Parallel RL Circuit
Parallel RL Circuit
amperes.
IR = the current flowing in the resistor branch in
amperes.
IL = the current flowing in the inductor branch in
amperes.
θ = angle between IR and IT.
by using Ohm’s law; we can also easily calculate the total impedance:
Now calculate the total phase angle for the circuit which is given by,
The total phase angle of a parallel RL circuit always lies between 0o to -90o. It is 0o for pure resistive
circuit and -90o for pure inductive circuit.
The impedance of a parallel RL circuit is always less than the resistance or
inductive reactance of any one branch. This is because each branch creates a
separate path for current flow, thus reducing the overall or total circuit opposition to
the current flow.
The branch that has the greater amount of current flow (or lesser amount of
opposition) has the most effect on the phase angle. This is the opposite of a
series RL circuit. In a parallel RL circuit, if XL is larger than R, the resistive branch
current is greater than the inductive branch current so the phase angle between the
applied voltage and total current is closer to 0 degrees (more resistive in nature).