Alternating Circuits

• Conversion of capacitance into capacitive

reactance:

• Conversion of inductance into inductive

reactance:
AC Circuits with Resistance but No Reactance
Series Connection
AC Circuits with Resistance but No Reactance
Parallel Connection
Capacitive Reactance Alone
in Series Connection
Capacitive Reactance Alone
in Parallel Connection
Inductive Reactance Alone
in Series Connection
Inductive Reactance alone
in Parallel Connection
Opposite Reactances Inductive Reactance
and Capacitive Reactance
in Series Connection
Note: The net reactance is inductive bec
the net inductive reactance is higher than the
capacitive reactance.
If we subtract the voltages:
360 V – 240 V = 120 V as your applied voltage
Inductive Reactance and Capacitive Reactance
in Parallel Connection
The capacitive reactance has more current
because its reactance is less than the inductive
reactance. Capacitive current is higher than
inductive current. The net line current is
capacitive. If the values are reversed, the net
line current is inductive.
Series Reactance and Resistance
= 2A
Series-Parallel Reactance
and Resistance