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Impedance Magnitude
Impedance magnitude of a series RLC circuit
AC Circuits
Source Details
Id
elec-impedance
Name
Impedance Magnitude
Discipline
electrical
Category
AC Circuits
Latex
Z = \sqrt{R^2 + (X_L - X_C)^2}
Description
Impedance magnitude of a series RLC circuit
Conditions
Series RLC, sinusoidal steady-state
Variables
[
{
"symbol": "Z",
"name": "Impedance",
"unit": "Ω",
"siUnit": "Ω"
},
{
"symbol": "R",
"name": "Resistance",
"unit": "Ω",
"siUnit": "Ω"
},
{
"symbol": "Xₗ",
"name": "Inductive Reactance",
"unit": "Ω",
"siUnit": "Ω"
},
{
"symbol": "Xc",
"name": "Capacitive Reactance",
"unit": "Ω",
"siUnit": "Ω"
}
]Solve For
Z
Tags
impedance, reactance, rlc, ac
Is Custom
false