Electric Circuit Analysis: Unit I: b. Basic circuits analysis

Sinusoidal alternating quantity

Basic circuits analysis

An alternating quantity which varies according to sine of the angle 0 is known as sinusoidal alternating quantity.

SINUSOIDAL ALTERNATING QUANTITY

An alternating quantity which varies according to sine of the angle 0 is known as sinusoidal alternating quantity.

All over the world sinusoidal voltages and currents are selected for generation of electrical power. The following are the reasons:

(a) The sinusoidal voltage and currents produce low iron and copper losses in AC rotating machines and transformers. It improves the efficiency of AC machines.

(b) Sinusoidal voltage and current will offer less interference to nearby telephone lines.

(c) They produce less disturbance in the electrical circuit.

 

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