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7 AC Series-Parallel Circuits

This document discusses analyzing AC series-parallel circuits. It begins by stating that Kirchhoff's laws and network theorems can be used for AC circuits analysis, with voltages, currents, and impedances expressed as phasors or complex numbers. It then provides 5 examples of calculating values like currents, voltages, impedances, and power in various AC circuit configurations. Finally, it discusses analyzing more complex AC networks using methods like branch current analysis and mesh analysis.

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7 AC Series-Parallel Circuits

This document discusses analyzing AC series-parallel circuits. It begins by stating that Kirchhoff's laws and network theorems can be used for AC circuits analysis, with voltages, currents, and impedances expressed as phasors or complex numbers. It then provides 5 examples of calculating values like currents, voltages, impedances, and power in various AC circuit configurations. Finally, it discusses analyzing more complex AC networks using methods like branch current analysis and mesh analysis.

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Section 7: AC Series-Parallel Circuits

At the end of the section, you should be able to:


1. Apply network theorems to determine voltage, current and
impedance values in AC circuits.

7.1 AC series-parallel circuits


Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law (KVL) and Kirchhoff’s Current Law (KCL) and all
other network theorems can be used for AC circuits analysis except that
in AC circuits, all the voltages and currents are in phasor form and all
the impedance are in complex form.
Example 7.1
Refer to the circuit shown below.

(i) Calculate the voltage 𝑉̅̅̅


𝐶 using voltage divider rule.
(ii) Calculate the current 𝐼̅𝑆 .
(iii) Find the power delivered to the circuit.

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Example 7.2
Refer to the circuit shown below.

(i) Calculate the current 𝐼 .̅


(ii) Find the voltage ̅̅̅̅̅
𝑉𝑎𝑏 .
(iii) Find the power factor of the circuit.

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Example 7.3
Refer to the circuit shown below.

(i) Calculate the total impedance 𝑍 ̅̅̅𝑇̅.


(ii) Find the currents 𝐼 ,̅ 𝐼̅1 and 𝐼̅2 .
(iii) Find the power delivered to the circuit.
(iv) Find the power factor of the circuit.

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7.2 AC networks
When a circuit is no longer a simple series or parallel or series-parallel
combination, we call it a network. In such cases we can apply network
theorems, branch current analysis and mesh analysis. Let us revise
about voltage and current sources.
An ideal AC voltage source has a fixed voltage value in the phasor form.
The output current is varying depending on the load connected across
it.

𝑉̅ is fixed while 𝐼 ̅ is varying.

An ideal AC current source has a fixed output current value in the


phasor form. In this case, the terminal voltage is varying depending on
the load connected across it.

𝐼 ̅ is fixed while 𝑉̅ is varying.

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Example 7.4
̅𝑠 = 100∠45° V, 𝐼̅𝑠 = 15∠30° A, 𝑍
It is given that 𝑉 ̅̅̅1 = (30 + 𝑗60) Ω and
̅̅̅
𝑍2 = 30∠ − 90° Ω in the circuit shown below.

(i) Find the current through 𝑍̅̅̅1 and ̅̅̅


𝑍2 in polar form.
(ii) What is the power delivered from the voltage source?
(iii) What is the power delivered from the current source?

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Example 7.5
̅𝑠 = 50∠30° V, 𝐼̅𝑠 = 10∠0° A, 𝑍
It is given that 𝑉 ̅̅̅1 = (30 + 𝑗40) Ω, ̅̅̅
𝑍2 =
30∠ − 90° Ω and ̅̅̅ 𝑍3 = 30∠45° Ω in the circuit shown below.

(i) Find the currents 𝐼̅1 , 𝐼̅2 and 𝐼̅3 in polar form.
(ii) What is the power delivered from the voltage source?
(iii) What is the power delivered from the current source?

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