3 Electricity Introduction to A.C.
TOPIC LINKS Emf & Cells - Kirchhoff's Laws - Electric Fields - Capacitance & Capacitors - Electromagnetism - Induction & Inductors
AC electricity - AC waves peak & RMS - AC Phasors - AC & Capacitors - AC & Inductors - RCL & resonance
Topic Guide & Formulae
Measuring A.C.
Rectification of AC
PDF of the full TEXT Alternating Current & Voltage 32 pages (2024 version)
Author : K.Barrett MInstP Licence : CC-BY-ND
Also available on the TES website Teaching resource 12923590
Audience : Secondary Physics Year 12+ (Level 3 NCEA)
Content: Introduction to A.C. - generation of waveform - peak & RMS values - using phasors - Current Voltage Resistance Reactance Impedance - rectification - Capacitors in AC circuits - voltage phase shifts - Inductors in AC circuits - Resonance in RCL circuits Answers to exercises.