2 V0
effective value. Similarly Vav 0.637 V0 63.7% of V .
0
(ii) In general when values of voltage or current for alternating circuits (5) Peak to peak value : It is equal to the sum of the magnitudes of
are given, these are r.m.s. value. positive and negative peak values
(iii) ac ammeter and voltmeter are always measure r.m.s. value. Values Peak to peak value = V + V = 2V
0 0 0
quantity for one complete cycle is zero. If an alternating quantity is expressed as X X 0 sin( t 0 ) then
The average value of ac over half cycle (t = 0 to T/2) the argument of sin( t ) is called it's phase. Where t =
T /2 instantaneous phase (changes with time) and 0 = initial phase (constant
iav
0
i dt
2i0
0 .637i0 63.7 % of i ,
w.r.t. time)
T /2
0
dt
0
Nature of wave Wave form r.m.s. average value Form factor Peak factor
form value r.m.s. value Peak value
Rf Rp
Average value r.m.s. value
Sinusoidal i or V
+
i0 2
2 i0 1 .11 2 1.41
0 2 2 2
–
Half wave
rectified
i0 i0
1 .57 2
2 2
Full wave
rectified i or V
+ + i0 2i0
2
2 2 2
2
Square or
i or V
Rectangular
+
i0 i0 1 1
(1) Phase difference (Phase constant) : The difference between the (2) Time difference : If phase difference between alternating current
phases of currents and voltage is called phase difference. If alternating and voltage is then time difference between them is given as
voltage and current are given by V V0 sin( t 1 ) and T
T.D.
i i0 sin( t 2 ) then phase difference = – (relative to current) 1 2
2
or 2 1 (relative to voltage)
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(3) Phasor diagram : A diagram representing alternating current and In dc circuits power is given by P = Vi. But in ac circuits, since there is
alternating voltage (of same frequency) as vectors (phasors) with the phase some phase angle between voltage and current, therefore power is defined
angle between them is called a phasor diagram. as the product of voltage and that component of the current which is in
While drawing phasor diagram for a pure element (e.g. R, L or C) phase with the voltage.
either of the current or voltage can be plotted along X-axis. Thus P V i cos ; where V and i are r.m.s. value of voltage and
But when phasor diagram for a combination of elements is drawn then current.
quantity which remains constant for the combination must be plotted along
(1) Instantaneous power : Suppose in a circuit V V0 sin t and
X-axis so we observe that
i i0 sin( t ) then Pinstantane ous Vi V0 i0 sin t sin( t )
(i) In series circuits current has to be plotted along X-axis.
(2) Average power (True power) : The average of instantaneous power
(ii) In parallel circuits voltage has to be plotted along X-axis. in an ac circuit over a full cycle is called average power. It's unit is watt i.e.
Measurement of Alternating Quantities V0 i0 1 V2 R
Pav Vrms irms cos . cos V0 i0 cos irms
2
R rms2
Alternating current shows heating effect only, hence meters used for 2 2 2 Z
measuring ac are based on heating effect and are called hot wire meters (3) Apparent or virtual power : The product of apparent voltage and
(Hot wire ammeter and hot wire voltmeter) apparent current in an electric circuit is called apparent power. This is
Table 24.2 : Measurement of ac and dc Vi
always positive Papp Vrms irms 0 0
2
ac measurement dc measurement
(1) All ac meters read r.m.s. value. (1) All dc meters read average value Power Factor
(2) All ac meters are based on (2) All dc meters are based on (1) It may be defined as cosine of the angle of lag or lead ( i.e.
heating effect of current. magnetic effect of current cos )
(3) Deflection in hot wire meters (3) Deflection in dc meters (2) It is also defined as the ratio of resistance and impedance ( i.e.
irms
2 i R
)
Z
True power W kW
(3) The ratio cos
Apparent power VA kVA
(non-linear scale) (Linear scale) Resistive Circuit (R-Circuit)
R
(1) Current : i i0 sin t
Impedance, Reactance, Admittance and Susceptance
V0 i
(1) Impedance (Z) : The opposition offered by ac circuits to the flow of (2) Peak current : i0
R
ac through it is defined it's impedance. It’s unit is ohm().
(3) Phase difference between
(2) Reactance (X) : The opposition offered by inductor or capacitor or
both to the flow of ac through it is defined as reactance. It is of following voltage and current : = 0 o
V V0 sin t
two type
(4) Power factor : cos 1 Fig. 24.3
(i) Inductive reactance (X ) : Offered by inductive circuit
L
1 1
XC for dc X = .
C 2C (7) Phasor diagram : Both are in same phase
C
V0 Vrms V i
(3) Admittance (Y) : Z Reciprocal of impedance is
i0 irms
Fig. 24.4
1
known as admittance Y . It’s unit is mho
Z Inductive Circuit (L-Circuit)
(4) Susceptance (S) : the reciprocal of reactance is defined as L
1 (1) Current : i i0 sin t
susceptance S . It is of two type 2
X i
(2) Peak current :
1 1
(i) inductive susceptance S L and V0 V V0
X L 2 L i0 0
XL L 2L
(ii) Capacitive susceptance, S C
1
C 2 C . V V0 sin t
XC (3) Phase difference between
Fig. 24.5
Power in ac Circuits
Alternating Current 1353
R
(6) Time difference : T.D.
T (6) Power factor : cos
4 R 2 X L2
V = iX i
VR VC C C
Fig. 24.6
i VC
Capacitive Circuit (C-Circuit) V
C
(1) Current : i i0 sin t V V0 sin t
2 Fig. 24.10
(2) Peak current : i (1) Applied voltage : V VR2 VC2
V0 1
2
i0 V0 C V0 (2 C) (2) Impedance : Z R 2 X C2 R 2
XC
C
V V0 sin t
(3) Phase difference between
Fig. 24.7
(3) Current : i i0 sin t
V0
voltage and current : 90 o (or ) (4) Peak current : i0
V0
V0
2 Z R 2
X C2 R2
1
(4) Power factor : cos 0 4 C 2
2 2
XC 1
(5) Power : P = 0 (5) Phase difference : tan 1 tan 1
R CR
T
(6) Time difference : TD (6) Power factor : cos
R
4
R X C2
2
(7) Phasor diagram : Current leads the voltage by /2 (7) Leading quantity : Current
i Inductive, Capacitive Circuit (LC-Circuit)
i
90o or
L C
90o VL
V
V V= (VL – VC)
Fig. 24.8 VL VC V = iX ,
L L
90o
Resistive, Inductive Circuit (RL-Circuit) i V = iX C C
VC i
R L
V = iR ,
R VL V V V0 sin t
VR VL V = iX Fig. 24.11
i
L L
V0 V0 V0
(2) Impedance : Z R 2 X L2 R 2 2 L2 R 2 4 2 2 L2 (4) Peak current : i0
Z X L XC L
1
C
(3) Current : i i0 sin t
(5) Phase difference : = 90 o
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(6) Power factor : cos 0 (10) Half power frequencies and band width : The frequencies at which
the power in the circuit is half of the maximum power (The power at
(7) Leading quantity : Either voltage or current resonance), are called half power frequencies.
