c. When pure capacitor connected a.
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Example 2
Calculate the impedance when 48Ω resistor connected series with 55Ω capacitive
reactance.
Definition
A phasor straight line, having defi-
nite length and direction, which rep-
resents scale the magnitude and
direction quantity such cur-
rent, voltage impedance.c.
. phasor straight line,
having definite length and direction, which represents scale the magni-
tude and direction quantity such current, voltage impedance. circuits are inseparable combination. say
that the waveforms are phase. circuit the current and voltage
waveforms remain together, starting and finishing the same time. These various effects can be
observed oscilloscope, but the circuit diagram, waveform diagram
and phasor diagram for each circuit are shown Fig.
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Resistance, inductance and capacitance a. circuit the
current leads the voltage angle 90°.c.
PHASOR DIAGRAMS
Phasor diagrams and a. The com-
bined effect the two quantities shown the resultant phasor, which
is measured from the original zero position the end the last phasor.
To find the combined effect two quantities combine their phasors by
adding the beginning the second phasor the end the first. say that the current lags
the voltage 90°.2.Alternating current theory and electrical machines
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Example 1
Calculate the impedance when resistor connected series with 12Ω inductive
reactance. 10.c. circuit the current lags behind
the voltage waveform angle 90°.c.
When pure inductor connected a. Phasor
diagrams allow produce model picture the circuit under consid-
eration which helps understand the circuit. circuit
When resistor only connected a
