Hello,
I'm currently studying Electrical/Electronics Engineering at my local college in the UK. I'm rather curious, and I'm trying to read into/ahead of the modules I'im studying.
I believe that I am competent in calculating the phase angle of an AC RLC circuit, whether it be in series or parallel.
I also understand that phase angle is related to power factor, whereby if a circuit has a lagging phase angle, its power factor will be low, causing the circuit to use its supplied electrical energy inefficiently.
My question is, why else should I [or we, as EE engineers] care about phase angle? Are there any other electrical principles it affects?
Thanks in advance,
Sam Duffield
I'm currently studying Electrical/Electronics Engineering at my local college in the UK. I'm rather curious, and I'm trying to read into/ahead of the modules I'im studying.
I believe that I am competent in calculating the phase angle of an AC RLC circuit, whether it be in series or parallel.
I also understand that phase angle is related to power factor, whereby if a circuit has a lagging phase angle, its power factor will be low, causing the circuit to use its supplied electrical energy inefficiently.
My question is, why else should I [or we, as EE engineers] care about phase angle? Are there any other electrical principles it affects?
Thanks in advance,
Sam Duffield