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Reactance is defined as the opposition to an alternating or non-linear current an electrical circuit

consisting of inductors and/or capacitors presents (assuming resistors are ideal components) [1].
Inductive reactance is the reactance an inductor presents to an alternating current (AC) signal.
Since the signal is alternating it has a frequency. As the frequency of the signal increases the
reactance an inductor presents to it increases as well.

The impedance of an inductor is given by:

Z L =R+ jωL [Ω]

- Z L is the impedance of the inductor, measured in ohms [Ω ¿


- R is the resistance of the inductor, measured in ohms [Ω ¿
- ω equates to 2 πf
- π is a constant (3.141..)
- f is the frequency of the alternating signal, measured in hertz [Hz]
- L is the inductance of the inductor, measured in Henries [H]

Similarly, capacitive reactance is the reactance a capacitor offers to an AC source. The reactance
of a capacitor is inversely proportional to the frequency of the AC signal. The impedance of a
capacitor is given by the following formula:

1
ZC =R− j [Ω ]
ωC

Where:

- ZC is the impedance of the capacitor measured in ohms [Ω ¿


- R is the resistance of the capacitor, measured in ohms [Ω ¿
- ω equates to 2 πf
- π is a constant (3.141..)
- f is the frequency of the alternating signal, measured in hertz [Hz]
- C Is the capacitance of the capacitor , measured in Farads [F]

For both the inductor and capacitor we are to assume that they are ideal components and
therefore offer no resistance and only present reactance. Thus R = 0 Ω in both of the above
equations. The respective magnitude formulae of the inductor’s and capacitor’s impedances are
given below (assuming they are both ideal components):

¿ Z L ∨¿ √ ( ωL ) [Ω]
2

√( ) [Ω]
2
−1
¿ Z c ∨¿
ωC
The above two formulae are visually represented below with a frequency range of 0Hz to 10kHz
for the inductive impedance and 100Hz to 10kHz for the capacitive reactance. A value of 1mH is
chosen as the inductance of the inductor and 1uF as the capacitance of the capacitor.

Linear Graph of Frequency versus Magnitude of Impedance of


Inductor
70

60

50
Magnitude of Impedance of Inductor (Ohms)

40

30

20

10

0
0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000

Frequency (Hz)
Logarithmic Graph of Frequency versus Magnitude of Impedance of Inductor

100
Magnitude of Impedance of Inductor (Ohms)

10

1
1 10 100 1000 10000

Frequency (Hz)
Linear Graph of Frequency versus Magnitude of Impedance of Capacitor
1800

1600

1400
Magnitude of Impedance of Capacitor (Ohms)

1200

1000

800

600

400

200

0
0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000

Frequency (Hz)
Logarithmic Graph of Frequency versus Magnitude of Impedance of Capacitor
10000
Magnitude of Impedance of Capacitor (Ohms)

1000

100

10
100 1000 10000

Frequency (Hz)
References:

[1] C. Atanasoaei, “Inductive and capacitive reactance”, Hobbytronica. [Online] Available:


http://www.hobbytronica.eu/inductive-and-capacitive-reactance/ [Accessed: 22 April 2017].

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