Alternating Current
Alternating Current is a course designed to familiarize participants with how alternating current (AC) circuits work, and how voltage and current can change depending on the load, the source, and how the load and source are connected together. After completing this course, participants should be able to determine current and voltage values for an AC sine wave; explain how resistance, inductance, and capacitance affect AC circuits; explain how to calculate power in AC circuits and how to adjust power by correctly selecting and sizing circuit components; and describe the construction, operation, and use of various types of transformers.
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Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Describe how alternating current is produced and how it is used
- Describe the characteristics of sine waves
- Describe the behaviors of voltage and current in AC circuits
- Calculate voltage and current values and describe them in phase-angled diagrams
- Define resistance, inductance, and capacitance and calculate their theoretical values and actual values in real circuits
- Define and calculate inductive reactance, capacitive reactance, and impedance
- Differentiate how to calculate circuit properties in series and parallel circuits
- Describe the difference between true power, reactive power and apparent power
- Calculate how much power is in a circuit
- Define resonance and describe its effects
Specs
| Course Level | Intermediate |
| Languages | English |
| Compatibility | Audio, Video, MobileReady |
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