Alternating Current
- Phasors and Alternating Currents
- Resistance and Reactance
- Magnetic-Field Energy
- The L-R-C Series Circuit
- Power in Alternating-Current Circuits
- Resonance in Alternating-Current Circuits
- Transformers
1. Phasors and Alternating Currents
Ex. source of ac: coil of wire rotating with constant ω
in a magnetic field sinusoidal alternating emf.
v V cost i I cost
v, i = instantaneous potential difference / current.
V, I = maximum potential difference / current
voltage/current amplitude. ω = 2πf
Phasor Diagrams
- Represent sinusoidally varying voltages /
currents through the projection of a vector,
with length equal to the amplitude, onto a
horizontal axis.
- Phasor: vector that rotates counterclockwise
with constant ω.
- Diode (rectifier): device that conducts better in full wave rectifier circuit
one direction than in the other. If ideal, R = 0 in one
direction and R = ∞ in other.
Rectified average current (Irav): during any whole number of
cycles, the total charge that flows is same as if current were
constant (Irav).
2
irav I
average value
of Іcos ωtІ or
Іsin ωtІ
Root-Mean Square (rms) values:
I V
irms (i2 ) Vrms
av
2 2
i 2 I 2 cos2 t
cos2 t 0.5 (1 cos 2t)
i 2 0.5 I 0.5I 2 cos2t
2
2. Resistance and
Reactance
Resistor in an ac circuit
vR iR (IR) cost VR cost (instantaneous
potential)
VR IR (amplitude –max- of voltage across R)
- Current in phase with voltage phasors rotate together
Inductor in an ac Circuit
- Current varies with time self-induced emf
di/dt > 0 ε < 0
di
L
dt
Va > Vb Vab = Va-Vb = VL = L di/dt > 0
v L di L d (I cost)
L
dt dt
vL IL sin t IL cost 90
∘
vL has 90º “head start” with respect to i.
Inductor in an ac circuit
i I cost
vL I cos(t 90∘ )
LV
L
v cos( )
V t
φ = phase angle = phase of voltage relative to current
Pure resistor: φ=0
Pure inductor: φ = 90º
VL
I High ω low I
Inductive reactance: X L L Low ω high I
L
Voltage amplitude: VL IX L IL Inductors used to block high ω
Capacitor in an ac circuit
As the capacitor charges and discharges at each t, there is “i”
in each plate, and equal displacement current between the plates,
as though charge was conducted through C.
dq I cost
i dt dq I C = q / vC
costdt
I
q sin t
v q Isin t I
c cos(t 90∘ )
C C C
Pure capacitor: φ = 90º
I
V
C
C vc lags current by 90º.
Capacitive reactance: 1
XC
C
VC IX C (amplitude of voltage across C)
I High ω high I
Capacitor in an ac circuit
Low ω low I
VCC
Capacitors used to block low ω (or low f)
high-pass filter
Comparing ac circuit elements:
- R is independent of ω.
- XL and XC depend on ω.
- If ω = 0 (dc circuit) Xc = 1/ωC ∞
ic = 0
XL = ωL = 0
- If ω ∞, XL ∞ iL = 0
XC = 0 VC = 0 current changes direction so rapidly that no
charge can build up on each plate.
Example: amplifier C in tweeter branch blocks low-f components of sound but
passes high-f; L in woofer branch does the opposite.
3. The L-R-C Series Circuit
- Instantaneous v across L, C, R = vad = v source
- Total voltage phasor = vector sum of phasors of
individual voltages.
- C, R, L in series same current, i = I cosωt
only one phasor (I) for three circuit elements, amplitude I.
- The projections of I and V phasors onto
horizontal axis at t give rise to instantaneous i
and v.
VC IR
(amplitudes = maximum
VL IX values)
L
VC IX C
-The instantaneous potential difference between terminals a,d =
= algebraic sum of vR, vC, vL (instantaneous voltages) =
= sum of projections of phasors VR, VC, VL
= projection of their vector sum (V) that represents the source voltage v and
instantaneous voltage vad across series of elements.
V VR2 (V
L V
(IR)2 (IXL IX )2
c )2 c
I R2 ( XL Xc )2
Impedance: Z R2 ( X L Xc )2
V IZ
Z R 2 [L (1/ C)]2
Impedance of R-L-C series circuit
Phase angle of the source
tan VL VC I X L X C X L X C
voltage with respect to
VR IR R current
L 1/ C
tan R
i I cost
v cost
V
V I
Z
2 2
Example 31.5
4. Power in Alternating-Current Circuits
1
P VI
2
V I V 2
Pav I 2
rms Irms R rms
2 2 V R
rms
P 1 VI
2
Power in a General Circuit
P cos( )] cost] [V (cost sin t sin )] cost]
vi [V t [I [I
cos
cos cos2 t VI sin cost sin t
VI
Pa 1
cos Vrms cos
v
VI Irms
2
5. Resonance in Alternating-Current Circuits
1 1
X X L
0
L C 0
0C LC
6. Transformers
1 d d B
N1 2 N 2
B
dt
dt
2 N2
1 N1
V2 N 2
V 1 N1
V2 R
I1 (N 2 / N1 )