Phy Summary
Phy Summary
Digest:
...AIM To study on the comparison between Resistance and Impedance
OHM'S LAW:According to Ohm's Law,"At constant temperature the current flowing
through a conductor is directly proportional to potential difference between the
ends of the conductor"....
...All materials resist current flow to some degree....
...Resistance cannot be measured in an operating circuit....
...Accordingly, troubleshooting technicians often determine resistance by taking
voltage and current measurements and applying Ohm's law: V=IR That
is,volts=ampsxohms....
...Examples:In an electric heater circuit,as portrayed in the two illustrations
below,resistance is determined by measuring circuit voltage and current,then
applying Ohm's law....
...While saying simply,Impedance reduces to resistance in circuits carrying
alternating current(AC)....
...Reactance :Reactance,in electricity,measure of the opposition that a circuit or
a part of a circuit presents to electric current insofar as the current is varying
or alternating.Steady electric currents flowing along conductors in one direction
undergo opposition called Electrical Resistance,but no reactance.Reactance is
present in addition to resistance when conductors carry alternating
current.Reactance also occurs for short intervals when direct current is changing
as it approaches or departs from steady flow,for example,when switches are closed
or opened....
...The magnitude of the impedance Z of a circuit is equal to the maximum value of
the potential difference,or voltage,V(volts) across the circuit,divided by the
maximum value of the current I(amperes) through the circuit,or simply Z=V/I.The
unit of impedance,like that of resistance,is the ohm.Depending on the nature of the
reactance component of the impedance(whether predominantly inductive or
capacitive),the alternating current either lags or leads the voltage.The reciprocal
of the impedance,1/Z,is called the admittance and is expressed in terms of the unit
of conductance,the mho unit(ohm spelled backward)....