Cecil Moore wrote:

Jim Kelley wrote:

Cecil Moore wrote:
A 2 amp phasor
at zero degrees added to a 2 amp phasor at zero degrees equals 4 amps at
zero degrees, flowing in the same instantaneous direction as the instantaneous
phasor components. When the two component phasors are at 180 degrees, they
and their sum are flowing in the opposite direction.

So what?

So sometimes those two phasors are forward current and reflected current
flowing in opposite directions. The statement is still true. Think about
that for awhile.

If I didn't understand the difference between the instantaneous value of
an alternating current, and the direction of propagation of a wave, who
knows what I might come up with given these details. I might even come
up with a notion like yours! ;-)

73, Jim AC6XG