Current
- Current I - Rate of charge flow.
V = Support for current
- Potential difference V. Units: Volts
- V = IR
Utility supply
India
- 220V RMS AC, at 50Hz. Single phase.
USA
120 volts RMS ± 6% at 60Hz.
Opposition to current
Components
- Impedence: Overall opposition to current.
- \(Z = \sqrt{X^2 + R^2}\) as reactance X comes with a phase shift.
- Resistence R. Independent of frequency.
- It is usually reasonable to assume that an input impedance is just resistance if the input signal has a low frequency (less than 1kHz).
- Reactance X dependent of frequency.
- Capacitive Reactance - Decreases with frequency. \(X_C = \dfrac{1}{2 \pi f C} \). DC has infinite \(X_C\).
- Inductive reactance \(X_L = 2 \pi fL\). Increases with frequency. DC has zero \(X_L\)
- \(X = X_L - X_C\)
Power
- \(P = VI = V^2/R = I^2R\).
- This corresponds to the rate of heat generation + motion etc..
- To reduce power consumption, V being constant, reduce I.
- In a parallel circuit, can turn off branches (as \(I = I_1 + I_2\) ).
- In a series circuit, increase the resistance in the regulator/ rheostat (as \(R = R_1 + R_2\) ).