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AC Circuits for Physics Students

This document provides an outline and objectives for a chapter on alternating current (AC) circuits. The chapter will describe AC circuits and investigate series circuits containing resistors, inductors and capacitors driven by sinusoidal voltage. It will illustrate functions of transformers, power transmission, and electrical filters. The objectives are to describe AC circuits, investigate characteristics of simple series RLC circuits, and illustrate functions of transformers, power transmission and filters.

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AC Circuits for Physics Students

This document provides an outline and objectives for a chapter on alternating current (AC) circuits. The chapter will describe AC circuits and investigate series circuits containing resistors, inductors and capacitors driven by sinusoidal voltage. It will illustrate functions of transformers, power transmission, and electrical filters. The objectives are to describe AC circuits, investigate characteristics of simple series RLC circuits, and illustrate functions of transformers, power transmission and filters.

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Alternating Current

Circuits

Based on
Serway and Jewett
e6
CHAPTER OUTLINE

1 AC Sources
2 Resistors in an AC Circuit
3 Inductors in an AC Circuit
4 Capacitors in an AC Circuit
5 The RLC Series Circuit
6 Power in an AC Circuit
7 Resonance in a Series RLC Circuit
8 The Transformer and Power Transmission
9 Rectifiers and Filters
Chapter Objectives

1-Describe alternating current (AC) circuits .


2-Investigate the characteristics of simple
series circuits that contain resistors,
inductors, and capacitors and that are
driven by a sinusoidal voltage
3- The illustration of the functions of some
useful device such as transformers, power
transmission, and electrical filters will be a
conclusive end of this course.
1 AC Sources
2 Resistors in an AC
Circuit
Phasor Diagram
Phasor diagram, R
AC terminology

The average value of the


current over one cycle is zero.
But, does not matter with the
resistance, R

P=i2R
The average value of the
instantaneous current,

The square root of the mean


Example
This equation states that an alternating current whose
maximum value is 2.00 A delivers to a resistor the same
power as a direct current that has a value of (0.707)(2.00 A)
= 1.41 A. Thus, the average power delivered to a resistor
that carries an alternating current is

When we speak of measuring a 120-V alternating voltage from an


electrical outlet, we are referring to an rms voltage of 120 V. A quick
calculation using Equation 33.5 shows that such an alternating voltage
has a maximum value of about 170 V.
3 Inductors in an AC
Circuit
Phasor diagram, L

IL lags behind ∆vL


4 Capacitors in an AC
Circuit
Phasor diagram, C
5 The RLC Series
Circuit
6 Power in an AC
Circuit

Power factor
1/2 0
7 Resonance in a Series RLC
Circuit
A series RLC circuit is said to be in resonance
when the current has its maximum value.
ASSIGNMENT

1-Redraw the resonance curves, I and


P, using EXCELL software
2- Read sections 33.8 and 33.9

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