1. Alternating Current Circuits Based on Serway and Jewett e6

4. 1 AC Sources

5. 2 Resistors in an AC Circuit

6. Phasor Diagram

7. Phasor diagram, R

9. AC terminology The average value of the current over one cycle is zero. But, does not matter with the resistance, R P=i 2 R The average value of the instantaneous current, The square root of the mean

12. 3 Inductors in an AC Circuit

13. Phasor diagram, L I L lags behind  v L

15. 4 Capacitors in an AC Circuit

16. Phasor diagram, C

20. 5 The RLC Series Circuit

24. 6 Power in an AC Circuit 1/2 0 Power factor