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IM WT310E-01EN
Appendix
App
Series RLC Circuits
TheequationsbelowexpressthevoltagerelationshipswhenresistanceR
S
[Ω],inductanceL[H],and
capacitanceC[F]areconnectedinseries.
 
U = (URS)
2
 + (UL – UC)
2
= (IRS)
2
 + (IXL – IXC)
2
= I (RS)
2
 + (XL – XC)
2
= I RS
2
 + XS
2
I=
U
RS
2
 + XS
2
,  Φ = tan
– 1
XS
RS
 
RS
I
URS
I
L
UL
C
UC
U
UC
UL
U
U
RS
Φ
TherelationshipbetweenresistanceR
S
, reactance X
S
, and impedance Z is expressed by the 
equations below.
 
Z = RS
2
 + XS
2
S
L
C
Parallel RLC Circuits
TheequationsbelowexpressthecurrentrelationshipswhenresistanceR
P
[Ω],inductanceL[H],and
capacitanceC[F]areconnectedinparallel.
 
I = (IRP)
2 
+ (IL – IC)
2
=
U=
IRPXP
RP
2
 + XP
2
, Φ = tan
– 1
RP
XP
RP
U
2
 + 
XL
U
 – 
XC
U
2
=
RP
1
2
 + 
XL
1
 – 
XC
1
2
U =
RP
1
2
 + 
XP
1
2
U
 
RP
L
I
I
RP
IL
IC
U
U
IC
IL
I
I
RP
Φ
TherelationshipbetweenresistanceR
P
, reactance X
P
, and impedance Z is expressed by the equations 
below.
 
Z=
RPXP
RP
2
 + XP
2
XP=
XLXC
XC – XL
Appendix 2  Power Basics (Power, harmonics, and AC RLC circuits)