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Alternating Voltage and Active, Reactive and Apparent power

Course subject(s) 02. Alternating Voltage and Active, Reactive and Apparent power

This lecture treats Alternating Voltage and current, and their corresponding characteristics.

The following subjects are treated;

  • Alternating Voltage
  • positive and negative Current flow
  • Sign notation
  • Phasor representation
  • Harmonics
  • Active, Reactive and Apparent power
  • Power Factor and Power Triangle
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