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Title: why does the lamp connected to a AC generator flicker?
Post by: Elnino_Gerrard on November 08, 2010, 09:32:19 pm
Umm,TSFX 2008 exam question 10. ure given a AC generator 50 turns connected to a light bulb. It asks why does  the light bulb flicker. I know its got something with the power being supplied to it not being constant?but what would u write for 2 marks?
Title: Re: why does the lamp connected to a AC generator flicker?
Post by: kyzoo on November 08, 2010, 09:35:08 pm
Power supplied to light bulb is given by formula P = VRMSIRMSsin2t since current supplied is AC. Thus power supplied to light bulb thus varies with time, going to 0W at certain points, therefore the light bulb flickers.
Title: Re: why does the lamp connected to a AC generator flicker?
Post by: Elnino_Gerrard on November 08, 2010, 09:36:20 pm
Where did u get the sin^2 t???? :-\
My head is just not working today after that methods exam.
Title: Re: why does the lamp connected to a AC generator flicker?
Post by: kyzoo on November 08, 2010, 09:37:30 pm
Where did u get the sin^2 t???? :-\
My head is just not working today after that methods exam.

From reading the textbook =X
Title: Re: why does the lamp connected to a AC generator flicker?
Post by: Elnino_Gerrard on November 08, 2010, 09:38:17 pm
Where did u get the sin^2 t???? :-\
My head is just not working today after that methods exam.

From reading the textbook =X

:O wtf never seen that before so is that for every scenairo or just ac generators?
Title: Re: why does the lamp connected to a AC generator flicker?
Post by: kyzoo on November 08, 2010, 09:38:52 pm
Just AC generators, cause like DC has a constant output
Title: Re: why does the lamp connected to a AC generator flicker?
Post by: Elnino_Gerrard on November 08, 2010, 09:40:16 pm
:( huh :( so how would u get the power of a dc generator? just V RMS *I yes? :(
Title: Re: why does the lamp connected to a AC generator flicker?
Post by: kyzoo on November 08, 2010, 09:41:42 pm
lol forget about the formula with sin^2 t, 99.999995% chance it is not in the course. For VCE Physics all you ahve to know is P = VI
Title: Re: why does the lamp connected to a AC generator flicker?
Post by: Elnino_Gerrard on November 08, 2010, 09:42:08 pm
Lol :P ohkay haha thanks.