Question
Explain the representation of AC current and voltage by rotating vectors. (phasors).
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Answer
→In an AC circuit in order to show the phase relationship between voltage and current the notion of phasor is used.
→A phasor is a vector, which is used to represent periodically changing quantities in the form of vectors.
→For example to draw a phasor representing voltage $V =v_m \sin \omega t$, draw a vector of magnitude equal to $v_m$ and in the direction making an angle $\omega t$ with the horizontal axis.
→As time increases, value of $\omega t$ goes on increasing and the phasor (vector) rotates in anticlockwise direction accordingly. And its instantaneous value also keeps changing.
→The voltage and current phasor shown in the fig. rotates about the origin with angular speed $\omega$. The vertical components of $\vec{V}$ and $\vec{I}$ represent the sinusoidally varying quantities $v$ and $i$.The magnitudes of phasors $\vec{V}$ and $\vec{I}$ represent the amplitudes (/peak values $v_m$ and $i_m$ ) of these oscillating quantities.
→Fig. (a) shows the voltage and current phasors and their relationship at time $t_1$ for the case of an AC source connected to a resistor. (fig. c)
→The projection of voltage and current phasors on vertical axis, i.e. $v_m \sin \omega t_1$, and $i_m \sin \omega t_1$ respectively represent the value of voltage and current at that instant.
→As shown in fig. (a), phasors $\vec{V}$ and $\vec{I}$ for the case of a resistor are in the same direction.
This means that phase angle(/phase difference) between the voltage and current is zero.
→A phasor is a vector, which is used to represent periodically changing quantities in the form of vectors.
→For example to draw a phasor representing voltage $V =v_m \sin \omega t$, draw a vector of magnitude equal to $v_m$ and in the direction making an angle $\omega t$ with the horizontal axis.
→As time increases, value of $\omega t$ goes on increasing and the phasor (vector) rotates in anticlockwise direction accordingly. And its instantaneous value also keeps changing.
→The voltage and current phasor shown in the fig. rotates about the origin with angular speed $\omega$. The vertical components of $\vec{V}$ and $\vec{I}$ represent the sinusoidally varying quantities $v$ and $i$.The magnitudes of phasors $\vec{V}$ and $\vec{I}$ represent the amplitudes (/peak values $v_m$ and $i_m$ ) of these oscillating quantities.
→Fig. (a) shows the voltage and current phasors and their relationship at time $t_1$ for the case of an AC source connected to a resistor. (fig. c)
→The projection of voltage and current phasors on vertical axis, i.e. $v_m \sin \omega t_1$, and $i_m \sin \omega t_1$ respectively represent the value of voltage and current at that instant.
→As shown in fig. (a), phasors $\vec{V}$ and $\vec{I}$ for the case of a resistor are in the same direction.
This means that phase angle(/phase difference) between the voltage and current is zero.
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