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Physics

Alan Giambattista, Betty McCarthy Richardson, Robert C. Richardson

ISBN #9780073404530

2nd Edition

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This section provides a comprehensive review of AC circuit behavior, explaining how sinusoidal emfs from AC generators drive currents in resistive, capacitive, and inductive components. Key topics include the calculation of rms values, the determination of capacitive and inductive reactance (which vary with frequency), and the analysis of RLC series circuits using phasor diagrams to determine impedance and phase relationships. Additionally, the material covers resonance phenomena and practical methods for converting AC to DC, highlighting their relevance in everyday electrical applications such as household wiring, radio tuning, and power supply design.

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Example 1

A lightbulb is connected to a $120-\mathrm{V}$ (rms), $60-\mathrm{Hz}$ source. How many times per second does the current reverse direction?

Example 2

A European outlet supplies $220 \mathrm{V}$ (rms) at $50 \mathrm{Hz}$. How many times per second is the magnitude of the voltage equal to $220 \mathrm{V} ?$

Example 3

A $1500-$ W heater runs on $120 \mathrm{V}$ ms. What is the peak current through the heater? (Wtorial: power in ac circuits)

Example 4

A circuit breaker trips when the rms current exceeds $20.0 \mathrm{A} .$ How many $100.0-\mathrm{W}$ lightbulbs can run on this circuit without tripping the breaker? (The voltage is $120 \mathrm{V} \mathrm{rms} .)$

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A $1500-$ W electric hair dryer is designed to work in the United States, where the ac voltage is $120 \mathrm{V}$ rms. What power is dissipated in the hair dryer when it is plugged into a $240-\mathrm{V}$ rms socket in Europe? What may happen to the hair dryer in this case?

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