Module 2.3
Module 2.3
Module 2.3
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BASICS OF PHASORS
A phasor is a complex number that represents the amplitude and phase
of a sinusoid.
z x jy
where j = √(−1), x is the real part of z, y is the imaginary part of z
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BASICS OF PHASORS
The complex number z can also be written in polar or exponential
form as,
z r re j
Where, r is the magnitude of z, and ϕ is
the phase of z
z x jy, z r
Rectangular form Polar form
The relationship between the
rectangular form and the polar form
is shown in Fig., Fig. Representation of a complex
number
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BASICS OF PHASORS
Where, x axis represents the real part and the y axis represents the
imaginary part of a complex number
Given x and y, we can get r and ϕ as
y
r x y , tan
2 2 1
where, x r cos, y r sin
x
Thus, z may be written as
z x jy r r(cos j sin )
The idea of phasor representation is based on Euler’s identity
e j cos j sin
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BASICS OF PHASORS
By considering cos ϕ and sin ϕ as the real and imaginary parts of e jϕ,
cos Re(e j ),sin Im(e j )
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BASICS OF PHASORS
Phasors V = Vm and I = Im are graphically represented,
Such a graphical representation of phasors is known as a phasor diagram
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BASICS OF PHASORS
By suppressing the time factor, we transform the sinusoid from the
time domain to the phasor domain. This transformation is summarized
as follows,
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SOLVED NUMERICALS ON PHASORS
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Numerical 1: Transform these sinusoids to phasors,
(a) i = 6 cos(50t − 40°) A
(b) v = −4 sin(30t + 50°) V
Solution:
(a) i = 6 cos(50t − 40°)A has the phasor, I 6 40A
(b) Since, −sin A = cos(A + 90°),
v = −4 sin(30t + 50°) = 4 cos(30t + 50° + 90°) = 4 cos(30t + 140°) V
The phasor form of v is V 4140oV
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Numerical 2: Express these sinusoids as phasors,
(a) v = −14 sin(5t − 22°) V
(b) i = −8 cos(16t + 15°) A
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Numerical 4: Given i1(t) = 4 cos(ωt + 30°) A and i2(t) = 5 sin(ωt − 20°) A,
find their sum.
Solution:
Current i1(t) is in the standard form. Its phasor is I 430o A
We need to express i2(t) in cosine form. The rule for converting sine to
cosine is to subtract by 90°,
i2 = 5 cos(ωt − 20° − 90°) = 5 cos(ωt − 110°)
and its phasor is I2 5 110 o A
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If we let i = i1 + i2, then
I = I1 + I2 = 430 5 110o A
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Determine the phasors for the real-valued AC voltages and currents:
Solution
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Determine the phasors for the real-valued AC current
Solution: I=1
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Determine the real-valued AC voltage and current for the given phasors
Solution:
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