Series RLC-Circuit 1
(i) The current in the circuit at half power frequencies (HPF) is or
R L C 2
VL 0.707 or 70.7% of maximum current (current at resonance).
(VL – VC) V
VR VL VC Pmax
i i
Pmax
P
P 2
VR i
V = V0 sint VC
VR = iR, VL = iXL, VC = iXC Phasor diagram
1 0 2
(ii) There are two half power frequencies
Fig. 24.12 Fig. 24.13
(1) Equation of current : i i0 sin( t ) ; where i0
V0 (a) 1 called lower half power frequency. At this frequency the
Z circuit is capacitive.
(2) Equation of voltage : From phasor diagram
(b) 2 called upper half power frequency. It is greater than 0 .
V VR2 (VL VC ) 2 At this frequency the circuit is inductive.
(3) Impedance of the circuit : (iii) Band width () : The difference of half power frequencies 1 and
2
2 is called band width () and 2 1 . For series resonant
1
Z R 2 ( X L X C )2 R 2 L R
C circuit it can be proved
L
(4) Phase difference : From phasor diagram
(11) Quality factor (Q-factor) of series resonant circuit
1 1
L 2 L (i) The characteristic of a series resonant circuit is determined by the
VL VC X XC C 2 C
tan L quality factor (Q - factor) of the circuit.
VR R R R
(ii) It defines sharpness of i - curve at resonance when Q - factor is
(5) If net reactance is inductive : Circuit behaves as LR circuit large, the sharpness of resonance curve is more and vice-versa.
(6) If net reactance is capacitive : Circuit behave as CR circuit (iii) Q - factor also defined as follows
(7) If net reactance is zero : Means X X L X C 0 Max. energy stored
Q - factor 2
Energy dissipation
X = X . This is the condition of resonance
L C
(8) At resonance (series resonant circuit) 2 Max. energy stored Resonant frequency 0
T Mean power dissipated Band width
(i) X = X Z = R i.e. circuit behaves as resistive circuit
L C min
VL V L 1
(ii) V = V V = V i.e. whole applied voltage appeared across the (iv) Q - factor or C 0 or
resistance
L C R
VR VR R 0 CR
R L C
Fig. 24.15
Alternating Current 1355
V0 1 1
iL V0 S L (e) Quality factor of the circuit . In the state of
.
XL 1 R2 CR
V0 LC L2
iC V0 S C resonance the quality factor of the circuit is equivalent to the current
XC
amplification of the circuit.
(1) Current and phase difference : From phasor diagram current
(ii) If inductance has no resistance : If R = 0 then circuit becomes
i iR2 (iC iL )2 and phase difference iC parallel LC circuit as shown
i L
1 (iC iL ) (S S L ) i
tan tan 1 C iC
iR G
C
iR V
iL V
iR
(2) Admittance (Y) of the circuit : From iL
Fig. 24.16 V = V0 sint
equation of current
Fig. 24.18
2
V
2 V V
V0 V V Condition of resonance : iC iL
0 0 0 XC XL
Z R L
X X C
X C X L . At resonance current i in the circuit is zero and
2
1
2
1 1 1
impedance is infinite. Resonant frequency : 0
1
Y G 2 (S L S C )2
Hz
Z R XL XC 2 LC
Wattless Current
(3) Resonance : At resonance (i) iC iL imin iR
In an ac circuit R = 0 cos = 0 so P = 0 i.e. in resistance less circuit
av
V V
(ii) S C S L S 0 the power consumed is zero. Such a circuit is called the wattless circuit and
XC X L the current flowing is called the wattless current.
V or
(iii) Z max R
iR The component of current which does not contribute to the average
power dissipation is called wattless current
(iv) 0 p.f. = cos = 1 = maximum
(i) The average of wattless component over one cycle is zero
1 (ii) Amplitude of wattless current = i sin
(v) Resonant frequency 0
2 LC
i0
(4) Parallel LC circuits : If inductor has resistance (R) and it is and r.m.s. value of wattless current = irms sin sin .
2
connected in parallel with capacitor as shown
V
(i) At resonance i cos
R L
C
i
i
i sin
V = V0 sint
Fig. 24.19
1 L Fig. 24.17 It is quadrature (90 ) with voltage.
(a) Z max
o
Y min CR
Choke Coil
V CR
(b) Current through the circuit is minimum and imin 0 Choke coil (or ballast) is a device having high inductance and
L
negligible resistance. It is used to control current in ac circuits and is used
1 1 in fluorescent tubes. The power loss in a circuit containing choke coil is
(c) S L S C X
XL XC least.
