Chapter 23 - Alternating Currents: Pre-U Text Physics Volume 2
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PRE-U TEXT
Physics Volume 2
Chapter 23 Alternating Currents
Practice 23
At the end of this chapter you must know the following:
Alternating Current Through Resistors
Power
The RMS Value of Alternating Current
Alternating Current Through Inductors
Alternating Current Through Capacitors
STPM : 1999, P1/Q29; 2002, P1/Q5; 2005, P1/Q15; 2005, P1/Q16; 2005, P1/Q18
Reference : Pages 235 to 236
Guide
Alternating current through resistors
Definition current which reverses its direction at a constant frequency.
f=1 f = frequency
T
Angular frequency, = 2f
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Power
P = IV
V = IR
The RMS value of alternating current
Power produced by Irms = Power produced by ac
The RMS value of sinusoidal current and voltage
V = V0 sin t Pav = I2rms R
I = I0 sin t Irms = I0 Pav = Irms Vrms
Pav = 1 I0V0 2
2
= 1 I02R Vrms = V0
2 2
Alternating current through inductors
I = I0 sin t
VL = (LI0) sin (t + )
XL = V0 XL = inductive reactance
I0
V 0 = I0 X L
XL = L
XL = Vrms
I rms unit of XL = (ohm)
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Alternating current through capacitors
I = (CV0) sin (t + )
Vc = V0 sin t
V 0 = I0 X C
XC =1/C unit for XC is Ohm ( )
XC = V0 capacitive reactance
I0
XC = Vrms/Irms
