Alternating curent Lecture 1
Alternating curent Lecture 1
Alternating curent Lecture 1
Resistance (R)
Impedance (Z)
Important terms related to ac circuit
Reactance (X)
Admittance (Y)
Susceptance (S)
Power
Types of power
Instantaneous power
Average power (True power)
Apparent or virtual power
Power factor
Wattless Current
Wattless Current
The equation of an alternating current is 𝑖 = 50 2 × sin 400𝜋𝑡 ampere
then the frequency and the root mean square of the current are
respectively
1 1
(a) 𝑠𝑒𝑐, 𝑠𝑒𝑐
200 100
1 1
(b) 𝑠𝑒𝑐, 𝑠𝑒𝑐
100 200
(c) 200 𝑠𝑒𝑐, 100𝑠𝑒𝑐
(d) None of these
What will be the equation of ac of frequency 75 Hz if its r.m.s. value is
20 A
𝑇
(a) 𝑠𝑒𝑐
2
𝑇
(b) 𝑠𝑒𝑐
4
𝑇
(c) 𝑠𝑒𝑐
8
𝑇
(d) sec
12
The peak value of an alternating e.m.f. E is given by 𝐸 = 𝐸0 cos 𝜔𝑡 is 10
1
volts and its frequency is 50 Hz. At time 𝑡 = 𝑠𝑒𝑐, the instantaneous
600
e.m.f. is
(a) 10 𝑉
(b) 5 3𝑉
(c) 5 𝑉
(d) 1 V
The instantaneous value of current in an ac circuit is
𝜋
𝑖 = 2 sin 100𝜋𝑡 + A. The current at the beginning 𝑡 = 0 will be
3
(a) 2 3𝐴
(b) 3𝐴
3
(c) 𝐴
2
(d) Zero
The voltage of an ac source varies with time according to the equation
𝑉 = 100 sin 100𝜋𝑡 cos 100𝜋𝑡 where t is in seconds and V is in volts.
Then
(a) 3A
(b) 6A
(c) 3 2 𝐴
(d) 3 3 A
The r.m.s. value of the alternating e.m.f. 𝐸 = 8 + sin 𝜔𝑡 + 6 sin 2𝜔𝑡 𝑉
is
(a) 7.05 V
(b) 14.14 V
(c) 10 V
(d) 20 V
Voltage and current in an ac circuit are given by
𝜋 𝜋
𝑉 = 5 sin 100𝜋𝑡 − 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖 = 4 sin 100𝜋𝑡 +
6 6