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Introductory Physics Volume Two

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124 Time Varying Fields 6.7<br />

element is proportional to the amplitude of the current through the<br />

element, V = ZI, just like a resistor. The proportionality constant Z<br />

is called the impedance.<br />

Let us see how this works for an inductor.<br />

Suppose that the current through an inductor is I(t) = I 0 cos ωt.<br />

Then we know that the EMF (V L ) on the inductor is<br />

V L = L dI<br />

dt = −ωLI 0 sin ωt<br />

So that the amplitude of the voltage oscillation is ωLI 0 .<br />

V L0 = ωLI 0 = Z L I 0 with Z L ≡ ωL<br />

So we see that the amplitudes of the voltage and current are proportional.<br />

The constant Z L = ωL is the equivalent of the resistance for an<br />

inductor.<br />

Theorem: Impedance: Inductor<br />

In an AC circuit the amplitude of the voltage on an inductor is<br />

proportional to the amplitude of the current flowing through the<br />

inductor.<br />

V L0 = Z L I 0 with Z L ≡ ωL<br />

The impedance of an inductor is Z L = ωL.<br />

The actual voltage and current are not proportional, since one is<br />

a sine function and the other is the cosine function.<br />

V L<br />

The voltage on an inductor reaches the peak value one quarter of a cycle<br />

before the current does. For this reason the voltage on an inductor in<br />

an AC circuit is said to lead the current by a phase of 90 ◦ .<br />

A capacitor is similar.<br />

V C = 1 C Q = 1 ∫<br />

Idt = 1<br />

C ωC I 0 sin ωt<br />

1<br />

So that the amplitude of the voltage oscillation is<br />

ωC I 0.<br />

V C0 = 1<br />

ωC I 0 = Z C I 0 with Z C ≡ 1<br />

ωC<br />

So we see that the amplitudes of the voltage and current are proportional.<br />

The constant Z C = 1<br />

ωC<br />

is the equivalent of the resistance for<br />

an capacitor.

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