(a) 400 volts (b) 323 volts (d) 5 10 sec and 14.14 amp
–3
(c) 300 volts (d) 340 volts 17. The root mean square value of the alternating current is equal to
8. In an ac circuit I = 100 sin 200 t. The time required for the current (a) Twice the peak value
to achieve its peak value will be [DPMT 2003] (b) Half the peak value
1 1 1
(a) sec (b) sec (c) times the peak value
100 200 2
1 1 (d) Equal to the peak value
(c) sec (d) sec 18. The peak value of an alternating e.m.f. E is given by
300 400
E E0 cos t is 10 volts and its frequency is 50 Hz. At
9. The peak value of an Alternating current is 6 amp, then r.m.s. value
of current will be 1
time t sec , the instantaneous e.m.f. is
600
(a) 3 A (b) 3 3 A [MP PMT 1990; MP PET 2004]
(c) 3 2A (d) 2 3A (a) 10 V (b) 5 3 V
10. A generator produces a voltage that is given by V 240 sin120 t , (c) 5 V (d) 1 V
where t is in seconds. The frequency and r.m.s. voltage are[MP PET 1993; MP PMT 1990]
19. If a current I given by I0 sin t flows in an ac circuit
(a) 60 Hz and 240 V (b) 19 Hz and 120 V 2
(c) 19 Hz and 170 V (d) 754 Hz and 70 V across which an ac potential of E E0 sin t has been applied,
11. If E0 represents the peak value of the voltage in an ac circuit, the then the power consumption P in the circuit will be
r.m.s. value of the voltage will be [CPMT 1986; Roorkee 1992; SCRA 1996;
[CPMT 1972; MP PMT 1996] MP PMT 1994; RPET 2001; MP PET 2001, 02]
E0 E0 E0 I0
(a) (b) (a) P (b) P 2 E0 I0
2 2
1358 Alternating Current
E0 I0 28. The r.m.s. voltage of domestic electricity supply is 220 volt .
(c) P (d) P = 0 Electrical appliances should be designed to withstand an
2
instantaneous voltage of
20. In an ac circuit, the instantaneous values of e.m.f. and current are e
(a) 220 V (b) 310 V
= 200 sin 314 t volt and i sin 314 t ampere. The average (c) 330 V (d) 440 V
3
power consumed in watt is 29. The process by which ac is converted into dc is known as
[NCERT 1990; RPMT 1997] (b) Purification (b) Amplification
(a) 200 (b) 100 (c) Rectification (d) Current amplification
(c) 50 (d) 25 30. In an ac circuit with voltage V and current I, the power dissipated is
[CBSE PMT 1997]
21. An ac generator produced an output voltage (a) VI
E 170 sin 377 t volts , where t is in seconds. The frequency of
1
ac voltage is [MP PET 1994] (b) VI
2
(a) 50 Hz (b) 110 Hz
1
(c) 60 Hz (d) 230 Hz (c) VI
2
22. In general in an alternating current circuit [MP PMT 1994]
(d) Depends on the phase between V and I
(a) The average value of current is zero
(b) The average value of square of the current is zero 31. For an ac circuit V 15 sint and I 20 cos t the average
power consumed in this circuit is [RPET 1999]
(c) Average power dissipation is zero
(a) 300 Watt (b) 150 Watt
(d) The phase difference between voltage and current is zero (c) 75 Watt (d) zero
23. An alternating current is given by the equation 32. A bulb is connected first with dc and then ac of same voltage then it
i i1 cos t i2 sin t . The r.m.s. current is given by will shine brightly with [RPET 2000]
(a) AC
[MP PMT 1994]
(b) DC
1 1
(a) (i1 i2 ) (b) (ii i2 )2 (c) Brightness will be in ratio 1/1.4
2 2 (d) Equally with both
1 1 2 2 1/2 33. An ac supply gives 30 V r.m.s. which passes through a 10
(c) (i12 i22 )1 / 2 (d) (i1 i2 ) resistance. The power dissipated in it is [AMU (Med.) 2001]
2 2
(a) 90 2 W (b) 90 W
24. In an ac circuit, the current is given by i 5 sin 100 t and
2 (c) 45 2 W (d) 45 W
the ac potential is V 200 sin(100) volt. Then the power 34. The frequency of an alternating voltage is 50 cycles/sec and its
consumption is amplitude is 120V. Then the r.m.s. value of voltage is
[BHU 1999; MH CET (Med.) 2001;
[CBSE PMT 1995; MH CET 1999; CPMT 2002]
KCET (Med.) 2001; MH CET 2003]
(a) 20 watts (b) 40 watts
(a) 101.3V (b) 84.8V
(c) 1000 watts (d) 0 watt (c) 70.7V (d) 56.5V
25. An electric lamp is connected to 220 V, 50 Hz supply. Then the 35. A resistance of 20 ohms is connected to a source of an alternating
peak value of voltage is [AFMC 1996] potential V 220 sin(100t) . The time taken by the current to
(a) 210 V (b) 211 V change from its peak value to r.m.s value is
(c) 311 V (d) 320 V [MP PET 2001]
26. In a circuit, the value of the alternating current is measured by hot (a) 0.2 sec (b) 0.25 sec
wire ammeter as 10 ampere. Its peak value will be 3
(c) 25 10 sec (d) 2.5 10 3 sec
[MP PET 1996; AMU (Med.) 1999;
36. Voltage and current in an ac circuit are given by
KCET (Engg./Med.) 2000; CPMT 2003]
(a) 10 A (b) 20 A V 5 sin100t and I 4 sin 100t
6 6
(c) 14.14 A (d) 7.07 A
[Kerala PET 2001]
27. The voltage of domestic ac is 220 volt. What does this represent [MP PMT 1996]
o
(a) Mean voltage (a) Voltage leads the current by 30
(b) Peak voltage
(b) Current leads the voltage by 30 o
(c) Root mean voltage
(d) Root mean square voltage (c) Current leads the voltage by 60 o
(a)
10
(b) 10 2 (b) Current is ahead of e.m.f. by / 2
2 (c) Current lags behind e.m.f. by
(c) 20 2 (d)
20 (d) Current is ahead of e.m.f. by
2 8. An ac source is connected to a resistive circuits. Which of the
44. A lamp consumes only 50% of peak power in an a.c. circuit. What is following is true [CPMT 1985]
the phase difference between the applied voltage and the circuit (a) Current leads the voltage and both are in same phase
current [MP PMT 2004]
(b) Current lags behind the voltage and both are in same phase
(c) Current and voltage are in same phase
(a) (b)
6 3 (d) Any of the above may be true depending upon the value of
resistance
(c) (d) 9. The average power dissipated in a pure inductor of inductance L
4 2
when an ac current is passing through it, is
45. If an alternating voltage is represented as
[CPMT 1974; RPMT 1997; MP PET 1999]
E 141 sin(628 t), then the rms value of the voltage and the
1 2 1 2
frequency are respectively [Kerala PET 2005] (a) LI (b) LI
2 4
(a) 141V , 628 Hz (b) 100 V , 50 Hz
(c) 2 Li 2 (d) Zero
(c) 100 V, 100 Hz (d) 141V, 100 Hz
(Inductance of the coil L and current I)
46. The maximum value of a.c. voltage in a circuit is 707V. Its rms value
is [MP PET 2005]
