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Can the instantaneous power output of an ac source ever be negative? Can the average power output be negative?

 

 

 

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The instantaneous power output of an AC source can be negative because there are chances for power to get absorbed at some point of time. However, the average output over a cycle cannot be negative at any instant. It can only be either positive or zero as in any LC circuit. 

\\Let \: the\: applied \: e.m.f=E=E_0 \sin \omega t\\ I=I_0 \: \sin \left ( \omega t-\phi \right )\\Instantaneous \: power \: output \: o\! f \: ac \: source P=EI\\E_0 \sin \omega t\: I_0 \: \sin \left ( \omega t-\phi \right )= E_0 I_0 \sin \omega t\left [ \sin \omega t \cos\phi - \cos \omega t\sin \phi\right ]\\=E_0 I_0\left [ \frac{1-\cos 2\: \omega t}{2}\cos \phi-\frac{1}{2}\sin 2 \omega t \sin \phi \right ]

\\=\frac{E_0 I_0}{2}\left [ \cos\phi -\cos2 \omega t \cos \phi -\sin 2 \omega t \sin \phi \right ]\\\\=\frac{E_0 I_0}{2}\left [ \cos\phi -\left ( \cos2 \omega t \cos \phi +\sin 2 \omega t \sin \phi \right )\right ]\\P=\frac{E_0 I_0}{2}\left [ \cos\phi-\cos\left ( 2 \omega t-\phi \right ) \right ]

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