Eeng224 Circuit II, Course Information

Instructor: Mustafa Kemal Uygurolu, Room No: EE 134, Office Tel: 630 1433

Office Hours: Wednesday 09:3010:20, Friday 09:3010:20 (Otherwise: Anytime I am available in my

office)
Course Webpage: http://opencourses.emu.edu.tr/course/view.php?id=12&notifyeditingon=1
Lecture Notes : Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hseyin Bilgekul

Lab Assistant:

Textbook: C. K. Alexander and M. N. O. Sadiku, Electric Circuits, 5th Edition, McGraw-Hill.

Grading:

Midterm 1 Exam
: % 30

Final Examination
: % 40
HW & Quizzes
: % 15
Lab Work
: % 15

Prerequisite: EENG223 Circuit Theory I

Attendance Requirements: Students must attend all the lab sessions. Students are also expected to
attend the lectures.

Make-up Policy: Students missing an examination should provide a valid excuse within three days following the
examination they missed. No separate make-up exams are administered for midterm and final exams. Re-sit examination
are administered as make-up examinations, instead.

NG POLICY: Any student who has an overall failing grade, and who has failed to attend the lectures regularly (min 80%)
will be given the NG grade.

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Chapter 9
Sinusoids and Phasors
Chapter Objectives:
Understand the concepts of sinusoids and phasors.
Apply phasors to circuit elements.
Introduce the concepts of impedance and admittance.
Learn about impedance combinations.
Apply what is learnt to phase-shifters and AC
bridges.

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Alternating (AC) Waveforms

The term alternating indicates only that the waveform alternates between two prescribed levels in a set
time sequence.

Instantaneous value: The magnitude of a waveform at any instant of time; denoted by the lowercase
letters (v1, v2).
Peak amplitude: The maximum value of the waveform as measured from its average (or mean) value,
denoted by the uppercase letters Vm.
Period (T): The time interval between successive repetitions of a periodic waveform.
Cycle: The portion of a waveform contained in one period of time.
Frequency: (Hertz) the number of cycles that occur in 1 s

1
T

The sinusoidal waveform

is the only alternating waveform whose shape is

unaffected by the response characteristics of R, L, and C elements.
T

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Sinusoids
The sinusoidal wave form can be derived from the length of the vertical projection of a radius vector
rotating in a uniform circular motion about a fixed point.

Vm sin
Vm cos
The velocity with which the radius vector rotates about the center, called the angular velocity, can be
determined from the following equation:

The angular velocity ( ) is:

Since ( ) is typically provided in radians per second, the angle obtained using = t is usually in
radians.
The time required to complete one revolution is equal to the period (T) of the sinusoidal waveform. The
radians subtended in this time interval are 2.

2
T

or

2 f

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Sinusoids
The basic mathematical format for the sinusoidal waveform is:

Vmsin
Vm is the peak value of the waveform and is the unit of measure for the horizontal axis.

The equation = t states that the angle through which the rotating vector will pass is determined by
the angular velocity of the rotating vector and the length of time the vector rotates.
For a particular angular velocity (fixed ), the longer the radius vector is permitted to rotate (that is, the
greater the value of t ), the greater will be the number of degrees or radians through which the vector will
pass. The general format of a sine wave can also be as:

Vm sin( t )
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Sinusoids

A SINUSOID is a signal that has the form of the sine or cosine function.
The sinusoidal current is referred to as AC. Circuits driven by AC sources are referred to as AC Circuits.

Sketch of Vmsin t.
T Period

(a) As a function of t.

(b) As a function of t .

Vm is the AMPLITUDE of the sinusoid.

is the ANGULAR FREQUENCY in radians/s.

f is the FREQUENCY in Hertz.

2 f

and

1
T

T is the period in seconds.

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Phase of Sinusoids

A periodic function is one that satisfies v(t) = v(t + nT),

for all t and for all integers n.

1
Hz
T

2 f

Only two sinusoidal values with the same frequency can be

compared by their amplitude and phase difference.
If phase difference is zero, they are in phase; if phase difference is
not zero, they are out of phase.
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Phase of Sinusoids

The terms lead and lag are used to indicate the relationship between two
sinusoidal waveforms of the same frequency plotted on the same set of axes.
The cosine curve is said to lead the sine curve by 90 .
The sine curve is said to lag the cosine curve by 90 .
90 is referred to as the phase angle between the two waveforms.
When determining the phase measurement we first note that each sinusoidal
function has the same frequency, permitting the use of either waveform to determine
the period.
Since the full period represents a cycle of 360, the following ratio can be formed:

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Phase of Sinusoids

Consider the sinusoidal voltage having phase ,

v2 LEADS v1 by

v(t ) Vm sin( t

phase .

v1 LAGS v2 by phase .
v1 and v2 are out of phase.
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(120 V at 60 Hz) versus (220 V at 50 Hz) AC

In North and South America the most common available ac supply is 120 V at 60 Hz, while
in Europe and the Eastern countries it is 220 V at 50 Hz.
Technically there is no noticeable difference between 50 and 60 cycles per second (Hz).
The effect of frequency on the size of transformers and the role it plays in the generation and
distribution of power was also a factor.

The fundamental equation for transformer design is that the size of the transformer is
inversely proportional to frequency.
A 50 HZ transformer must be larger than a 60 Hz (17% larger) sinusoidal voltage having
phase .

Higher frequencies result in concerns about arcing, increased losses in the transformer core
due to eddy current and hysteresis losses, and skin effect phenomena.
Larger voltages (such as 220 V) raise safety issues beyond those of 120 V.
Higher voltages result in lower current for the same demand, permitting the use of smaller
conductors.

Motors and power supplies, found in common home appliances and throughout the
industrial community, can be smaller in size if supplied with a higher voltage.
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Trigonometric Identities
Sine and cosine form conversions.

sin( A B )
cos( A B )
sin( t

Graphically relating sine

and cosine functions.

sin A cos B cos A sin B

cos A cos B sin A sin B

180 )

sin

cos( t 180 )
sin( t 90 )
cos( t 90 )

cos t
cos t
sin t

A cos t
Where

B sin

C= A 2

B2

and

cos( t 90 ) sin t

C cos( t

=tan -1

)
B
A

sin( t 180 )

sin t
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Figure shows a pair of waveforms v1

and v2 on an oscilloscope. Each
major vertical division represents
20 V and each major
division on the horizontal (time)
scale represents 20 ms. Voltage v1
leads. Prepare a phasor diagram
using v1 as reference. Determine
equations for both voltages.

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EXERCISE

Voltage and current are out of phase by 40, and voltage lags. Using
current as the reference, sketch the phasor diagram and the
corresponding waveforms.

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