Phase angle
Encyclopedia
In the context of vectors and phasors
, the term phase angle refers to the angular component of the polar coordinate representation. The notation
for a vector with magnitude (or amplitude) A and phase angle θ, is called angle notation.
In the context of periodic phenomena, such as a wave
, phase angle is synonymous with phase
.
Phasor (electronics)
In physics and engineering, a phase vector, or phasor, is a representation of a sine wave whose amplitude and angular frequency are time-invariant. It is a subset of a more general concept called analytic representation. Phasors decompose the behavior of a sinusoid into three independent...
, the term phase angle refers to the angular component of the polar coordinate representation. The notation
for a vector with magnitude (or amplitude) A and phase angle θ, is called angle notation.In the context of periodic phenomena, such as a wave
Sine wave
The sine wave or sinusoid is a mathematical function that describes a smooth repetitive oscillation. It occurs often in pure mathematics, as well as physics, signal processing, electrical engineering and many other fields...
, phase angle is synonymous with phase
Phase (waves)
Phase in waves is the fraction of a wave cycle which has elapsed relative to an arbitrary point.-Formula:The phase of an oscillation or wave refers to a sinusoidal function such as the following:...
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