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- What is the RMS of a sinusoid?
- Why do we use RMS instead of absolute value?
- How to calculate the RMS value?
- What is RMS value of AC?
What is the RMS of a sinusoid?
The rms value of a sinusoidal voltage or current waveform is 70.7 percent or 0.707 of its peak amplitude value. (2–7)
Why do we use RMS instead of absolute value?
We use RMS when we are interested in the power delivered by a source (into an ohmic load). For a DC voltage that power is proportional to V^2: P = I * V, and I = V / R, hence V appears twice in the formula. in other words, the root of the mean of the square => root-mean-square.
How to calculate the RMS value?
How is RMS calculated? RMS or Root Mean Square value can be calculated by taking the square root of arithmetic mean of squared observations.
What is RMS value of AC?
RMS value or Root Mean Square value is the amount of steady alternating current that is flowing through a given conductor for a given period of time. The formula for finding RMS value of AC is given by, Irms=I0√2=0.707I0.
