Impedance is the total opposition to an AC circuit caused by ...

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Impedance is the total opposition to an AC circuit caused by inductive reactance, capacitive reactance, and resistance.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 2

Trace the path of a generated AC voltage from the generating station where it is produced to the point where you would connect an air conditioner at a home in a residential area. Be sure to identify all the important parts of the system between the generation station and the residence.
 
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Answer to Question 1

TRUE

Answer to Question 2

Voltage is generated as three phase voltage at the power plant in your area, which may be coal fired, nuclear or hydroelectric. From the power plant, the voltage moves and is stepped up to thousands of volts and then it moves across the country over high tension lines. When the power enters a city it comes into a transformer bank that reduces the voltage and sends it down each residential street as single phase voltage. At the house, voltage comes into the residence through a meter set and into the main load center. From the load center the voltage leaves through a circuit breaker to the fused disconnect and then to the condenser section where it provides power to the compressor and condenser fan.