4th Period Math Applications Flashcards
What components does a RLC cct have?
Resistive (R)
Inductive (L)
Capactive (C)
Impendance (Z) is the total opposition?
To the flow of current in a ac cct
Inductive Reactance causes current lag or lead?
Lag voltage
Capacitive reactance causes current to lead or lag?
Lead voltage
Inductance in a cct opposes a change in current by
Inducing a counter electromotive force (cemf)
Inductance in a coil or cct is measured in?
Henrys (H)
Inductive reactance is directly or indirectly porportional to frequency and inductances?
Directly
Capacitance is measured in?
Farads (F)
What is Capacitance (C)
Property of a cct that allows it to store energy in the electrostatic field and release it back into the cct
Capacitive reactance is measured in?
Ohms
The opposition in a capacitive ac cct causes current to lead or lag voltage?
Current to lead voltage by 90°
Capacitive reactance is indirectly or directly proportional to frequency and capacitance?
Is indirectly proportional to both frequency and capacitance
Impedance definition
Impedance is the total opposition to the flow of current in a ac cct
Inductive reactance causes to current and voltage lag lead??
Inductive reactance causes current to lag voltage
Capacitive reactance causes to current and voltage? Lead lag?
Capacitive reactance causes current to lead voltage
Inductive reactance and current in a ac cct?
Inductive reactance limits the amount of current flow in a ac cct
What is capacitive reactance
Capacitive reactance is a property that stores energy in the electrostatic field and realease it back into the cct
Apparent power letter?
S
Other names for apparent power
Real, true or active power
Series RLC
Current to inductive voltage relationship?
Current lags the inductive voltage drop by 90°
Series RLC
Current relationship to capacitive reactance?
Current keads a capacitive voltage drop by 90°
Parallel RLC
Capacitive lead or lag
Lead
Voltage drop across a resistor in a delta is?
Root 3 times bigger than the voltage in a wye
Wye or delta have higher current?
Delta will draw more current