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Electricity and Electronics for Renewable Energy Technology
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Electricity and Electronics for Renewable Energy Technology

by Ahmad Hemami
September 2017
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
824 pages
22h 58m
English
CRC Press
Content preview from Electricity and Electronics for Renewable Energy Technology

8AC Circuits Relationships

OBJECTIVES: After studying this chapter, you will be able to

  • Find current and power in almost all AC circuits
  • Use vectors for representing voltage, current, and their relationships in AC electricity
  • Describe differences between DC and AC circuits
  • Explain three types of power in AC and the relationship between them
  • Find the equivalent of inductors and capacitors in series and in parallel with each other
  • Describe phase difference
  • Define reactance, and understand inductive and capacitive reactance and how to measure them
  • Explain when inductors and capacitors are put in an AC circuit, what happens, and why there will be phase difference between current and voltage
  • Solve problems involving resistors, inductors, and capacitors ...
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ISBN: 9781482261783