L linguist New Member Oct 19, 2010 #1 In an AC series circuit comprising of an Inductor with DC resistance, a Capacitor & another Inductor also with DC resistance. To find the voltage across each Inductor do I use: VL= I*XL or VL= I*ZL I think you use the second equation but the reason I ask is that I have noticed that both equations are used by some, so now I am unsure? Cheers Last edited: Oct 19, 2010
In an AC series circuit comprising of an Inductor with DC resistance, a Capacitor & another Inductor also with DC resistance. To find the voltage across each Inductor do I use: VL= I*XL or VL= I*ZL I think you use the second equation but the reason I ask is that I have noticed that both equations are used by some, so now I am unsure? Cheers
L linguist New Member Oct 19, 2010 #2 After thinking about it I suppose that both equations can be used. Use Impedance-ZL when there is a DC resistance in the Inductor. Use XL when DC resistance is negligible. Is that correct? Cheers Last edited: Oct 19, 2010
After thinking about it I suppose that both equations can be used. Use Impedance-ZL when there is a DC resistance in the Inductor. Use XL when DC resistance is negligible. Is that correct? Cheers