Problem Set 1. Circuits 2 4.
If a sinusoidal waveform passes through an angle of
Sinusoidal ac Voltage Characteristics 30° in 5 ms, determine the angular velocity of the
and Definitions waveform.
1. For the periodic waveform of shown below: General Format for the Sinusoidal Voltage or
Current
1. Given i = 0.5 sin α , determine i at a = 72°.
2. Given v = 20 sin α , determine v at α = 1.2 π .
3. Given v = 30 ×10−3 sin α , determine the angles at
which v will be 6 mV.
4. If v = 40 V at a = 30° and t = 1 ms, determine the
mathematical expression for the sinusoidal voltage.
Phase Relations
1. Find the phase relationship between the waveforms of
a. Find the period T. each set:
b. How many cycles are shown? a. v = 4 sin (ωt + 50°)
c. What is the frequency? i = 6 sin (ωt + 40°)
2. Determine the period and frequency for the given b. v = 25 sin (ωt - 80°)
waveforms.
i = 5 ×10−3 sin(ωt - 10°)
a.
c. v = 0.2 sin(ωt - 60°)
i = 0.1 sin(ωt + 20°)
d. v = 200 sin(ωt - 210°)
i = 25 sin(ωt - 60°)
2. With the aid of phasors, sketch the waveforms for
each of the following pairs and determine the phase
difference and which waveform leads:
a. v=100 sinωt
i=80 sin (ωt +20 °)
b. v 1=200 sin(ωt −30° )
b.
v 2=150 sin (ωt−30 °)
c. i 1=40 sin (ωt +30 °)
i 2=50 sin ( ωt−20 °)
d. v=100 sin (ωt+ 140° )
i=80 sin (ωt−160 ° )
3. Find the period of a sinusoidal waveform that
completes 80 cycles in 24 ms.
4. What is the frequency of a periodic waveform that
completes 42 cycles in 6 s?
5. For a certain waveform, 625T = 12.5 ms. What is the
waveform’s period and frequency?
6. A square wave with a frequency of 847 Hz goes
through how many cycles in 2 minutes and 57 seconds?
The Sine Wave
1. Find the angular velocity of a waveform with a
frequency of
a. 50 Hz. b. 600 Hz. c. 2 kHz. d. 0.004 MHz.
2. Find the frequency and period of sine waves having
an angular velocity of
a. 754 rad/s. b. 8.4 rad/s. c. 6000 rad/s. d. 1/16 rad/s
3. Given f = 60 Hz, determine how long it will take the
sinusoidal waveform to pass through an angle of 45°.