AC Circuit

Given: Find: Hz f 65 = ? Z
135 =
rms
c v ? L

36 = | ?
LR
|
A I
rms
5 = ?
CR
|
F C 64 = ?
R
P
?
max

R
P


A series RLC circuit has an AC generator with frequency f = 65 Hz and amplitude E
rms
= 135 V.
The current leads the generator voltage by 36 and the current in the circuit is I
rms
= 5 A.
(a) Calculate the net impedance of the circuit.
(b) Calculate the inductance of the circuit, given C = 64 F.
(c) What is the phase of the voltage across the inductor with respect to the voltage across the
resistor? A positive value means inductor voltage leads resistor voltage; negative value, vice versa.
(d) What is the phase of the voltage across the capacitor with respect to the voltage across the
resistor. Positive value means capacitor voltage leads resistor voltage; negative value, vice versa.
(e) Calculate the average power dissipated in the resistor.
(f) Calculate the peak (instantaneous) power dissipated in the resistor.


Solutions

a.) To find Z we can use the following formula:


2
max
c
c =
rms
2
max rms
c c =


2
max
I
I
rms
= 2
max rms
I I =


Z I
max max
= c


rms
rms
rms
rms
I
I
I
Z
c c c
= = =
2
2
max
max





rms
rms
I
Z
c
=
b.) To find we can use the following formula: L





Z
X X
C L

= | sin | sin Z X X
C L
=



|
c
| sin sin
rms
rms
C L
I
Z X X = =



L X
L
e = ;
C
X
L
e
1
= ; f t e 2 =



|
c
sin
rms
rms
C L
I
X X =



|
c
t
t sin
2
1
2
rms
rms
I fC
fL =






f
fC I
L
rms
rms
t
t
|
c
2
2
1
sin +
= NOTE: | is negative if the current leads the generator voltage


c.) To find
LR
| we can use the following formula:

90 =
LR
|




d.) To find
CR
| we can use the following formula:

90 =
CR
|




e.) To find
R
P we can use the following formula:



| c cos
rms rms R
I P =



f.) To find we can use the following formula:
max R
P


( )( ) | c | c | c cos 2 cos 2 2 cos
max max max rms rms rms rms R
I I I P = = =


| c cos 2
max rms rms R
I P = Click here for fast calculation