Characteristics of Alternating Currents
 

Characteristics of Alternating Currents problem 7


A sinusoidal alternating voltage has a root-mean-square (r.m.s.) potential difference (p.d.) of and a frequency of .


  • The alternating voltage is applied across a resistor of resistance . By considering the peak voltage, show that the maximum power dissipated by the resistor is .


  • On the graph below, draw a smooth curve to show how the power dissipated in the resistor varies with time between and . Assume that when .




  • Use your line in (b) to explain why the mean power dissipated in the resistor is .


 

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