AC Circuits (28ACCR) Quiz 2

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Question 1 (70 marks)

A supply voltage v(t) is connected to the circuit shown in Figure 1.

(i) Express the voltage v(t) as a phasor.

(ii) Determine the total impedance of the circuit in rectangular and polar form.
(iii) Determine the current i(t) in phasor and sinusoidal forms.
(iv) Sketch 2 cycles of the current waveform i(t), indicating clearly the peak value,
period and initial phase.
(v) Determine the phasors 𝑉̅𝑅2 and 𝑉̅𝐿 .
(vi) Determine the value of the capacitor.

Figure 1
163
(i) 𝑉̅ = ∠0° = 115.26∠0° V
√2
(ii) 𝑍̅ = 15 + 𝑗8 − 𝑗16 + 37 = 52 − 𝑗8 Ω
𝑍̅ = 52.6∠−8.75° Ω
̅
𝑉 115.26
(iii) 𝐼̅ = ̅ =
𝑍 52.6
∠0° − (−8.75° ) = 2.19∠8.75° A
𝑖(𝑡) = √2 × 2.19 sin(377𝑡 + 8.75°) = 3.1 sin(377𝑡 + 8.75°) 𝐴
 (v) 𝑉̅𝑅2 = 𝐼 ̅ × 37 = 81.03∠8.75° V
𝑉̅𝐿 = 𝐼 ̅ × 𝑗8 = 2.19 × 8∠8.75° + 90° = 17.52∠98.75° V
1 1
(vi) 𝐶 = 𝜔𝑋 = 377×16 =0.166 mF
𝑐

Question 2 (30 marks)

The closed box in Figure 2 contains two circuit elements (resistor, inductor or capacitor)
connected in series. Identify the circuit elements and determine their respective values.

𝑖(𝑡) = 12 sin(314𝑡 − 30°) mA

𝑣(𝑡) = 100 sin(314𝑡 + 10°) V Closed Box

Input terminals
Figure 2
100
𝑉̅ = ∠10° = 70.7∠10° V
√2
12
𝐼̅ = ∠ − 30° = 8.49∠ − 30° mA
√2
𝑉̅ 70.7
𝑍̅ = 𝐼 ̅ = 0.00849 ∠10° − (−30° ) = 8327∠40° = 6378 + 𝑗5352 Ω
R = 6378 Ω
𝑋 5352
L = 𝜔𝐿 = 314 = 17 H