Phase Angle
In order to be able to differentiate between the two components resistance and reactance from the measured total resistance, modern BIA devices have phase sensitive electronics. The principle of measurement is based upon the fact that the condensers in the alternating current circuit lead to a time delay Δt: the current maximum is in advance of the voltage maximum.
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