How to operate in Angle Notation (Electrical Engineering)

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SUMMARY

This discussion focuses on operating with phasors in angle notation within electrical engineering, specifically in 2D space using degrees. The key operations include addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of phasors represented as a magnitude and angle, denoted as a=|v|∠θ and b=|u|∠φ. The discussion emphasizes the importance of converting angles to radians for multiplication and division, similar to operations with complex numbers. Understanding these operations is crucial for effectively analyzing electrical systems involving current, voltage, and power.

PREREQUISITES
  • Understanding of phasors and their representation in electrical engineering.
  • Familiarity with vector operations in 2D space.
  • Knowledge of complex numbers and their mathematical operations.
  • Basic understanding of angle measurement in degrees and radians.
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  • Study the rules for adding and subtracting phasors in angle notation.
  • Learn the process for multiplying and dividing phasors, including necessary conversions between degrees and radians.
  • Explore the application of phasors in AC circuit analysis.
  • Review complex number operations and their relevance to phasor calculations.
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Electrical engineering students, practitioners working with AC circuits, and anyone interested in mastering phasor operations in angle notation.

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Background info (Not actual question): So I've been gone a week from university and I've missed a lot of content, one particular thing that boggles me is this new method to operate with vector magnitudes and their angles. The operations surprised me with the speed they were done. I did ask a classmate who'd been the whole week i missed, he couldn't muster the memory of how to operate either. So without further due the actual question:

QUESTION: We are operating in 2D space with phasors (Current,voltage,power etc.)
What are the general rules to add, subtract, multiply and divide phasors in angle notation (Degrees, not radians).

Equations a=|v|∠θ, b=|u|∠φ (all angles in degrees)
a+b=|?|∠?
 
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Remember how these things were done with complex numbers. If you have ##z_1 = a e^{i \theta_1}## and ##z_2 = a e^{i \theta_2}##, how would you do ##z_1 z_2##?
 
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Ah yes, convert to radians and we're in business
 

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