Transcript Chapter 15
Alternating Voltages and Currents
Chapter 15
Introduction
Voltage and Current
Reactance of Inductors and Capacitors
Phasor Diagrams
Impedance
Complex Notation
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Introduction
15.1
From our earlier discussions we know that
v Vp sin ( t )
where
Vp is the peak voltage
is the angular frequency
is the phase angle
Since = 2f it follows that the period T is given by
T
1 2
f
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If is in radians, then a time delay t is given by /
as shown below
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Voltage and Current
15.2
Consider the voltages across a resistor, an inductor
and a capacitor, with a current of
i IP sin(t )
Resistors
– from Ohm’s law we know
v R iR
– therefore if i = Ipsin(t)
v R IP R sin(t )
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Voltage and Current
Inductors - in an inductor
15.2
di
vL L
dt
– therefore if i = Ipsin(t)
d(IP sin(t ))
LIP cos(t )
dt
1
Capacitors - in a capacitor vC idt
C
– therefore if i = Ipsin(t)
vL L
Ip
1
vC IP sin(t )
cos(t )
C
C
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Reactance of Inductors and Capacitors
15.3
Let us ignore, for the moment the phase angle and
consider the magnitudes of the voltages and currents
Let us compare the peak voltage and peak current
Resistance
Peak value of voltage Peak value of (IP Rsin(t )) IP R
R
Peak value of current
Peak value of (IP sin(t ))
IP
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Inductance
Peak value of voltage Peak value of (LIP cos(t )) LIP
L
Peak value of current
Peak value of (IP sin(t ))
IP
Capacitance
Peak value of voltage
Peak value of current
Peak value of (
Ip
C
cos(t ))
Peak value of (I p sin(t ))
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Ip
1
C
Ip
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The ratio of voltage to current is a measure of how
the component opposes the flow of electricity
In a resistor this is termed its resistance
In inductors and capacitors it is termed its reactance
Reactance is given the symbol X
Therefore
Re
ac tan ce of an inductor, X L L
Reactance
1
Reactance
Re
ac tan ce of a capacitor, XC
C
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Since reactance represents the ratio of voltage to
current it has units of ohms
The reactance of a component can be used in much
the same way as resistance:
– for an inductor
V I XL
– for a capacitor
V I XC
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Example – see Example 15.3 from course text
A sinusoidal voltage of 5 V peak and 100 Hz is applied across
an inductor of 25 mH. What will be the peak current?
At this frequency, the reactance of the inductor is given by
X L L 2fL 2 100 25 10 3 15.7
Therefore
VL
5
IL
318 mA peak
X L 15.7
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Phasor Diagrams
15.4
Sinusoidal signals are characterised by their
magnitude, their frequency and their phase
In many circuits the frequency is fixed (perhaps at
the frequency of the AC supply) and we are
interested in only magnitude and phase
In such cases we often use phasor diagrams which
represent magnitude and phase within a single
diagram
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Examples of
phasor diagrams
(a) here L represents
the magnitude and
the phase of a
sinusoidal signal
(b) shows the voltages
across a resistor, an
inductor and a
capacitor for the same
sinusoidal current
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Phasor diagrams can be used to represent the
addition of signals. This gives both the magnitude
and phase of the resultant signal
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Phasor diagrams can also be used to show the
subtraction of signals
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Phasor analysis of an RL circuit
See Example 15.5 in the text for a numerical example
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Phasor analysis of an RC circuit
See Example 15.6 in the text for a numerical example
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Phasor analysis of an RLC circuit
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Phasor analysis
of parallel
circuits
in such circuits the
voltage across each
of the components is
the same and it is the
currents that are of
interest
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Impedance
15.5
In circuits containing only resistive elements the
current is related to the applied voltage by the
resistance of the arrangement
In circuits containing reactive, as well as resistive
elements, the current is related to the applied voltage
by the impedance, Z of the arrangement
– this reflects not only the magnitude of the current but
also its phase
– impedance can be used in reactive circuits in a similar
manner to the way resistance is used in resistive circuits
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Consider the following circuit and its phasor diagram
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From the phasor diagram it is clear that that the
magnitude of the voltage across the arrangement V is
V VR 2 VL 2
(IR )2 (IX L )2
I R 2 XL2
IZ
where Z R 2 X L 2
Z is the magnitude of the impedance, so Z =|Z|
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From the phasor diagram the phase angle of the
impedance is given by
tan 1
VL
IX
X
tan -1 L tan -1 L
VR
IR
R
This circuit contains an inductor but a similar analysis
can be done for circuits containing capacitors
In general
Z R X
2
2
and
tan
1
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X
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A graphical representation of impedance
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Complex Notation
15.6
Phasor diagrams are similar to Argand Diagrams
used in complex mathematics
We can also represent impedance using complex
notation where
Resistors:
ZR
=
R
Inductors:
ZL
=
jXL
=
Capacitors:
ZC
=
-jXC
=
jL
1
1
j
C jC
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Graphical representation of complex impedance
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Series and parallel
combinations of
impedances
– impedances combine
in the same way as
resistors
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Manipulating complex impedances
– complex impedances can be added, subtracted,
multiplied and divided in the same way as other
complex quantities
– they can also be expressed in a range of forms such
as the rectangular, polar and exponential forms
– if you are unfamiliar with the manipulation of complex
quantities (or would like a little revision on this topic)
see Appendix D of the course text which gives a
tutorial on this subject
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Example – see Example 15.7 in the course text
Determine the complex
impedance of this circuit
at a frequency of 50 Hz.
At 50Hz, the angular frequency = 2f = 2 50 = 314 rad/s
Therefore
Z Z C Z R Z L R j( X L XC ) R j(L
200 j(314 400 10 3
1
314 50 10
6
1
)
C
)
200 j62 ohms
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Using complex impedance
Example – see Section 15.6.4
in course text
Determine the current in this circuit.
Since v = 100 sin 250t , then = 250
Therefore
Z R j XC
Rj
1
C
100 j
1
250 10 4
100 j40
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Example (continued)
The current is given by v/Z and this is easier to compute in
polar form
Z 100 j40
Z 1002 402 107.7
Z tan 1
40
21.8
100
Z 107.7 21.8
Therefore
i
v
1000
0.9321.8
Z 107.7 21.8
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A further example
A more complex task is to
find the output voltage of this
circuit.
The analysis of this circuit,
and a numerical example
based on it, are given in
Section 15.6.4 and
Example 15.8 of the
course text
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Key Points
A sinusoidal voltage waveform can be described by the
equation v Vp sin ( t )
The voltage across a resistor is in phase with the current,
the voltage across an inductor leads the current by 90, and
the voltage across a capacitor lags the current by 90
The reactance of an inductor XL = L
The reactance of a capacitor XC = 1/C
The relationship between current and voltage in circuits
containing reactance can be described by its impedance
The use of impedance is simplified by the use of complex
notation
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