AC Voltage Applied to a Resistor

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AC Voltage Applied to a Resistor: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Average Value of a Function, Average Value of Time Dependent Function, Average Value of a Sinusoidal Function for Some Time Interval, Average Value of a Sinusoidal Function for a Complete Cycle, etc.

Important Questions on AC Voltage Applied to a Resistor

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A 15.0 μF  capacitor is connected to 220 V, 50 Hz source. The capacitive reactance and the RMS current would be:

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An a.c. source, of voltage V=Vm sin ωt, is applied across a series LCR circuit. Which of the following is the phasor diagram for the circuit when capacitative impedance exceeds the inductive impedance?

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The instantaneous current and voltage of an AC circuit are given by i=10sin314t A and V=100sin314t V. The power dissipation in the circuit is

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A resistor of   200 Ω  and a capacitor of 15.0 μF  are connected in series to a 220 V, 50 Hz a.c. source. Calculate

​(i) The current in the circuit.

(ii) The rms voltage across the resistor and the capacitor.

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The instantaneous current and voltage of an a.c. circuit are given by I=10sin300t A and V=200sin300t V. What is the power dissipation in the circuit?

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In a series LCR circuit, the voltage across an inductor, capacitor and resistor are 20 V, 20 V and 40 V respectively. What is the phase difference between the applied voltage and the current in the circuit?

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The RMS value of voltage of the waveform shown below is, vrms=k3 V, find the value of k.
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An alternating voltage E=2002sin100t is connected to a 1 micro farad capacitor through an AC ammeter. The reading of the ammeter shall be:

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Discuss a purely resistive circuit.

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If a capacitor of 8 μF is connected to a 220 V, 100 Hz, AC source and the current passing through it is 65 mA then the rms voltage across it is

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Assertion : The alternating current lags behind the e.m.f. by a phase angle of π2, when AC flows through an inductor.
Reason : The inductive reactance increases as the frequency of AC source decreases.

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Assertion: In a purely resistive ac circuit instantaneous power varies sinusoidally.

Reason: Applied ac voltage varies sinusoidally.

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A sinusoidal voltage v=200sin314t is applied to a resistor of 10Ω resistance. Calculate the frequency of the supply.

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The r-m-s value of AC voltageV in terms of sin x and cos x is always same for a complete cycle.

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The r-m-s value of V1=Vp sin ω t and V2=Vp cos ω t is _____ times Vp for a complete cycle. Here, Vp is peak voltage.

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Compare the r-m-s value of V1=Vp sin ω t and V2=Vp cos ω t for a complete cycle. Here, Vp is peak voltage.

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The average value of cos x for the interval 0,π2 is _____.

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Find the average of the given function for the interval 0 to π2.

fx=cos x

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A.C voltage supplied to a.c circuit containing resistor is 40π sinωt. Calculate the average value of voltage in V during time interval t1=0 to t2=T2 sec

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Average value of current in a.c circuit containing resistor is for time-interval 0 to T4