Re: resistance of tank circuit

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Original poster: Jim Lux <jimlux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

At 10:31 AM 5/1/2006, you wrote:
> Original poster: Vardan <vardan01@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Hi Daniel,
>
> The "power factor" is normally the SIN of the angular difference 
> between the voltage and current sine waves in a steady state 
> system.  A Tesla coil is not very steady state at all so the power 
> factor varies over time and may lack any real meaning.
>
> Pure inductors and capacitors have very low power factors since the 
> voltage and current waveforms are out of phase by 90 degrees (SIN(90) = 0).


Terry, I think you mean cos(theta)... sin(90) = 1, cos(90)=0


=> YEP!!  :o)  - Terry <=