Blog #22 - More on Sinusoidal Current and Voltage

The r.m.s. value of an a.c. supply is equal to the direct current which would dissipate energy at the same rate in a given resistor.

We can use the same logic to define the rms value of the voltage of an alternating voltage supply:

Vrms = the peak voltage divided by the square root of 2 where V is the maximum (or peak) value of the voltage.

The RMS value of an a.c. supply is equal to the direct current which would dissipate energy at the same rate in a given resistor

We can use the same logic to define the RMS value of the voltage of an alternating voltage supply.

Where V is the maximum (or peak) value of the voltage and I is the maximum (or peak) value of the current. So we have a way of calculating the RMS values of both current and voltage from their respective peak values.

For sinusoidal current & voltage…

Pavg = Irms x Vrms

Vrms = Irms x R So we can now express a current and a voltage in terms of a single value (RMS)…and for circuits with resistive loads only all of the rules for mesh analysis and theorems can be used…

Series load analysis

Parallel load analysis

Mesh load analysis

Kirchhoff's Voltage & Current

Linearity Property

Homogeneity property

Additive property

Superposition Theorem

Thevenin’s Theorem

Norton's Theorem

Source Transformation

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