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(b) At resonance, impedance Z
15
D R D 5 #. Hence the maximum
value of current at the 15th harmonic,
I
15m
D
V
15m
R
D
1.5/100 ð 800
5
D 2.4A
(c) At the 15th harmonic, capacitive reactance,
X
C15
D
1
15ωC
D
1
152500.122 ð 10
6
D 1739 #
Hence the p.d. across the capacitor at the 15th harmonic
D I
15m
X
C15
D 2.41739 D 4.174 kV
(d) At the fundamental frequency, inductive reactance,
X
L1
D ωL D 2500.369 D 115.9 #,
and capacitive reactance,
X
Cl
D
1
ωC
D
1
2500.122 ð 10
6
D 26091 #
Impedance at the fundamental frequency,
jZjD
p
[R
2
C X
C
X
L
2
]
D 25975 #
Maximum value of current at the fundamental frequency,
I
1m
D
V
1m
Z
1
D
800
25975
D 0.031 A or 31 mA
Further problems on harmonic resonance may be found in Section 36.9,
problems 25 to 29, page 676.
36.8 Sources of
harmonics
(i) Harmonics may be produced in the output waveform of an a.c.
generator. This may be due either to ‘tooth-ripple’, caused by the
effect of the slots that accommodate the windings, or to the nonsi-
nusoidal airgap flux distribution.
Great care is taken to ensure a sinusoidal output from genera-
tors in large supply systems; however, non linear loads will cause
harmonics to appear in the load current waveform. Thus harmonics
are produced in devices that have a non linear response to their
inputs. Non linear circuit elements (i.e., those in which the current
flowing through them is not proportional to the applied voltage)
include rectifiers and any large-signal electronic amplifier in which
diodes, transistors, valves or iron-cored inductors are used.
(ii) A rectifier is a device for converting an alternating or an oscil-
lating current into a unidirectional or approximate direct current. A