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Inductive reactance is traditionally positive while capacitive reactance is traditionally negative. Those are the conventions used by electrical engineers and they are consistent with a time-dependency of exp(+jwt).

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What is impedance diagram?

An impedance diagram (sometimes called an impedance triangle) results when a series circuit's voltage phasor diagram is divided throughout by its reference phase (current) -this results in resistance (=VR/I), inductive reactance (=VL/I), capacitive reactance (=VC/I) and impedance (=V/I) andillustrates the Pythagorean relationship between the circuit's impedance, reactance, and resistance.


Short definition of impedance in connection with ac?

Impedance in an AC circuit is like resistance. In fact, impedance is measured in ohms, just like resistance. Impedance takes into account the fact that current and voltage are often not in phase with each other due to capacitive and inductive reactance.


Is a power factor of 1 possible?

No, as 100% efficiency is not possible.AnswerYes, it occurs at resonance. That is, when a circuit's inductive reactance is exactly equal to its capacitive reactance. This can be achieved by adjusting the frequency of the supply until resonance is achieved. Incidentally, power factor has nothing to do with 'efficiency'.


In a purely resistive ac circuit the current and voltage?

Voltage and current will be in phase for a purely resistive load. As a load becomes more inductive or capacitive, the phase angle between voltage and current will increase.


In a purely resistive AC circuit where 240V is applied across a 10-ohm resistor the amperage is?

Since Ohm's law states that current is voltage divided by resistance, if you place 240 volts across 10 ohms, you will get 24 amperes. This is true for AC and DC. It is also true for inductive or capacitive circuits, except that the calculation of apparent resistance (reactance) and phase angle of current to voltage becomes more complex.

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Does the power factor in three phase system depend on the phase sequence?

No. It depends on the inductive and capacitive reactance of the load.


What is Pure Resistive?

A purely resistive load is one in which there is no capacitive or inductive reactance. Whe driven by an AC voltage source, such a load will have no shift in phase angle between voltage and current.


What is current and voltage waveforms are in phase?

If current and voltage of an AC are in phase, then the "power factor" is 100%, and the load is a pure resistance, with no inductive or capacitive reactance (at least at the operating frequency of the AC).


In order to reduce inductive reactance what devices are normally placed on transmission or distribution lines?

== == Add a capacitor or a synchronous motor or a phase advancer to the transmission line so that it can nullify the effect of inductive reactance since the above elements gives capacitive reactance. Doing this also improves the power factor.


Why is capacitive reactance negative?

Capacitive reactance is considered negative because it represents the phase relationship between voltage and current in a capacitive circuit. In a capacitor, the current leads the voltage by 90 degrees, meaning that the voltage lags the current. This phase difference is mathematically expressed as a negative sign in the capacitive reactance formula, (X_C = -\frac{1}{\omega C}), indicating that the reactance opposes changes in voltage rather than current.


What is impedance diagram?

An impedance diagram (sometimes called an impedance triangle) results when a series circuit's voltage phasor diagram is divided throughout by its reference phase (current) -this results in resistance (=VR/I), inductive reactance (=VL/I), capacitive reactance (=VC/I) and impedance (=V/I) andillustrates the Pythagorean relationship between the circuit's impedance, reactance, and resistance.


What is difference in resistance and reactance?

Resistance is a concept used for DC. the current through a resistance is in phase with the applied voltage Reactance is used for AC the current through a inductive reactance lags the applied voltage by 90 degrees. the current through capacitive reactance leads the applied voltage by 90 degrees. the net reactance is the difference between inductive and capacitive reactance


What the magnitude of the impedance of a series AC circuit w resistance of 6 Ω an inductive reactance of 17 Ω and zero capacitive reactance?

Since inductive reactance is 90° out of phase from pure resistance, this can be calculated like the hypotenuse of a right triangle. Sqrt( 172 + 62) = 18.028 Ω The angle is 70.6° lagging.


Are Inductor and Capacitor impedance in phase when a resonance frequency is reached?

Not at all..bcoz den da phenomenon of resonance itself will not occur..Look,resonance occurs wen inductive and capacitive reactance cancel out each other,i.e. the magnitudes of inductive and capacitive reactances are equal but they are 180deg out of phase with one other. Under resonance:: jwL=1/jwC BY...Rahul


Impedance in an ac circuit is the combined effect of capacitive reactance and inductive reactance and 1.current 2.power 3.resistance 4.voltage?

Impedance in an AC circuit is the combined effect of capacitive reactance and inductive reactance, along with the circuit's resistance. It is represented as a complex quantity that accounts for both the opposition to current flow due to resistance and the phase shift caused by reactance. Therefore, while current, power, and voltage are related to impedance, the most direct association is with resistance, as it is part of the total impedance affecting how the circuit responds to AC signals.


When are voltage and current out of phase?

Because the impedance of the inductor and capacitor is not a real resistance / has an imaginary value that causes voltage and current to be out of phase. An inductor's impedance is equivalent to j*w*L (j = i = imaginary number, w = frequency in radians, L = inductance), while a capacitor's impedance is 1/ (j*w*C). The 'j' causes the phase shift.


What is relationships of capacitive reactance to resistance?

when ever current passing through any two parallel transmission line than due to the dieletric property of conductor some what capacitance effect will be generate between them that phenomina called as capitance reactance/////////////////// that symply we can called capitance reactance is measure of capitance The reactance of a capacitor is its resistance.

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