Chapter_3_Alternating Voltages and Currents.pdf
- 1. School of Electrical and Computer Engineering Instructor: Mr. Lidetu A. 9 April, 2025 Fundamentals of Electricity and Electronics Devices Chapter-Three Alternating current and voltage Chapter 3| Alternating current and voltage Year II, Sem II
- 2. Outline • Introduction • Sinusoidal ac voltage characteristics and definitions • The sinusoidal waveforms • General format for the sinusoidal voltage and current • Phase relations • Average value • Effective (rms) value 2 Chapter 3| Alternating current and voltage Year II, Sem II
- 3. 3.1 Introduction 2 Chapter 3| Alternating current and voltage Year II, Sem II • The time-varying voltage commercially available in large quantities is commonly called the AC voltage. • (The letters AC are an abbreviation for alternating current.) Fig: Alternating waveforms. • The term alternating indicates that the waveform alternates between two prescribed levels in a set time sequence.
- 4. 3 Chapter 3| Alternating current and voltage Year II, Sem II • Sinusoidal AC voltages are available from a variety of sources. • The most common source is the typical home outlet, which provides an AC voltage that originates at a power plant. 3.2 Sinusoidal AC Voltage Characteristics And Definitions Generation • As shown in the figure (a), an AC generator (also called an alternator) is the primary component in the energy-conversion process. FIG: Various sources of AC power: (a) generating plant; (b) portable AC generator; (c) wind-power station; (d) solar panel; (e) function generator.
- 5. Definitions 4 Chapter 3| Alternating current and voltage Year II, Sem II ▪ In the sinusoidal waveform shown in the figure, the vertical scaling is measured in volts or amperes, while the horizontal scaling is represented in units of time. Waveform: The path traced by a quantity. (time, position, degrees, radians, temperature, and so on. Instantaneous value: The magnitude of a waveform at any instant of time; (e1, e2). Peak amplitude: The maximum value of a waveform as measured from its average, or mean value (Em) Peak value: The maximum instantaneous value of a function as measured from the zero-volt level. Peak-to-peak value: Denoted by Ep-p - or Vp-p -, the full voltage between positive and negative peaks of the waveform, that is, the sum of the magnitude of the positive and negative peaks. Periodic waveform: A waveform that continually repeats itself after the same time interval. Period (T): The time of a periodic waveform. Cycle: The portion of a waveform contained in one period of time. Frequency (f): The number of cycles that occur in 1s.
- 6. EXAMPLE: For the sinusoidal waveform in Figure 5 Chapter 3| Alternating current and voltage Year II, Sem II a. What is the peak value? b. What is the instantaneous value at 0.3s and 0.6s? c. What is the peak-to-peak value of the waveform? d. What is the period of the waveform? e. How many cycles are shown? f. What is the frequency of the waveform? Solutions: a. 8 V. b. At 0.3s,-8 V; at 0.6s, 0 V. c. 16 V. d. 0.4 s. e. 3.5 cycles. f. 2.5 cps, or 2.5 Hz.
- 7. 6 Chapter 3| Alternating current and voltage Year II, Sem II 3.3 The Sinusoidal Waveform • The sinusoidal waveform is the only alternating waveform whose shape is unaffected by the response characteristics of R, L, and C elements. • The unit of measurement for the horizontal axis can be time (as appearing in the figures thus far), degrees, or radians.
- 8. 7 Chapter 3| Alternating current and voltage Year II, Sem II • For comparison purposes, two sinusoidal voltages are plotted in Fig. using degrees and radians as the units of measurement for the horizontal axis.