1360 Alternating Current
10. An alternating current of frequency ' f ' is flowing in a circuit (d) Is in phase with the e.m.f.
containing a resistance R and a choke L in series. The impedance of 19. A 20 volts ac is applied to a circuit consisting of a resistance and a
this circuit is coil with negligible resistance. If the voltage across the resistance is
[CPMT 1978; MP PMT 1993; MP PET 1999; 12 V, the voltage across the coil is
AIIMS 2000; Pb. PET 2004; RPET 2001, 03] [MP PMT 1989; RPMT 1997]
2
(c) 30 o
(d) 0 o
32. The impedance of a circuit consists of 3 ohm resistance and 4 ohm (a) 11.4 , 17.5 A (b) 30.7 , 6.5 A
reactance. The power factor of the circuit is
(c) 40.4 , 5 A (d) 50 , 4 A
[MP PMT 1994]
41. The reactance of a coil when used in the domestic ac power supply
(a) 0.4 (b) 0.6 (220 volt, 50 cycles) is 100 ohm. The self inductance of the coil is
(c) 0.8 (d) 1.0 nearly [MP PMT 1996]
33. L, C and R denote inductance, capacitance and resistance (a) 3.2 henry (b) 0.32 henry
respectively. Pick out the combination which does not have the (c) 2.2 henry (d) 0.22 henry
dimensions of frequency [MP PMT 1994] 42. In a series LCR circuit, operated with an ac of angular frequency ,
1 R the total impedance is [MP PET 1996]
(a) (b)
RC L (a) [R 2 (L C)2 ]1 / 2
1 1/2
(c) (d)
C 2 1
2
LC L (b) R L
C
34. The power factor of a good choke coil is [MP PMT 1994]
1 / 2
(a) Nearly zero (b) Exactly zero 2 1
2
(c) R L
C
(c) Nearly one (d) Exactly one
If resistance of 100 , inductance of 0.5 henry and capacitance of
1/2
1
35. 2
10 10 6 F are connected in series through 50 Hz ac supply, then (d) (R )2 L
C
impedance is [BHU 1995]
(a) 1.876 (b) 18.76 43. The reactance of a 25 F capacitor at the ac frequency of 4000
Hz is
(c) 189.72 (d) 101.3
36. An alternating current source of frequency 100 Hz is joined to a 5 5
(a) ohm (b) ohm
combination of a resistance, a capacitance and a coil in series. The
potential difference across the coil, the resistance and the capacitor
is 46, 8 and 40 volt respectively. The electromotive force of (c) 10 ohm (d) 10 ohm
alternating current source in volt is
[MP PET 1995]
1362 Alternating Current
44. The frequency for which a 5 F capacitor has a reactance of [RPET 1997]
(a) 0.32 (b) 0.30
1
ohm is given by [MP PET 1997] (c) 0.28 (d) 0.24
1000
52. For series LCR circuit, wrong statement is [RPMT 1997]
100 1000
(a) MHz (b) Hz (a) Applied e.m.f. and potential difference across resistance are in
same phase
1
(c) Hz (d) 1000 Hz (b) Applied e.m.f. and potential difference at inductor coil have
1000 phase difference of / 2
45. An e.m.f. E 4 cos(1000t) volt is applied to an LR-circuit of (c) Potential difference at capacitor and inductor have phase
inductance 3 mH and resistance 4 ohms. The amplitude of current difference of / 2
in the circuit is [MP PMT 1997]
(d) Potential difference across resistance and capacitor have phase
(a)
4
A (b) 1.0 A difference of / 2
7 53. In a purely resistive ac circuit, the current [Roorkee 1992]
4 (a) Lags behind the e.m.f. in phase
(c) A (d) 0.8 A
7 (b) Is in phase with the e.m.f.
46. In an ac circuit, a resistance of R ohm is connected in series with an (c) Leads the e.m.f. in phase
inductance L. If phase angle between voltage and current be 45°, the
value of inductive reactance will be (d) Leads the e.m.f. in half the cycle and lags behind it in the other
half
[MP PMT/PET 1998]
R 54. If an 8 resistance and 6 reactance are present in an ac series
(a) circuit then the impedance of the circuit will be
4
[MP PMT 2003]
R
(b) (a) 20 ohm (b) 5 ohm
2
(c) R (c) 10 ohm (d) 14 2 ohm
(d) Cannot be found with the given data 55. A 12 ohm resistor and a 0.21 henry inductor are connected in series
47. A coil of inductance L has an inductive reactance of X L in an AC to an ac source operating at 20 volts, 50 cycle/second. The phase
angle between the current and the source voltage is
circuit in which the effective current is I. The coil is made from a
super-conducting material and has no resistance. The rate at which (a) 30° (b) 40°
power is dissipated in the coil is (c) 80° (d) 90°
[MP PMT 1999]
56. What will be the phase difference between virtual voltage and virtual
(a) 0 (b) IX L current, when the current in the circuit is wattless
[RPET 1996]
(c) I2 X L (d) IX L2
(a) 90° (b) 45°
48. The phase difference between the current and voltage of LCR circuit
in series combination at resonance is (c) 180° (d) 60°
[CPMT 1999; Pb. PET 2001] 57. The resonant frequency of a circuit is f. If the capacitance is made 4
times the initial values, then the resonant frequency will become
(a) 0 (b) / 2
(a) f / 2 (b) 2f
(c) (d)
(c) f (d) f / 4
49. In a series resonant circuit, the ac voltage across resistance R,
inductance L and capacitance C are 5 V, 10 V and 10 V respectively. 58. In the non-resonant circuit, what will be the nature of the circuit for
The ac voltage applied to the circuit will be frequencies higher than the resonant frequency
[KCET 1994] [RPET 1996]
61. An LCR circuit contains R = 50 , L = 1 mH and C = 0.1 F. The (a) XL XC (b) R0
impedance of the circuit will be minimum for a frequency of
(c) XL 0 (d) XC 0
[Bihar MEE 1995]
E = E0 sint
V R 2 2 L2 (a) A1 (b) A2
(c) (d)
(R 2 2 L2 ) V2 (c) A3 (d) None of these
