EE 108 Midterm 1 Notes

Complex Power

Power Triangle Calculator


S=VI (current conjugate)S = V I^{*} \space \text{(current conjugate)}
P=Scos(θ)P=S \cdot cos(\theta) S=Pcos(θ)S = \frac{P}{cos(\theta)}
Q=Ssin(θ)=Ptan(θ)Q = S \cdot sin(\theta) = P \cdot tan(\theta)

Power Factor=cos(θ)=PS\text{Power Factor} = cos(\theta) = \frac{P}{S}

Work

wp=mgh [J]w_p=mgh \space \text{[J]}

Ohm’s Law

V=IRI=VRV=IR \hspace{15pt} I=\frac{V}{R}

Power

P=wpt [W, kW]P=\frac{w_p}{t} \space \text{[W, kW]}
P=I2RP = I^2R
P=v2RP=\frac{v^2}{R} (v = voltage drop)

1W=1Js1 W = 1 \frac{J}{s} (1 Watt equals 1 Joule/s)
1kWh=3.6×106J1kWh = 3.6 \cross 10^6 J

Efficient Motor (80%)

wp10sec=10,00010=1000W=Pmechanical\frac{w_p}{10 sec} = \frac{10,000}{10} = 1000W = P_{mechanical}
1000W=0.8=Pelectrical1000W = 0.8 = P_{electrical}
PE=10000.8=1.25kWP_E = \frac{1000}{0.8} = 1.25 kW

Ec=12CV2EL=12Li2E_c = \frac{1}{2}CV^2 \hspace{30pt} E_L = \frac{1}{2}Li^2


Voltage Divider

Vout=VinR2R1+R2 \fbox{\( V_{out} = V_{in} \frac{R_2}{R_1 + R_2} \) }

Parallel Resistance

Rtot=R1||R2R_{tot} = R_1 || R_2
1Rtot=1R1+1R2\frac{1}{R_{tot}} = \frac{1}{R_1} + \frac{1}{R_2}
Rtot=(1R1+1R2)1R_{tot} = (\frac{1}{R_1} + \frac{1}{R_2})^{-1}
Rtot=R1R2R1+R2 \fbox{\( R_{tot} = \frac{R_1R_2}{R_1 + R_2} \) }


AC Power

PAC=VAC2(t)RP_{AC} = \frac{V^2_{AC}(t)}{R} \hspace{10pt}1
PR=Vs22RP_{R} = \frac{V^2_{s}}{2R} \hspace{10pt}2

VDC2R=VAC22R\frac{V_{DC}^2}{R} = \frac{V_{AC}^2}{2R}
VAC=2VDCV_{AC} =\sqrt{2} V_{DC}

Vrms=Vpk2 \fbox{\( V_{rms} = \frac{V_{pk}}{\sqrt{2}} \) }

Vpk=2Vrms \fbox{\( V_{pk} = \sqrt{2} V_{rms} \) }

Top: voltage waveform
Bottom: AC Power waveform
  1. Instantaneous Power pulsates at 2w. But we care about average power. ↩︎
  2. (AC power is half of DC power under the same peak voltage) ↩︎

Capacitance details

ε = permittivity of free space (8.854×1012)(8.854 \cross 10^{-12})
A = surface area (m2)(m^2)
d = distance (m)(m)

C=ϵAd [F]C=QVC = \frac{\epsilon{} A}{d} \space [F] \hspace{25pt} C = \frac{Q}{V}
Q=CVQ = CV

dQdt=Cdvdt\frac{dQ}{dt} = C \frac{dv}{dt}
I=CdvdtI = C \frac{dv}{dt}

(current leads voltage by 90°)