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Power in a.c. circuit
Question

In an AC circuit, the emf (e) and the current (i) at any instant are given respectively by

e=E0sinωt

i=I0sin(ωtϕ)

The average power in the circuit over one cycle of AC is

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Solution

The power is defined as the rate at which work is being done in the circuit.

Power = Rate of work done in one complete cycle.

or      Pav=WT

or     Pav=E0I0cosϕT/2T

or    Pav=E0I0cosϕ2

Where cos ϕ is called the power factor of an AC circuit.

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