86. In a ac circuit of capacitance the current from potential is 95. Which of the following components of a LCR circuit, with ac supply,
[CPMT 2003] dissipates energy [DCE 2004]
(a) Forward (a) L (b) R
(b) Backward (c) C (d) All of these
(c) Both are in the same phase 96. In a circuit L, C and R are connected in series with an
(d) None of these alternating voltage source of frequency f . The current leads the
87. A coil of 200 resistance and 1.0 H inductance is connected to an ac voltage by 45°. The value of C is [CBSE PMT 2005]
source of frequency 200/2 Hz. Phase angle between potential
and current will be [MP PMT 2003]
1
(a)
(a) 30 o
(b) 90 o 2f (2fL R)
(c) 45 o
(d) 0 o
Alternating Current 1365
1 (b) 900 V
(b)
f (2fL R) (c) 200 V
(d) 400 V
1
(c) 5. In the circuit shown below, what will be the readings of the
2f (2fL R)
voltmeter and ammeter [RPMT 1996]
1 100
(d)
f (2fL R)
97. In an A.C. circuit the current [CPMT 2005]
(a) Always leads the voltage A V
(b) Always lags behind the voltage 300 V 300 V
E02 E02 C
(a) (b) R V2
R 2R
A
E02 E02 Consider now the following statements
(c) (d)
4R 8R
I. Readings in A and V are always in phase
3. One 10 V, 60 W bulb is to be connected to 100 V line. The required
2
200V, 100 Hz
1366 Alternating Current
10. In the circuit shown in figure neglecting source resistance the (b) 2.4 A
voltmeter and ammeter reading will respectively, will be
(c) Zero
[KCET (Engg.) 2001]
(d) 1.7 A
V
17. An ac source of angular frequency is fed across a resistor r and a
capacitor C in series. The current registered is I. If now the
frequency of source is changed to /3 (but maintaining the same
R = 30 XL = 25 XC = 25 voltage), the current in then circuit is found to be halved. Calculate
A
the ratio of reactance to resistance at the original frequency [Roorkee 1996]
240 V
(a) 0V, 3A (b) 150V, 3A 3 2
(a) (b)
(c) 150V, 6A (d) 0V, 8A 5 5
V1 V2 V3
i 2 t . r.m.s. value of current between t 2 to t 4 s will be (b) V 2
(c) V C
(a) 3A (b) 3 3 A 3
L R
(d) V V5
4
(c) 2 3A (d) (2 2 ) A 22. In the adjoining figure the impedance of the circuit will be
15. Match the following (a) 120 ohm
Currents r.m.s. values (b) 50 ohm 90 V
(1) x 0 sin t (i) x (c) 60 ohm XL = 30
0
XC =20
x0 (d) 90 ohm
(2) x 0 sin t cos t (ii)
2 23. If i t 2 0 t T then r.m.s. value of current is
5A
XL = 5 R = 55
Alternating Current 1367
(c) Cannot be predicted
(d) Insufficient data to reply 5. An ac source of variable frequency f is connected to an LCR series
25. In a series circuit C 2 F, L 1mH and R 10 , when the circuit. Which one of the graphs in figure. represents the variation
of current of current I in the circuit with frequency f
current in the circuit is maximum, at that time the ratio of the
energies stored in the capacitor and the inductor will be I I
(a) (b)
(a) 1 : 1 (b) 1 : 2
(c) 2 : 1 (d) 1 : 5
0 f 0 f
I I
(c) (d)
f f Signal
2. The variation of the instantaneous current (I) and the instantaneous Generator
emf (E) in a circuit is as shown in fig. Which of the following V C
statements is correct
Correctly depicts the variation of current with frequency ?
E A
I (a) I (b) I
/2 3/2
O 2 t
(a) The voltage lags behind the current by / 2
I
(b) The voltage leads the current by / 2 (c) I (d)
(c) The voltage and the current are in phase
(d) The voltage leads the current by
3. The figure shows variation of R, X and X with frequency f in a series
8. The output current versus time curve of a rectifier is shown in the
L C
(a) A
R
Current
(b) B
(c) C
(d) All points I0 I0
f (a) 0 (b)
4. An alternating emf is applied across aA parallel
B C combination of a 2
resistance R, capacitance C and an inductance L. If I , I , I are the Time
R L C
t
E E (0, 0)
IR IC
IL IL
1368 Alternating Current
Which one of the following plots shows the variations of voltage in (c) (d)
the coil [CBSE PMT 1994]
V V
(a) (b)
13. In pure inductive circuit, the curves between frequency f and
reciprocal of inductive reactance 1/X is L
(0, 0) t (0, 0) t
(a) 1 (b)
(c) V (d) V 1
XL XL
(0, 0) t t f f
(0, 0)
(c) (d)
10. When an ac source of e.m.f. e E 0 sin(100 t) is connected across 1
1
a circuit, the phase difference between the e.m.f. e and the current i XL
XL
in the circuit is observed to be / 4 , as shown in the diagram. If
the circuit consists possibly only of RC or LC in series, find the
f f
relationship between the two elements 14. [IIT-JEE
The (Screening)
vector diagram
2003] of current and voltage for a circuit is as shown.
The components of the circuit will be
i or e i e
(a) LCR Erms = 20 V
45o
(b) LR
(c) LCR or LR
(a) R 1k , C 10 F (b) R 1k , C 1F (d) None of these irms = 25 amp
(c) R 1k, L 10 H (d) R 1k, L 1H 15. The resonance point in X L f and X C f curves is
11. Two sinusoidal voltages of the same frequency are shown in the XL
diagram. What is the frequency, and the phase relationship between
the voltages P R S
V Q
M N f
XC
O
0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 (a) P (b) Q
(c) R (d) S
Frequency in Hz Phase lead of N over M in radians
16. The i - curve for anti-resonant circuit is
(a) 0.4 / 4
(b) 2.5 / 2 i i
t
17. The graphs given below depict the dependence of two reactive
i i impedances X and X on the frequency of the alternating e.m.f.
