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Calculate the average power dissipated in a resistor of resistance 100 Ω. When a sinusoidal alternating current has a peak value of 3.0 A.

Important Questions on Alternating Currents

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The sinusoidal voltage across a 1.0 resistor has a peak value 325 V.

(a) Calculate the r.m.s. value of the alternating voltage.

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The sinusoidal voltage across a 1.0 resistor has a peak value 325 V.

(b) Use V=IR to calculate the r.m.s. current in the resistor.

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The sinusoidal voltage across a 1.0 resistor has a peak value 325 V.

(c) Calculate the average power dissipated in the resistor.

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The sinusoidal voltage across a 1.0 resistor has a peak value 325 V. Calculate the peak power dissipated in the resistor.

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Explain why, when terminal B in Figure, is positive (during the negative cycles), only diodes 1 and 4 conduct.

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Sketch the voltage patterns of a sinusoidal alternating voltage.

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Sketch the voltage patterns the half-wave rectified voltage.

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Sketch the voltage patterns for rectified smoothed voltage.