Power in AC Circuits
Power in AC Circuits: Overview
This topic covers concepts such as Power in AC Circuit, Instantaneous Power in AC Circuit, Average Power in AC Circuit, Power Factor in AC Circuit, and Power Dissipated at Resonance in Series LCR Circuit.
Important Questions on Power in AC Circuits
A series LCR circuit is made by taking . This series combination is connected across an a.c. source of . Calculate (i) the impedance of the circuit and
(ii) the peak value of the current flowing in the circuit.
(iii) Calculate the power factor of this circuit.

What is the power dissipated in an a.c. circuit in which voltage and current are given by

The potential difference and the current flowing through an A.C circuit is given by in volt and in ampere. The average power dissipated in the circuit is:

An alternating voltage of and is applied across an series circuit, where and . Find the inductive reactance and the power supplied by the source:

The potential difference and the current flowing through an A.C circuit is given by volt and ampere. The average power dissipated in the circuit is:

A circuit has an inductor of inductance and a resistor of resistance at a frequency of ? What is the ratio of the real power to the reactive power?

The power factor of a coil is at frequency . If frequency is doubled, say the power factor of coil becomes . What is ?

In a series resonant circuit, having and as its elements, the resonant current is . The power dissipated in the circuit at resonance is

A resitance '' draws power '' when connected to an source. If an inductance is now placed in series with the resistance, such that the impedance of the circuit becomes '', the power drawn will be:

A coil has a resistance and an inductance of Henry. It is connected to an source of The average power consumed in the circuit, is :-

The voltage and current in AC circuit are given by,
The power dissipated in circuit is:

The potential difference and the current flowing through an A.C circuit is given by volts and amperes. The average power dissipated in the circuit is:

The power dissipated in the adjacent circuit is-

In an ac circuit the voltage and current are and , the power dissipated in the circuit will be-

In a particular series circuit, it is known that the voltage drop across inductor iand resistor is and respectively. Calculate the voltage supplied and the power factor of the circuit.

Calculate the power factor of an circuit that has a resistance of and an impedence of in series.

For a particular series circuit, the inductive reactance is . Now in the circuit a capacitor with reactance is also added in series. What is the ratio of new to old power factor?

In a particular circuit, the series combination of resistance and inductance is connected to an alternating source of EMF . Calculate the power factor of the circuit, if it is known that the value of wattless current is and the impedance of the circuit is .

Calculate the power dissipated in the LCR circuit with and on taking out the capacitance from the circuit, the current lags behind the voltages by while it leads by the same when only inductor is taken out of the circuit. The rms value and angular frequency of the voltage supply is and respectively.

What is the average power consumed by a circuit with voltage and current .