- 9. Chapter 3| Alternating current and voltage Year II, Sem II 3.4 General Format For The Sinusoidal Voltage Or Current The basic mathematical format for the sinusoidal waveform is where Am is the peak value of the waveform and α is the unit of measure for the horizontal axis FIG: Basic sinusoidal function. • The general format of a sine wave can also be written α = ωt where
- 10. Chapter 3| Alternating current and voltage Year II, Sem II • For electrical quantities such as current and voltage, the general format is: i = Im sin wt = Imsin α E = Em sin ωt = Em = sin α • The angle at which a particular voltage level is attained can be determined by rearranging the equation
- 11. Chapter 3| Alternating current and voltage Year II, Sem II EXAMPLE 13.8 Given e = 5 sin α, determine e at α = 40 ° and α = 0.8 π. Solution: For α = 40 °, e = 5 sin 40 ° = 5(0.6428) =3.21 V
- 12. Chapter 3| Alternating current and voltage Year II, Sem II For α = 0.8 π , α( ) ° = (180°)/ 0.8 π = ° 144 and e = 5 sin144 = 5(0.5878) = 2.94V EXAMPLE: a. Determine the angle at which the magnitude of the sinusoidal function v = 10 sin 377t is 4 V. b. Determine the time at which the magnitude is attained. EXAMPLE: Given i = 6 × 10-3 sin 1000t , determine i at t = 2 ms. Ans: 5.46 mA
- 13. 3.5 Phase Relations Chapter 3| Alternating current and voltage Year II, Sem II • If the waveform is shifted to the right or left of 0°, the expression becomes where θ is the angle in degrees or radians that the waveform has been shifted • If the waveform passes through the horizontal axis with a positive-going (increasing with time) slope before 0°, as shown in Fig., the expression is
- 14. Chapter 3| Alternating current and voltage Year II, Sem II ➢If the waveform passes through the horizontal axis with a positive-going slope after 0 , ° as shown in Fig., the expression is 13 At ωt = α = 0 °, the magnitude is determined by Am sin . Finally, at ωt =α = 0°, the magnitude is Am sin (-θ), which, by a trigonometric identity, is -Am sin θ .
- 15. Chapter 3| Alternating current and voltage Year II, Sem II • If the waveform crosses the horizontal axis with a positive-going slope 90° (π/ 2) sooner, as shown in Fig., it is called a cosine wave; that is, 14 Or
- 16. Chapter 3| Alternating current and voltage Year II, Sem II 15 ➢ The terms leading and lagging are used to indicate the relationship between two sinusoidal waveforms of the same frequency plotted on the same set of axes. In Fig., the cosine curve is said to lead the sine curve by 90°, and the sine curve is said to lag the cosine curve by 90°. The 90° is referred to as the phase angle between the two waveforms.
- 17. Chapter 3| Alternating current and voltage Year II, Sem II 16 EXAMPLE 13.12 What is the phase relationship between the sinusoidal waveforms of each of the following sets? a. υ = + 10 sin (ωt + 30°) i = + 5 sin ( ωt + 70°) b. i = 15 sin (ωt+ 60°) υ = 10 sin (ω t - 20°) Solutions: a.
- 18. 3.6 Average Value Chapter 3| Alternating current and voltage Year II, Sem II 17 Since the area under the positive (or negative) pulse is, we can easily determine the average value of the positive (or negative) region of a sine wave pulse by applying ➢ The average is the same as for a full pulse.
- 19. 18 Chapter 3| Alternating current and voltage Year II, Sem II EXAMPLE: Determine the average value of the waveform in Fig. Solution: The peak-to-peak value of the sinusoidal function is 16 mV + 2 mV = 18 mV. The peak amplitude of the sinusoidal waveform is, therefore, 18 mV/2 = 9 mV. Counting down 9 mV from 2 mV (or 9 mV up from -16 mV) results in an average or dc level of -7 mV, as noted by the dashed line
- 20. 19 Chapter 3| Alternating current and voltage Year II, Sem II 3.7 EFFECTIVE (Rms) VALUES • This section begins to relate dc and ac quantities with respect to the power delivered to a load. • It determine the amplitude of a sinusoidal ac current required to deliver the same power as a particular dc current. ➢ the equivalent dc value of a sinusoidal current or voltage is 1/√2 or 0.707 of its peak value. • The relationship between the peak value and the rms value is the same for voltages,
- 21. 20 Chapter 3| Alternating current and voltage Year II, Sem II EXAMPLE: Find the rms values of the sinusoidal waveform in each part in Fig.
- 22. 21 Chapter 3| Alternating current and voltage Year II, Sem II EXAMPLE: The 120 V dc source in Fig. (a) delivers 3.6 W to the load. Determine the peak value of the applied voltage ( Em) and the current (Im) if the ac source Fig. (b) is to deliver the same power to the load. Im = 42.42 mA Vm = 169 68 V
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