Pure Capacitor (C) in Circuits AC System
Pure Capacitor (C) in Circuits AC System
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Z =X C -90° π 1 2
W = ( 2 ) X(Q ) (3)
i = (C) ( VM) (-coswwt ) t=0
P IMVM (-1+1) P = 0
Voltage lag current by -90°
f = 0 Hz or
Current lead voltage by 90° = 8π
XC =∞
I =0 Capacitors oppose changes in voltage with the flow of electrons onto the plates of the capacitor being
f = ∞Hz directly proportional to the rate of voltage change across its plates as the capacitor charges and discharges.
Unlike a resistor where the opposition to current flow is its actual resistance, the opposition to current flow in a
XC = 0
capacitor is called Reactance ( XC ).
w = 2 πf I =max From the above formula we can see that the value of capacitive reactance and therefore its overall impedance (in Ohms)
(a)Diagram for Pure Capacitor (C) decreases towards zero as the frequency increases acting like a short circuit. Likewise, as the frequency approaches zero or
DC, the capacitors reactance increases to infinity, acting like an open circuit which is why capacitors block DC.
Ic
1.0000
90
90 °
-1 0
°
VM sin wt +1 Vc 0° wt t
45° π2
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π 2π
°
90
1 -90°
XC
1.4142
-i
(+) (+)
1.0000 (-) Power Consumed Power Consumed