I have an assignment and have some questions to ask and il realy appreciate the help

1:Calculation of total impedance in series and parallel circuits USING COMPLEX NUMBERS

those last 2 words made my part alot harder so plz if u can just lead me to some thread or smthn that can help me

thx alot ....

 

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I have an assignment and have some questions to ask and il realy appreciate the help

1:Calculation of total impedance in series and parallel circuits USING COMPLEX NUMBERS

those last 2 words made my part alot harder so plz if u can just lead me to some thread or smthn that can help me

thx alot ....

The algebra of complex numbers does not change the physics of series and parallel circuits.

1. In a series circuit you can add complex impedances by adding them together. To do this you add the real parts together and you add the imaginary parts together. This is just the same thing as collecting like terms in the ordinary algebra of real numbers.
2. In a parallel circuit you can use the same rule that is used for resistors. The reciprocal of the total impedance is the sum of the reciprocals of the individual branches.
3. For two parallel branches Z1 || Z2 is just (Z1)(Z2)/(Z1 + Z2)

To multiply complex numbers you use FOIL (First, outer, inner, last) which gives four terms. Then you group the real and imaginary parts together. To divide complex numbers, you multiply numerator and denominator by the complex conjugate of the denominator. This does not change the value of the complex fraction, but it does make the demoninator a real number.

 

Hello,

In the EDUCYPEDIA there is a page with a lot of links on Complex Numbers:
http://www.educypedia.be/education/mathcomplex.htm

Greetings,
Bertus