Delmar's Standard Textbook of Electricity (MindTap Course List)
Delmar's Standard Textbook of Electricity (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781285852706
Author: Stephen L. Herman
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 22, Problem 1RQ

In a pure capacitive circuit, does the current lead or lag the voltage?

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Whether the current leads or lags the voltage in a pure capacitive circuit.

Answer to Problem 1RQ

In a pure capacitive circuit, the current leads the applied voltage by .

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Delmar's Standard Textbook of Electricity (MindTap Course List), Chapter 22, Problem 1RQ

As can be seen from the above figure,

  • At 0°, value for the applied voltage is zero, while the graph for current is at its positive peak.

  • At 90°, value for the applied voltage is at its positive peak , while the graph for current is at zero.

  • At 180°, value for the applied voltage is zero, while the graph for current reaches negative peak.

  • At 270°, value for the applied voltage reaches negative peak, while the graph for current rises towards zero from the negative peak.

From the above pattern it can be interpreted that current leads the applied voltage by in pure capacitive circuit.

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