It can be thought of as the vertical displacement of a vector rotating at a constant speed, like the second hand of a clock. The length of the second hand represents the height or amplitude of the sin...It can be thought of as the vertical displacement of a vector rotating at a constant speed, like the second hand of a clock. The length of the second hand represents the height or amplitude of the sine wave and the speed of rotation represents its period. The difference is that there is a 90 degree phase shift between the current and voltage through a reactive element while the two are in phase for resistive elements.
It can be thought of as the vertical displacement of a vector rotating at a constant speed, like the second hand of a clock. The length of the second hand represents the height or amplitude of the sin...It can be thought of as the vertical displacement of a vector rotating at a constant speed, like the second hand of a clock. The length of the second hand represents the height or amplitude of the sine wave and the speed of rotation represents its period. The difference is that there is a 90 degree phase shift between the current and voltage through a reactive element while the two are in phase for resistive elements.
