Alternating Current and Voltage

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Alternating Current and Voltage: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Alternating Current, Instantaneous Value of Sinusoidal AC Current or Voltage, Peak Value of Sinusoidal AC Current or Voltage & Alternating Voltage etc.

Important Questions on Alternating Current and Voltage

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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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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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If the rms (root mean square) value of potential in an AC circuit is 10 V, then the peak value of potential (in V) is (take 2=1.4) :- 

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The current that changes its magnitude and polarity at regular interval of time is called?

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The equation of alternating voltage is given by,

V=V0sinωt

Prove that the average voltage of alternating current in one cycle is zero.

 

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The frequency of alternating current in India is 50 Hz.

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The relation between an A.C. voltage source and time in SI units is : V=240 sin 100 πt cos 100 πt volt, value of peak voltage and frequency will be respectively :-

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If the equation of alternating emf is V=200 sin 300t, then for a circuit containing R=100 Ω and L=800 mH, the peak value of current will be in ampere :

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Alternating current cannot be measured by a DC ammeter because

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The voltage in an AC circuit is given by V=200sin(314t). Give the frequency of AC voltage.

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Define peak value and r.m.s. value of alternating signal.

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Voltage V and current I in AC circuit are given by

V=50sin50t volt

i=50sin50t+π3mA

The power dissipated in circuit is

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What is the average power dissipation in an ideal capacitor in A.C. circuit?

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A capacitor 50μF is connected to a power source V=220sin50t (V in volt, t in second). The value of rms current (in ampere)

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An AC ammeter is used to measure current in a circuit. When direct current passes through the circuit, the AC ammeter reads 3 A. When another alternating current passes through the circuit, the AC ammeter reads 4 A. The reading of the ammeter if DC and AC flow through the circuit simultaneously will be

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The frequency of AC mains in India is,

(cps is cycle per second)

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Rms value of the saw-tooth voltage of peak value V0 as shown in -


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For an alternating current -