1 2
(a) (b) applied individually to them. We can then say that[Haryana CEE 1996; RPMT 2004
t t
Impedance
Impedance
i i X1 X2
t t Frequency Frequency
Alternating Current 1369
Reason : The inductive reactance increases as the frequency
of ac source decreases.
b
(c) c
Frequency 5. Assertion : Chock coil is preferred over a resistor to adjust
(d) d current in an ac circuit.
d
19. Which of the following curves correctly represents the variation of Reason : Power factor for inductance is zero.
capacitive reactance X with frequency f
C
ac Circuits 2. (a) V 5 cos t 5 sin t and i 2 sin t
2
1 b 2 a 3 a 4 b 5 a Power Vr.m.s. ir.m.s. cos = 0
6 a 7 b 8 c 9 d 10 b
11 c 12 b 13 b 14 b 15 d
(Since , therefore cos cos 0)
16 b 17 a 18 b 19 a 20 a 2 2
21 b 22 d 23 b 24 b 25 a 100 100 10 3
3. (c) P Vr.m.s. ir.m.s. cos cos
26 d 27 c 28 b 29 c 30 c 2 2 3
31 c 32 b 33 d 34 a 35 c
36 c 37 c 38 b 39 c 40 d 10 4 10 3 1 10
2 .5 watt
41 b 42 b 43 a 44 a 45 d 2 2 4
46 c 47 a 48 a 49 c 50 b 4. (b) In dc ammeter, a coil is free to rotate in the magnetic field of a
51 b 52 c 53 b 54 c 55 c fixed magnet.
56 a 57 a 58 b 59 b 60 d If an alternating current is passed through such a coil, the
torque will reverse it’s direction each time the current changes
61 a 62 c 63 a 64 bd 65 a direction and the average value of the torque will be zero.
66 a 67 a 68 a 69 a 70 b 5. (b) The coil having inductance L besides the resistance R. Hence
71 a 72 d 73 bc 74 c 75 b
for ac it’s effective resistance R 2 X L2 will be larger than
76 b 77 b 78 c 79 c 80 a
it’s resistance R for dc.
81 b 82 d 83 c 84 c 85 b
86 a 87 c 88 a 89 a 90 c io 4
6. (b) ir.m . s. 2 2 ampere
91 d 92 d 93 d 94 c 95 b 2 2
96 a 97 d 98 b Vo 423
7. (c) Effective voltage Vr.m . s. 300 V
2 2
Critical Thinking Questions
Alternating Current 1371
Phase difference P zero ac Circuits
2
25. (c) V0 Vrms 2 220 2 310 1. (b)
26. (c) Hot wire ammeter reads rms value of current. Hence its peak 2. (a)
3. (a) The choke coil can be used only in ac circuits, not in dc
value irms 2 14.14 amp
circuits, because for dc ( = 0) the inductive reactance
27. (d) X L L of the coil is zero, only the resistance of the coil
remains effective which too is almost zero.
1372 Alternating Current
2 1
10 6 impedance Z , with rise in
(300) 2 1000 0 .9 500 2
1000 2 1
C
1
R2 L
40. (d) Z R 2 X 2 R 2 (2fL) 2 frequency Z decreases i.e. current increases so circuit behaves
as capacitive circuit.
2
0 .4
= (30) 2 2 50 900 1600 50 59. (b) V VR2 VL2 (20)2 (16)2 656 25.6 V
220 220
V 200 60. (d) i 3 .33 A
i 4 ampere (20) (2 50 0 .2)
2 2 66
Z 50
22 61. (a) Impedance of LCR circuit will be minimum at resonant
41. (b) Reactance 2L 100 2 50 L 1 1
7 frequency so 0
L 0.32 henry 2 LC 2 1 10 0 .1 10 6
3
42. (b) 10 5
Hz
1 1 5 2
43. (a) XC
2C 2 4000 25 10 6 R 10 1
62. (c) cos
60 o
1 1 1 Z 20 2
44. (a) XC
2C 1000 2 5 10 6 63. (a) Current in LC circuit becomes maximum when resonance
occurs. So
100
MHz 1 1 1000
200 rad / sec
6 5
V 4 LC 1 25 10
45. (d) i 0 .8 A
Z 3 2 64. (b, d)
4 (1000 3 10
2
)
65. (a) R 6 4 10
XL X
46. (c) tan tan 45 o L 1 X L R
R R X L L 2000 5 10 3 10
47. (a) For purely L-circuit P = 0 1 1
48. (a) At resonance LCR series circuit behaves as pure resistive XC 10
C 2000 50 10 6
circuit. For resistive circuit 0 o
Z R 2 (X L X C )2 10
49. (c) V VR2 (VL VC ) 2 (5)2 (10 10)2 5 Volt
V0 20
V 100 Amplitude of current i0 2A
50. (b) When dc is supplied R 100 Z 10
i 1
V 200 200
V 100 66. (a) i 0 .637 A
When ac is supplied Z 200 XL L 2 50 1
i 0.5
R R 67. (a)
51. (b) cos
Z 68. (a) In LCR circuit; in the condition of resonance X L X C i.e.
R 2 2 L2
circuit behaves as resistive circuit. In resistive circuit power
12 factor is maximum.
cos 0.30
(12) 4 2 (60) 2 (0 .1) 2
2
XL 3R
69. (a) tan 3 60 o / 3
52. (c) R R
53. (b)
1 1
70. (b) XC
54. (c) Impedance Z R 2 X 2 (8)2 (6)2 10 2 C 0
L2 50 0.21 71. (a)
55. (c) tan 5.5 80 o
R 12 XL 50
56. (a) If the current is wattless then power is zero. Hence phase 72. (d) X L 2 L L 0 .16 H
2 2 3.14 50
difference 90 o
73. (b, c)
1 1
57. (a) f f 74. (c) Z R 2 (2L)2
2 LC C
58. (b) In non resonant circuits
(40)2 4 2 (50) 2 (95.5 10 3 ) 2 50 ohm
1 1
75. (b) XC XC
2C
76. (b)
1374 Alternating Current
77. (b) 97. (d)
1 98. (b) Resonance frequency
78. (c) X L 2L 2 50 100
1
1
2500 rad / sec
1 1 LC 8 10 20 10 6
3
79. (c) 0
2 LC 2 3.14 5 10 4 20 10 6 Resonance current =
V 220
5A
R 44
10 4
0 1592 Hz
6 .28
1 1 1
80. (a) XC C 50 F
2C 2X C 2 400 25
R R
81. (b) cos
Z (R 2 L2 )1 / 2
to L/2.
