AC1 Fundamentals Unit 4 – Inductive Reactance
Impedance (Z) is a phasor. Resistance (RT) and inductive reactance (XLT) are the components
of the impedance phasor.
Being a phasor, impedance also has a phase angle.
The angle between the generator voltage and current is the phase angle of the circuit. The
impedance angle is equal to this phase angle.
NEW TERMS AND WORDS
inductive reactance (XL) - the opposition to the flow of alternating current by the inductance of
a circuit. It is measured in ohms.
phasor - a quantity consisting of magnitude and direction used to describe an ac waveform.
EQUIPMENT REQUIRED
F.A.C.E.T. base unit
AC 1 FUNDAMENTALS circuit board
Multimeter
Oscilloscope, dual trace
Generator, sine wave