What the difference between equivalent resistance and effective resistance?
EQUIVALENT RESISTANCE- see, the equivalent resistance is the resistance offered by the circuit as seen from 2 terminals. it is also called the total resistance. for example, by using the parallel and series combination or star to delta conversion and techniques like that we can obtain the equivalent resistance of a complex network. EFFECTIVE RESISTANCE- the term ‘effective’ is usually used in AC circuit analysis. the resistance that dissipates or handles the active or effective power in a AC circuit is the effective resistance. this value is normally greater than the equivalent resistance.
