Basic AC Reactive Components
OBJECTIVES
TERMINAL OBJECTIVE
1.0
Using the rules associated with inductors and capacitors, DESCRIBE the
characteristics of these elements when they are placed in an AC circuit.
ENABLING OBJECTIVES
1.1
DESCRIBE inductive reactance (XL).
1.2
Given the operation frequency (f) and the value of inductance (L), CALCULATE the
inductive reactance (XL) of a simple circuit.
1.3
DESCRIBE the effect of the phase relationship between current and voltage in an
inductive circuit.
1.4
DRAW a simple phasor diagram representing AC current (I) and voltage (E) in an
inductive circuit.
1.5
DEFINE capacitive reactance (XC).
1.6
Given the operating frequency (f) and the value of capacitance (C), CALCULATE the
capacitive reactance (XC) of a simple AC circuit.
1.7
DESCRIBE the effect on phase relationship between current (I) and voltage (E) in a
capacitive circuit.
1.8
DRAW a simple phasor diagram representing AC current (I) and voltage (E) in a
capacitive circuit.
1.9
DEFINE impedance (Z).
1.10
Given the values for resistance (R) and inductance (L) and a simple R-L series AC
circuit, CALCULATE the impedance (Z) for that circuit.
1.11
Given the values for resistance (R) and capacitance (C) and a simple R-C series AC
circuit, CALCULATE the impedance (Z) for that circuit.
1.12
Given a simple R-C-L series AC circuit and the values for resistance (R), inductive
reactance (XL), and capacitive reactance (XC), CALCULATE the impedance (Z) for
that circuit.
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