In an alternating current (AC) circuit, the electrical quantities of interest include the impedance, admittance, active power, reactive power, apparent power, complex power, average power, instantaneous power, and power factor. Impedance is a measure of the opposition to the flow of AC current in a circuit. It is represented by the symbol Z and is expressed in units of ohms. Impedance is a complex quantity, meaning that it has both a real and an imaginary component. The real component is known as the resistance and the imaginary component is known as the reactance. Admittance is the reciprocal of impedance and is a measure of the ease of AC current flow in a circuit. It is represented by the symbol Y and is expressed in units of siemens. Admittance is also a complex quantity, with a real component known as the conductance and an imaginary component known as the susceptance. Active power is the rate at which electrical energy is transferred in an AC circuit. It is the produc...
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