EEVblog 1470 – AC Basics Tutorial Part 3 – Complex Numbers are EASY

Complex numbers are NOT complex! How complex numbers are used in AC circuit analysis.

00:00 – Complex Numbers
00:44 – Phasor graphical addition
01:22 – Why do calculators have the R-P and P-R buttons?
02:44 – Phasor diagram
03:59 – The AC voltage equation
04:47 – The complex plane and j vs i imaginary axis
06:21 – The Rectangular and Polar forms
07:36 – The j operator
10:38 – Polar and Rectangular format conversion
11:50 – Plotting points on the complex plane

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