91. (d) Net voltage across LC combination VL VC = 0 V
Critical Thinking Questions E 0 i0 sint sint cos cos t sin
2 2
V 100
1. (a) For dc, R 100 E0 i0 sint cos t
i 1
1
V 100 E 0 i0 sin 2t (sin 2t 2 sint cos t)
For ac, Z 200 2
i 0.5
Hence, angular frequency of instantaneous power is 2 .
Z R 2 (L) 2 200 (100) 2 4 2 (50) 2 L2
8. (b) V 50 2 sin100t cos 100t 50 sin 200t
L 0.55 H
V0 50 Volts and 100 Hz
E0 i0
R
2. (c) P Erms irms cos 9. (b) In RC series circuit voltage across the capacitor leads the
2 2 Z
voltage across the resistance by
E0 E0 R E2R 2
P 02
2 Z 2 Z 2Z
10. (d) The voltage V L and VC are equal and opposite so voltmeter
E 02 reading will be zero.
Given X L R so, Z 2 R P
4R Also R 30 , X L X C 25
P 60
3. (a) Current through the bulb i 6A V V 240
V 10 So i 8A
R (X L X C )
2 2 R 30
60W, 10V
L
i
11. (d) V 120 sin100t cos 100 t V 60 sin 200t
10 V VL
i Vmax 60 V and 100 Hz
i i0 sin t respectively. 0.35 10 3 H 0.35 mH
2
i dt
2 4 4
4
So, Pinst Ei E 0 sint i0 sint
2 (4 t)dt 4 2 t dt t2
2
4
i2 t 12
2
14. (c) 2
2
dt
4
2 dt 2 2 2
Alternating Current 1377
tan 1 (1 / 2)
irms i 2 12 2 3 A
x0 R2 5
15. (b) 1. rms value = Also Z R 2 ( X L X C ) 2 R 2 R
2 4 2
R
R and for f to , Z increases. This is justified by graph c.
XL XC 2 1
tan
r
R R 2
1378 Alternating Current
2. (b) At t = 0, phase of the voltage is zero, while phase of the 1
CR sec 1 .
current is i.e., voltage leads by 100
2 2
From all the given options only option (a) is correct.
3. (c) At A : X C X L 11. (b) From the graph shown below. It is clear that phase lead of N
At B : X C X L
over M is . Since time period (i.e. taken to complete one
2
At C : X C X L cycle) = 0.4 sec.
Hence frequency
1
2 .5 Hz
4. (c) I lags behind I by a phase of , while I leads by a phase of
L R
2
C
T
M N
.
2 /2
5. (d) As explained in solution (1) for frequency 0 fr , Z decreases
hence (i V / Z), increases and for frequency fr , Z
12. (d) In purely inductive circuit voltage leads the current by 90 . o
8. (c) Iav 0
i dt
0
I0 sin( t)dt frequency and at frequencies other than resonant frequency
current rises with frequency.
T /2
dt T /2
1
0
17. (c) We have X C and X L L 2f
C 2f
T
2 I0 cos t
T /2 cos o 1
2I
0 2 cos 0 18. (d) Reactance X X L X C 2fL
T
0 T 2fC
1 1 1
19. (b) XC i.e. X C
C 2fC f
2 I0 2 I0 2I
[ cos cos 0 o ] [1 1] 0
T 2
Assertion and Reason
9. (b) (1) For time interval 0 < t < T/2
1. (a) At resonant frequency, X L X C Z R (minimum)
I kt , where k is the slope
there for current in the circuit is maximum.
di 2. (c) When ac flows through an inductor current lags behind the
For inductor as we know, induced voltage V L
dt emf., by phase of /2, inductive reactance,
X L L .2 f .L, so when frequency increases
V1 KL correspondingly inductive reactance also increases.
T 3. (a) The capacitive reactance of capacitor is given by
(2) For time interval tT
2 1 1
XC
I Kt V2 KL C 2fC
So this is infinite for dc (f = 0) and has a very small value for
10. (a) As the current i leads the voltage by , it is an RC circuit, hence ac. Therefore a capacitor blocks dc.
4
4. (b) The phase angle for the LCR circuit is given by
XC 1
tan tan
R 4 CR tan
X L X C L 1 / C
R R
CR 1 as = 100 rad/sec
Alternating Current 1379
Where X , X are inductive reactance and capacitive reactance 1
XC . When capacitance (C)
L C
6. (a) When frequency of alternating current is increased, the 15. (b) As both the inductance and resistance are joined in series,
effective resistance of the inductive coil increases. Current hence current through both
VL
(X L L 2fL) in the circuit containing inductor is given will be same. But in case of
resistance, both the current
V V V
by I . As inductive resistance of the inductor and potential vary
X L 2fL simultaneously, hence they
increases, current in the circuit decreases. are in same phase. In case of
I
an inductance when current VR
7. (e) On introducing soft iron core, the bulb will glow dimmer. This
is zero, potential difference
is because on introducing soft iron core in the solenoid, its
across it is maximum and when current reaches maximum (at
inductance L increases, the inductive reactance, X L L
t = /2), potential difference across it becomes zero i.e.
increases and hence the current through the bulb decreases.
potential difference leads the current by /2 or current lags
8. (b) Like direct current, an alternating current also produces behind the potential difference by /2, Phase angle in case of
magnetic field. But the magnitude and direction of the field
L
goes on changing continuously with time. LR circuit is given as tan 1 .
R
9. (c) Both ac and dc produce heat, which is proportional to square
of the current. The reversal of direction of current in ac is 16. (b) We can use a capacitor of suitable capacitance as a chock coil,
immaterial so far as production of heat is concerned. because average power consumed per cycle in an ideal
capacitor is zero. Therefore, like a choke coil, a condenser can
10. (a) The effect of ac on the body depends largely on the frequency. reduce ac without power dissipation.
Low frequency currents of 50 to 60 Hz (cycles/sec), which are
commonly used, are usually more dangerous than high
frequency currents and are 3 to 5 times more dangerous than
dc of same voltage and amperage (current). The usual
frequency of 50 cps (or 60 cps) is extremely dangerous as it
corresponds to the fibrillation frequency of the myocardium.
This results in ventricular fibrillation and instant death.
