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Electrical 1 Tutorial 4 - V2

The document provides an overview of a tutorial on analyzing AC circuits. It lists the key concepts students should understand, including average and RMS values, phasors, complex impedances, and analyzing series, parallel, and series-parallel RLC circuits. It outlines pre-tutorial videos for students to watch that cover these topics. It then provides 10 sample circuit analysis questions for students to attempt before the tutorial.

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Electrical 1 Tutorial 4 - V2

The document provides an overview of a tutorial on analyzing AC circuits. It lists the key concepts students should understand, including average and RMS values, phasors, complex impedances, and analyzing series, parallel, and series-parallel RLC circuits. It outlines pre-tutorial videos for students to watch that cover these topics. It then provides 10 sample circuit analysis questions for students to attempt before the tutorial.

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Engineering Foundation Year

Electrical Systems
Tutorial 4
AC Analysis
Objective: At the end of this tutorial, the students should be able to understand and apply the
following concepts:
• Average and RMS values.
• Phasors and complex numbers.
• Complex impedances.
• Analysis of AC circuits consisting of series, parallel, and series and parallel resistors,
inductors and capacitors.

Pre-tutorial activity: Before the tutorial session students must watch the following videos (~60’).
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• Introduction to the tutorial by Cesar Ortega. (10’)
• Average and RMS values. (6’31”)
• How to calculate RMS values. (18’49”)
• Use of phasors to add AC signals. (6’01”)
• Impedance. (10’31”)
• Analysis of RLC circuit in series. (14’10”)
• Analysis of RLC circuit in parallel. (4’42”)

Optional activity: The following video gives an interesting overview and alternative way to analyse
AC circuits. Watch it if you need a refresher.
• Review of AC theory. (59’37”)

Attempt all questions before joining the tutorial. If you struggle, bring the questions you want to
ask ready.

Tutorial activities
• Students will work on the question individually or as part of a small group for 10 minutes
maximum.
• The group will reconvene to discuss the answer.
• The tutor will answer questions and will not provide the worked solution, unless students
“earn it” by trying really hard and asking good questions.
• It is not necessary to find the numeric answers of all questions, what is important is to make
sure you know how to solve the problem. A system of equations that represent the system is
80% of the solution. Solving the equations requires high school algebra that we do not need
to demonstrate in this unit. We assume you can do it.
Questions
1. Find the average and RMS values of the waveform shown in Figure 1. (Ans: -5V)

Figure 1
(Ans: Avg value= -5V. RMS value= 16.34 V)

2. If the voltage waveform VG(t) is applied to the circuit shown in Figure 2:


a. Calculate the frequency of the voltage source (Ans: 0.5 Hz)
b. Calculate the reading of the DC Ammeter A1 (average value) (Ans: 0.5A)
c. Calculate the reading of the AC Ammeter A2 (RMS value) (Ans: 0.577A)

Figure 2

3. Convert the following from rectangular to polar form. Try to visualise the vectors in the complex
plane.
a) 4 + j3 (Ans: 5 /36.86o)
b) –8 + j4 (Ans: 8.94 /153.43o)

4. Convert the following from polar form to rectangular:


a) 6/30o (Ans: 5.2 + j3)
b) 30/-35o (Ans: 24.6 – j17.2)
5. If C1= 2+j3 and C2= 6/-30o, explain how you would perform the following operations and express
the answers in polar and rectangular form:
a) C1 . C2
b) C1 / C2
c) C1 + C2

6. If v1(t)= -10 sin(ωt-30°) V and v2(t)= 20 cos(ωt+45°) V


Explain how to find v(t)= v1(t) + v2(t) Ans: 29.77sin⁡(ωt + 140°)𝑉

7. For the circuit in Figure 3, find ZT, I, VL, VC and VR,


(Ans:⁡50 < −36.87°Ω, 2.4 < 36.87°𝐴, 48 < 126.87°V, 120 < −53.13°V, 96 < 36.87°V⁡)

Figure 3

8. Explain how to find current I0 of the circuit given in Figure 4. (Ans: 500 < −28.85°𝑚𝐴)

Figure 4
9. In the circuit shown in Figure 5, explain how to calculate:
a) Reactance of the inductor XL and the capacitor XC (20 , 20 )
b) The supply voltage in phasor domain (10 <0 Vrms)
c) The total impedance seen by the voltage source (10 ohms)
a) The total current in phasor and time domains (1<0 Arms, i(t)=√𝟐 Sin 𝟒000𝒕 A)
d) The currents I1, I2, and I3 (1 Arms, -j0.5Arms, j0.5Arms)
Use RMS values in all your calculations.

Figure 5

10. For the AC circuit shown in Figure 6,


a) Explain how you would use the current divider rule to calculate the values of I1 and I2
(8.33<53.1A, 8.33<-53.1A)
b) Explain how to calculate the voltage VAB (-280 V)

Figure 6

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