Effects of Harmonics

Effects of Harmonics: The relationship between line and phase quantities for wye and delta connections as derived earlier are strictly valid only if the source voltage is purely sinusoidal. Such…

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Maximum Power Transfer Theorem

Maximum Power Transfer Theorem: Here, the maximum power transfer theorem has been discussed for resistive loads. The maximum power transfer theorem states that the maximum power is delivered from a…

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Phasor Diagram Sine Wave

Phasor Diagram Sine Wave: A phasor diagram can be used to represent a sine wave in terms of its magnitude and angular position. Examples of Phasor Diagram Sine Wave are…

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Measuring the Sine Wave

Measuring the Sine Wave: As the magnitude of the waveform is not constant, the Measuring the Sine Wave can be in different ways. These are instantaneous, peak, peak to peak,…

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Sine Wave Equation

Sine Wave Equation: A Sine Wave Equation is graphically represented as shown in Fig. 4.10(a). The amplitude of a sine wave is represented on vertical axis. The angular measurement (in…

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The Sine Wave

The Sine Wave: Many a time, alternating voltages and currents are represented by a sinusoidal wave, or simply a sinusoid. It is a very common type of alternating, current (ac)…

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Indirect Testing of Circuit Breaker

Indirect Testing of Circuit Breaker: With the increase in the breaking capacity of the HV circuit breakers, it has become uneconomical and unpracticable to increase the short-circuit capacity of testing…

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Direct Testing of Circuit Breaker

Direct Testing of Circuit Breaker: The Direct Testing of Circuit Breaker in a plant enables us to test under conditions largely representing those in actual network as well as tests…

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