Electrical Engineering ⇒ Topic : Phase angle in Series A.C. Circuits

Phase angle. It is clear from the phasor diagram that circuit current I lags behind the applied voltage  V by Φ. This fact is also illustrated in the wave diagram shown in Fig. (a). The value of phase angle (Φ) can be determined from the phasor diagram.

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                                                                 figure (a)