AC Theory

RL Series Circuits

1. The circuit below is of a coil fed by a 240V, 60Hz supply.

i) What is the inductive reactance of the circuit?

ii) What is the total impedance of the circuit?
iii) Produce an impedance triangle to scale for the coil.
iv) How much current will flow into the circuit?
v) What voltage would be measured across the inductor and the
resistor?
vi) What is the power factor of the circuit?
vii) What is the true power of the circuit?

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2. The circuit below is of a coil fed by a 240V, 50Hz supply.

i) What is the inductive reactance of the circuit?

ii) What is the total impedance of the circuit?
iii) Produce an impedance triangle to scale for the coil.
iv) How much current will flow into the circuit?
v) What voltage would be measured across the resistor and the
inductor?
vi) What is the power factor of the circuit?
vii) What is the true power of the circuit?

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3. The circuit below is of a coil fed by a 110V, 100Hz supply.

i) What is the inductive reactance of the circuit?

ii) What is the total impedance of the circuit?
iii) Produce an impedance triangle to scale for the coil.
iv) How much current will flow into the circuit?
v) What voltage would be measured across the resistor and the
inductor?
vi) What is the power factor of the circuit?
vii) What is the true power of the circuit?

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