Power in AC Circuits

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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

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A series LCR circuit is made by taking R=100 Ω,L=2πH,C=100πμF . This series combination is connected across an a.c. source of 220 V, 50 Hz. 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.

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

  V=230sin( ωt+ π 2 )andI=10sinωt?

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The potential difference V and the current I flowing through an A.C circuit is given by V=5 cos(ωt-π6) in volt  and I=10 sinωt in ampere. The average power dissipated in the circuit is:

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An alternating voltage of 260 V and ω=100 rad s-1 is applied across an LCR series circuit, where L=0.01 H, C=4×10-4 F and R=10 Ω. Find the inductive reactance and the power supplied by the source:

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The potential difference V and the current I flowing through an A.C circuit is given by V=5 cos (ωt-π6) volt and I=10 sin ωt ampere. The average power dissipated in the circuit is:

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A circuit has an inductor of inductance 5 H and a resistor of resistance 2500 Ω at a frequency of 500 rad/s? What is the ratio of the real power to the reactive power?

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The power factor of a coil is 0.707 at frequency 50 Hz. If frequency is doubled, say the power factor of coil becomes 1n. What is n?

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

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

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A coil has a resistance 10 Ω and an inductance of 0.4 Henry. It is connected to an AC source of 6.5 V, 30πHz. The average power consumed in the circuit, is :-

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The voltage V and current i in AC circuit are given by,

V=50 sin50t volt

i=50 sin50t+π3 mA

The power dissipated in circuit is:

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The potential difference V and the current I flowing through an A.C circuit is given by V=5 cos(ωt-π6) volts and I=10 sinωt amperes. The average power dissipated in the circuit is:

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The power dissipated in the adjacent circuit is-

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In an ac circuit the voltage and current are V=Vmsin ωt and I=Imsin ωt-π2, the power dissipated in the circuit will be-

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In a particular series LR circuit, it is known that the voltage drop across inductor iand resistor is 8 V and 6 V respectively. Calculate the voltage supplied and the power factor of the circuit.

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Calculate the power factor of an  circuit that has a resistance of 12 Ω and an impedence of 15 Ω in series.

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For a particular series LR circuit, the inductive reactance is  XL=3R. Now in the circuit a capacitor with reactance XC=R is also added in series. What is the ratio of new to old power factor?

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In a particular LR circuit, the series combination of resistance R and inductance L is connected to an alternating source of EMF e=311sin(100πt). Calculate the power factor of the circuit, if it is known that the value of wattless current is 0.5 A and the impedance of the circuit is 311 Ω.

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Calculate the power dissipated in the LCR circuit with R=100 Ω and on taking out the capacitance from the circuit, the current lags behind the voltages by 60° 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  200 V and 300 rad s-1 respectively.

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What is the average power consumed by a circuit with voltage VS=2002sin(ωt+15°) and current i=2sin(𝝎t+π/4).