Sinusoids & Phasor
Sinusoids & Phasor
SINUSOIDS,
PHASORS &
COMPLEX ALGEBRA
sinusoidally time-varying excitation
A sinusoidal current is usually referred to as
alternating current (ac).
Circuits driven by sinusoidal current or
voltage sources are called ac circuits.
First, nature itself is characteristically
sinusoidal.
Second, a sinusoidal signal is easy to
generate and transmit.
Third, through Fourier analysis, any practical
periodic signal can be represented by a sum
of sinusoids. (Sinusoids, therefore, play an important
role in the analysis of periodic signals.)
Lastly, a sinusoid is easy to handle
mathematically.
A sketch of Vm sin ωt
A sketch of Vm sin ωt
v(t) = Vm sin ωt
where
Vm = the amplitude of the sinusoid
ω = the angular frequency in radians/s
ωt = the argument of the sinusoid
From the fig.
ωt = 2π
t=T
Then,
ωT = 2π
Therefore;
T = 2π/ ω
Also, 1/f = 2π/ ω
ω = 2πf
Note: While ω is in radians per second (rad/s), f is in
hertz (Hz).
The starting point
of v2 occurs first in
time.
v2 leads v1 by φ
v1 lags v2 by φ
v1 and v2 are out of
phase
Identitites:
sin(A ± B) = sinAcosB ± cosAsinB
cos(A ± B) = cosAcosB ∓ sinAsinB
Then,
sin(ωt ± 180◦) = −sin ωt
−sin ωt
cos(ωt ± 180◦) = −cos ωt
sin(ωt ± 90◦) = ±cos ωt
−cos ωt
cos(ωt ± 90◦) = ∓sin ωt
A cos ωt + B sin ωt = C cos(ωt − θ)
Where: calculator
in Degree
mode
Phase Difference:
130◦ – 100◦ = 30◦
cos ωt
Therefore:
V2 leads v1 by 30◦
V1 lags v2 by 30◦
v1
v2
Solution: Method 2
Express the two equations in the same sin form
v1 = −10 cos(ωt + 50◦) (from: sin(ωt ± 90◦) = ±cos ωt
= 10 sin(ωt + 50◦ − 90◦)
= 10 sin(ωt − 40◦)
But;
v2 = 12 sin(ωt − 10◦).
Phase Difference:
40◦ – 10◦ = 30◦
Therefore:
V2 leads v1 by 30◦
V1 lags v2 by 30◦
Solution: Method 3
By plotting itself the given sinusoid.
v1 = −10 cos(ωt + 50◦) and
v2 =12 sin(ωt − 10◦).
1. Given the sinusoid 5 sin(4πt − 60◦), find
its amplitude, phase, angular frequency,
period, and frequency.
2. Find the phase angle between
i1 = −4 sin(377t + 25◦) and
i2 = 5 cos(377t − 40◦)
Does i1 lead or lag i2?
3. In a linear circuit, the voltage source is
vs = 12 sin(103t + 24◦) V
(a) What is the angular frequency of the
voltage?
(b) What is the frequency of the source?
(c) Find the period of the voltage.
(d) Express vs in cosine form.
(e) Determine vs at t = 2.5 ms.
4. Express the following functions in cosine
form:
(a) 4 sin(ωt − 30◦)
(b) −2 sin 6t
(c) −10 sin(ωt + 20◦)
5. Given v1 = 20 sin(ωt + 60◦) and v2 = 60
cos(ωt − 10◦), determine the phase angle
between the two sinusoids and which one
lags the other.
6. Find the period of the following sinusoids:
a. 4 cos (3t + 33◦)
b. cos (2t + π/4) + 3 sin (2t - π/6)
c. 8 sin 2πt
7. Find the amplitude and phase of the
following sinusoids:
a. 6 cos 2t + 8 sin 2t
b. 4 3 − 3 cos 2𝑡 + 30𝑜 + 3 3 − 4 cos(2𝑡 + 60𝑜 )
8. Find the frequency of the following
sinusoids:
a. 3 cos (6πt – 10◦)
b. 4 sin 377t
PHASOR
Rectangular Form: z = x + jy
where: j = −1
x = real part of z
y = imaginary part of z
Polar Form:
Exponential Form :
Where:
r = magnitude of z
Ø = phase angle of z
𝑟= 𝑥2 + 𝑦2
𝑥
Ø= tan -1
𝑦
x = r cos Ø
y = r sin Ø
Thus, z may be written as
z = x + jy = r φ = r(cos φ + j sin φ)
Note:
Addition and Subtraction
– in rectangular form
Multiplication and Division
– in polar form
Given the complex • Multiplication:
numbers: • z1z2 = r1r2 φ1 + φ2
z1 = x1 + jy1 = r1 φ1 • Division:
z2 = x2 + jy2 = r2 φ2 • z1/z2 = (r1/r2) φ1 − φ2
• Reciprocal:
Addition:
• 1/z = (1/r) − φ
z1 + z2 = (x1 + x2) + j (y1
• Square Root:
+ y2)
• √z =√r φ/2
Subtraction:
z1 − z2 = (x1 − x2) + j (y1
− y2)
Evaluate these complex numbers:
(a) (40 50◦ + 20 −30◦) ½
(b) 10 − 30◦ + (3 − j4)