{"id":9736,"date":"2021-08-30T10:00:45","date_gmt":"2021-08-30T18:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/?p=9736"},"modified":"2025-08-28T06:15:01","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T14:15:01","slug":"what-is-resistive-circuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/what-is-resistive-circuit\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Resistive Circuit? Example &#038; Diagram"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/what-is-resistive-circuit\/#What_is_the_Resistive_Circuit\" >What is the Resistive Circuit?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/what-is-resistive-circuit\/#Phase_Angle_and_Waveform_of_Resistive_Circuit\" >Phase Angle and Waveform of Resistive Circuit<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/what-is-resistive-circuit\/#Power_in_Pure_Resistive_Circuit\" >Power in Pure Resistive Circuit<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/what-is-resistive-circuit\/#What_Is_the_Power_Factor_of_a_Resistive_Circuit\" >What Is the Power Factor of a Resistive Circuit?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/what-is-resistive-circuit\/#Review\" >Review<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/what-is-resistive-circuit\/#Download_Resistive_Circuit_PDf\" >Download Resistive Circuit PDf<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>What is a Resistive Circuit, and how does it work? Pure Resistive AC Circuit refers to an AC circuit that contains just a pure resistance of R ohms. In a completely resistive circuit, inductance and capacitance do not exist. In both directions of the circuit, the alternating current and voltage go forward and backward. As a result, the alternating current and voltage take on the shape of a Sine wave or sinusoidal waveform.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Linquip website is an excellent source of information on resistive circuits, and you can find everything you need to know about them. We have a team of experts who are specialized in power transmission and distribution and are ready to assist you with any questions that you might have regarding circuits. Before proceeding, we suggest that you first read Linquip&#8217;s article entitled &#8220;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/industrial-directories\/400\/electrical-power-transmission\"><b>What Is an Electrical Power Transmission?<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here is the opportunity to become a<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/experts\/leaderboard\"> <b>Linquip Expert<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and gain access to the complete set of benefits that Linquip has to offer. Do you have the interest to be able to write a<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/user-guest-post\"> <b>Guest Post<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on Linquip? If you wish to do that, you can submit your content as a guest to the Linquip platform.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_Resistive_Circuit\"><\/span><strong>What is the Resistive Circuit?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The power is wasted by the resistors in a completely resistive circuit, and the phase of the voltage and current stays the same, i.e.\u00a0both the voltage and current reach their maximum value at the same moment. The resistor is a passive device that does not generate or use electricity. It is a device that turns electrical energy into heat. Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CTOYJIh5_xo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> to know the principle of a resistive circuit completely.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Explanation of the Resistive Circuit<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The voltage-to-current ratio in an AC circuit is determined by the supply frequency, phase angle, and phase difference. In an AC resistive circuit, the value of the resistor&#8217;s resistance remains constant regardless of the supply frequency.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s write the equation for the alternating voltage applied across the circuit:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"katex-eq\" data-katex-display=\"false\">V={V}_{m}sin(\\omega t)<\/span>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Then the current passing through the resistor in the diagram below will have the following instantaneous value:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9737\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9737\" style=\"width: 515px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9737\" src=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1-pure-resistive-circuit-circuitglobe.com_.jpg\" alt=\"Resistive Circuit\" width=\"515\" height=\"436\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1-pure-resistive-circuit-circuitglobe.com_.jpg 515w, https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1-pure-resistive-circuit-circuitglobe.com_-300x254.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1-pure-resistive-circuit-circuitglobe.com_-496x420.jpg 496w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 515px) 100vw, 515px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9737\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pure Resistive Circuit (Reference: <strong>circuitglobe.com<\/strong>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"katex-eq\" data-katex-display=\"false\">i=\\frac{V}{R}=\\frac{{V}_{m}}{R}sin(\\omega t)<\/span>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When \u03c9t=90\u00b0 or sin\u03c9t = 1, the present value will be at its highest. We can retrieve the value of sin\u03c9t by putting it into the above equation, so i=I<sub>m<\/sub> sin \u03c9t.