11. (b) The mean average value of alternating current (or emf) during
a half, cycle is given by Im 0.636 I0 (or Em 0.636 E0 )
During the next half cycle, the mean value of ac will be equal in
magnitude but opposite in direction.
For this reason the average value of ac over a complete cycle is
always zero. So the average value is always defined over a half
cycle of ac.
12. (d) An ac ammeter is constructed on the basics of heating effect of the
electric current. Since heat produced varies as square of current
(H I 2 R) . Therefore the division marked on the scale of ac
ammeter are not equally spaced.
1. A bulb and a capacitor are in series with an ac source. On increasing 8. A resistor R, an inductor L and a capacitor C are connected in series
frequency how will glow of the bulb change to an oscillator of frequency n. if the resonant frequency is nr , then
(a) The glow decreases (b) The glow increases the current lags behind voltage, when
(c) The glow remain the same (d) The bulb quenches (a) n 0 (b) n nr
2. The r.m.s. current in an ac circuit is 2 A. If the wattless current be
(c) n nr (d) n nr
3 A , what is the power factor
9. If power factor is 1/2 in a series RL circuit R 100 . ac mains is
1 1 used then L is
(a) (b)
3 2 3
1 1 (a) Henry (b) Henry
(c) (d)
2 3
2 .5 (c) Henry (d) None of these
3. F capacitor and 3000-ohm resistance are joined in series to 3
10. What will be the self inductance of a coil, to be connected in a series
an ac source of 200 volt and 50 sec 1 frequency. The power factor
of the circuit and the power dissipated in it will respectively with a resistance of 3 such that the phase difference
(a) 0.6, 0.06 W (b) 0.06, 0.6 W between the emf and the current at 50 Hz frequency is 30°
(c) 0.6, 4.8 W (d) 4.8, 0.6 W (a) 0.5 Henry (b) 0.03 Henry
4. The self inductance of a choke coil is 10 mH. When it is connected (c) 0.05 Henry (d) 0.01 Henry
with a 10V dc source, then the loss of power is 20 watt. When it is
connected with 10 volt ac source loss of power is 10 watt. The 11. The phase difference between the voltage and the current in an ac
frequency of ac source will be circuit is / 4 . If the frequency is 50 Hz then this phase difference
(a) 50 Hz (b) 60 Hz will be equivalent to a time of
(c) 80 Hz (d) 100 Hz (a) 0.02 s (b) 0.25 s
(c) 2.5 ms (d) 25 ms
5. In an LCR circuit R 100 ohm. When capacitance C is removed,
the current lags behind the voltage by / 3 . When inductance L is 12. The instantaneous values of current and emf in an ac circuit are
removed, the current leads the voltage by / 3 . The impedance of I 1 / 2 sin 314 t amp and E 2 sin(314 t / 6)V
the circuit is respectively. The phase difference between E and I will be
(a) 50 ohm (b) 100 ohm (a) / 6 rad (b) / 3 rad
(c) 200 ohm (d) 400 ohm
(c) / 6 rad (d) / 3 rad
6. A group of electric lamps having a total power rating of 1000 watt is
13. If A and B are identical bulbs which bulbs glows brighter
supplied by an ac voltage E 200 sin(310t 60) . Then the
(a) A 100 mH A
r.m.s. value o the circuit current is
(a) 10 A (b) 10 2 A (b) B
10 pF B
(c) Both equally bright
(c) 20 A (d) 20 2 A
(d) Cannot say
7. Following figure shows an ac generator connected to a "block box"
through a pair of terminals. The box contains possible R, L, C or 14. The instantaneous values of current and voltage in an ac circuit are
their combination, whose elements and arrangements are not known i 100 sin 314 t amp and e 200 sin(314 t / 3)V
to us. Measurements outside the box reveals that
respectively. If the resistance is 1 then the reactance of the circuit
e = 75 sin (sin t) volt, i = 1.5 sin ( t + 45 ) amp then, the wrong
o
will be
statement is
(a) 200 3 (b) 3
(a) There must be a
capacitor in the box ? (c) 200 / 3 (d) 100 3
(b) There must be an
inductor in the box 15. What is the r.m.s. value of an alternating current which when passed
through a resistor produces heat which is thrice of that produced by
(c) There must be a resistance in the box a direct current of 2 amperes in the same resistor
(d) The power factor is 0.707
(a) 6 amp (b) 2 amp
(c) 3.46 amp (d) 0.66 amp
(SET -24)
Alternating Current 1381
8. (d) The current will lag behind the voltage when reactance of
1. (b) This is because, when frequency is increased, the capacitive
inductance is more than the reactance of condenser. Thus,
1
reactance X C decreases and hence the current 1 1
2C L or
C LC
through the bulb increases.
1
3 or n or n nr where n = resonant frequency.
2. (c) iWL irms sin 3 2 sin sin 2 LC
r
1 1 L 3
60 o so p.f. cos cos 60 o . 9. (a) cos 60 o tan 60 o L H
2 2 R
X L 2L 2 50 L
(d) tan tan 30 o
2
3. (c) 1 1 10. = 0.01 H.
Z R2 (3000)2 R R 3
2C
2
2 .5
2 50 10 6
T (1 / 50) 1
11. (c) Time difference s 2.5 m- s
2 2 4 400
Z (3000)2 (4000)2 5 10 3
12. (a) Phase difference relative to the current
R 3000
So power factor cos 0.6 and power (314 t ) (314 t)
Z 5 10 3 6 6
2
Vrms cos (200)2 0.6
P Vrms irms cos P 4 . 8W 13. (a) (X ) >> (X )
5 10 3
C L
Z
14. (b) V = i Z 200 = 100 Z Z = 2
0 0
V2 (10) 2
4. (c) With dc : P R 5;
R 20 Also Z 2 R 2 X L2 (2)2 (1)2 X L2 X L 3
2
Vrms R (10) 2 5 15. (c) Heat produced by ac = 3 Heat produced by dc
With ac : P 2
Z2 50 2
Z 10
irms
2
Rt 3 i2 Rt lrms
2
3 22
Also Z 2 R 2 4 2 2 L2
irms 2 3 3.46 A
50 (5)2 4(3.14)2 2 (10 10 3 )2 80 Hz.
***
1 1
6. (b) P V0 i0 cos 1000 200 i0 cos 60 o
2 2
i0 20
i0 20 A irms 10 2 A.
2 2