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Non Life Sciences => Technology => Topic started by: erickejah on 10/12/2008 20:15:29

Title: Can an impedence vector diagram be used to find the phase angle in rc circuits?
Post by: erickejah on 10/12/2008 20:15:29

Why I cannot use a impedance vector diagram to calculate the  phase angle in a of a parallel RC circuit?
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Title: Can an impedence vector diagram be used to find the phase angle in rc circuits?
Post by: lyner on 11/12/2008 11:10:15

If
V = ZI      (which it does),
where Z is the impedance,
then you definitely can tell the relative phase between current and voltage in a circuit. I assume that's what you mean.

The phase will change from +90 to -90 degrees as you vary the frequency and passes through zero at resonance - when the shunt X will be infinite, for a parallel circuit.
In a series circuit, the series X will be zero at resonance.