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Phase_Angle_and_Waveform_of_Resistive_Circuit\"><\/span><strong>Phase Angle and Waveform of Resistive Circuit<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It is obvious from the above equations that the applied voltage and the current flowing through a totally resistive circuit have no phase difference, i.e. the phase angle between voltage and current is zero. As a result, the current in an AC circuit with pure resistance is in phase with the voltage, as illustrated in the waveform below.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9739\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9739\" style=\"width: 398px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9739\" src=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2-Voltage-and-Current-Waveform-in-AC-Resistive-Circuits_electricalengineering.com_.png\" alt=\"resistive circuit\" width=\"398\" height=\"193\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2-Voltage-and-Current-Waveform-in-AC-Resistive-Circuits_electricalengineering.com_.png 398w, https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2-Voltage-and-Current-Waveform-in-AC-Resistive-Circuits_electricalengineering.com_-300x145.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 398px) 100vw, 398px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9739\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Voltage and Current Waveform in AC Resistive Circuit (Reference: <strong>electricalengineering.com<\/strong>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If we plot the current and voltage for a very simple AC circuit consisting of a source and a resistor (as shown in figure above), it would look like this:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9740\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9740\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9740\" src=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/3-phase-angle-resistive-circuit-waveform-circuitglobe.com_.jpg\" alt=\"resistive circuit\" width=\"768\" height=\"610\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/3-phase-angle-resistive-circuit-waveform-circuitglobe.com_.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/3-phase-angle-resistive-circuit-waveform-circuitglobe.com_-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/3-phase-angle-resistive-circuit-waveform-circuitglobe.com_-696x553.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/3-phase-angle-resistive-circuit-waveform-circuitglobe.com_-529x420.jpg 529w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9740\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Phase Angle of a Resistive Circuit Waveform (Reference: <strong>circuitglobe.com<\/strong>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The waveform for the voltage reduction across the resistor is exactly in phase with the waveform for the current through it since the resistor simply and directly resists the flow of electrons at all times. We can compare the values of current and voltage at any point in time along the horizontal axis of the plot (any \u201csnapshot\u201d that looks at the quantities of a wave are known as instantaneous values, meaning the values at that point in time).<\/p>\n<p>The instantaneous voltage across the resistor is also 0 when the instantaneous value for current is zero. Similarly, when the current through the resistor reaches its maximum value, the voltage across the resistor reaches its maximum value, and so on. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ohm&#039;s_law\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ohm&#8217;s Law<\/a> holds for the instantaneous values of voltage and current at any point along the waves.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Power_in_Pure_Resistive_Circuit\"><\/span><strong>Power in Pure Resistive Circuit<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In the power curve or waveform, the three colors red, blue, and pink represent the current, voltage, and power curves, respectively. The phasor diagram clearly shows that the current and voltage are in phase, which means that the current and voltage values reach their peaks at the same time, and the power curve is always positive for all current and voltage values.<\/p>\n<p>The Power in the Circuit is defined as the product of voltage and current in a DC supply circuit. The power is the same in both the AC and DC circuits; the only difference is that in the AC circuit, the instantaneous voltage and current values are taken into account. As a result, in a fully resistive circuit, the instantaneous power is given by the equation below (Instantaneous power, p= vi):<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"katex-eq\" data-katex-display=\"false\">P=\\frac{{V}_{m}}{\\sqrt{2}}\\frac{{I}_{m}}{\\sqrt{2}}-\\frac{{V}_{m}}{\\sqrt{2}}\\frac{{I}_{m}}{\\sqrt{2}}cos(2\\omega t)<\/span>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The circuit&#8217;s average power consumption throughout a whole cycle is given by,<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"katex-eq\" data-katex-display=\"false\">P=average,of,\\frac{{V}_{m}}{\\sqrt{2}}\\frac{{I}_{m}}{\\sqrt{2}}-average, of,\\frac{{V}_{m}}{\\sqrt{2}}\\frac{{I}_{m}}{\\sqrt{2}}cos(\\omega t)<\/span>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Because the\u00a0value of cos\u03c9t is zero. So, if you put the value of cos\u03c9t\u00a0into the above\u00a0equation, the value of power is defined as P=V<sub>RMS<\/sub>I<sub>RMS<\/sub>.<\/p>\n<p>Where, P is the average power, V<sub>r.m.s<\/sub> is the root mean square value of supply voltage, and I<sub>r.m.s<\/sub> is the root mean square value of the current. As a result, in a purely resistive circuit, the power is provided by P=VI.