Thermal Effect of Current

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Thermal Effect of Current: Overview

This topic covers the concept of Maximum Power Theorem.

Important Questions on Thermal Effect of Current

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What are passive and active elements?

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What is passive components give example?

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What is meant by passive components?

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A heating coil rated 1000 W-220 V is being operated under 180 V. The percentage shortfall in the power generated from it is nearly

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What is active and passive resistor?

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The n rows each containing m cells in series are joined in parallel. Maximum current is taken from this combination across an external resistance of 3Ω . If the total number of cells used is 24 and internal resistance of each cell is 0.5Ω , then

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Two identical batteries each with emf E=2 V and internal resistance r=1 Ω are available to produce heat in an external resistance by passing a current through it. The maximum Joulean power that can be developed across R using these batteries is:

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The maximum power dissipated in an external resistance R, when connected to a cell of emf E and internal resistance r, will be

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A battery of emf E and internal resistance r is connected to an external resistance R the condition for maximum power transfer is

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A battery having emf E and internal resistance r is connected to an external circuit. The power output of the battery is maximum. When

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A battery having emf E and internal resistance r is connected to an external circuit. The power output of the battery is maximum. When

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A battery of 10 V and internal resistance 0.5 Ω is connected across a variable resistance R. The value of R for which the power delivered is maximum is equal to:

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Two identical batteries each of e.m.f. 2 V and internal resistance 1 Ω  are available to produce heat in the external resistance by passing a current through it. The maximum power that can be developed across R using these batteries is,