L7: Capacitors in AC Circuits Flashcards
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What is Capacitive Reactance
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Capacitive reactance is the opposition a capacitor offer to the flow of sinosoidal wave alternating current.
2
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How are Reactances added when in series
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3
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How are Reactances added when in parallel
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4
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How can you find the current in an AC Circuit with Xc alone
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5
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What happens for any sine wave of applied voltage
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6
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How can Current be determined mathematically in a capacitor circuit when in AC or DC
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7
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What is the Phasor Voltage Diagram what is it used for
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8
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How can the Phase Angle of the circuit be found using the Impedance Z Triangle
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9
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How can you calculate the total or equivalent impedance of Xc and R in parallel
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10
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What are the following phasors from these waveforms in this series RC Circuit
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11
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Summary of RC Formulas
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