<\/p>\n<p>In a purely resistive circuit, the voltage and current are in phase with each other, with no phase difference at phase angle zero. The alternating quantity reaches its maximum value at the same time interval, that is, the voltage and the current rise and decrease at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>Reactive components, as we already know, dissipate no power since they absorb and return power to the rest of the circuit in equal amounts. As a result, any inductive reactance in this load dissipates zero power as well.<\/p>\n<p>The resistive component of the load impedance is the only thing remaining to dissipate power. In the diagram below, we can understand how this combination works by looking at the waveform plot of voltage, current, and total power for this circuit.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9741\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9741\" style=\"width: 795px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9741\" src=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/4-A-combined-resistive-reactive-circuit_allaboutcircuits.com_.jpg\" alt=\"resistive circuit\" width=\"795\" height=\"393\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/4-A-combined-resistive-reactive-circuit_allaboutcircuits.com_.jpg 795w, https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/4-A-combined-resistive-reactive-circuit_allaboutcircuits.com_-300x148.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/4-A-combined-resistive-reactive-circuit_allaboutcircuits.com_-768x380.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/4-A-combined-resistive-reactive-circuit_allaboutcircuits.com_-696x344.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/4-A-combined-resistive-reactive-circuit_allaboutcircuits.com_-324x160.jpg 324w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 795px) 100vw, 795px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9741\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Combined Resistive Reactive Circuit (Reference: <strong>allaboutcircuits.com<\/strong>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The power dissipated by a combined resistive\/reactive circuit is more than the power returned to the source. The resistor, on the other hand, wastes power, but the reactance does not. The power changes between positive and negative instantaneous values over time, as it does in every reactive circuit.<\/p>\n<p>The oscillation between positive and negative power is evenly split in a fully reactive circuit, resulting in zero net power dissipation. The power waveform will still alternate between positive and negative in circuits with combined resistance and reactance, such as this one, but the amount of positive power will outweigh the amount of negative power. To put it another way, the combined inductive\/resistive load will use more energy than it returns to the source.<\/p>\n<p>When looking at the power waveform plot, it should be clear that the wave spends more time on the positive side of the centerline than on the negative side, suggesting that the load absorbs more power than is returned to the circuit.<\/p>\n<p>The reactance is responsible for the little amount of power that returns; the imbalance of positive against negative power is caused by the resistance, which wastes energy outside of the circuit (usually in the form of heat). The quantity of mechanical energy required to move the shaft if the source were a mechanical generator would be the power averaged between the positive and negative power cycles.<\/p>\n<p>Because the power wave is not at the same frequency as voltage or current, mathematically expressing power in an AC circuit is difficult. Furthermore, the phase angle for power differs significantly from the phase angle for voltage or current. The phase angle for power represents a ratio between power dissipated and power recovered, whereas the phase angle for voltage or current reflects a relative change in the time between two waves.<\/p>\n<p>Because of how AC power varies from AC voltage or current, calculating power with scalar quantities of voltage, current, resistance, and reactance is actually easier than trying to derive it from vectors, or complex quantities of voltage, current, and impedance that we&#8217;ve worked with so far.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Is_the_Power_Factor_of_a_Resistive_Circuit\"><\/span><b>What Is the Power Factor of a Resistive Circuit?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The power factor of a purely resistive circuit is 1 (perfect) since the reactive power is zero.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Review\"><\/span><strong>Review<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The resistor dissipates all circuit power in a purely resistive circuit (s). Current and voltage are in phase with one another.<\/li>\n<li>The load in a completely reactive circuit does not waste any circuit power (s). Rather, power is taken from and returned to the AC source regularly. The voltage and current are 90 degrees out of phase.<\/li>\n<li>There will be more power dissipated by the load(s) than returned in a circuit with combined resistance and reactance, but some power will surely be dissipated and some will simply be absorbed and returned. The voltage and current in such a circuit will be out of phase by a factor of 0 to 90 degrees.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Download_Resistive_Circuit_PDf\"><\/span><b>Download Resistive Circuit PDf<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have made a PDF version of this article available for individual download. 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Pure Resistive AC Circuit refers to an AC circuit that contains just a pure resistance of R ohms. In a completely resistive circuit, inductance and capacitance do not exist. In both directions of the circuit, the alternating current and voltage go forward and backward. 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