CURRENT AND VOLTAGE EFFECTIVE VALUES

Edgar Peralta Snchez Autumn 2012

Lecture aims: To understand the RMS value concept To learn to calculate RMS values for different waveforms

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Effective Value
The effective value of any periodic current is equal to the value of the direct current which, flowing through resistor R, delivers the same power to it as does the periodic current.

i (t )

I eff

P1

P2

AC

Effective Value
R 1 P1 = i 2 R dt = i 2 dt T0 T 0
T = periodo de i (t )
T T

2 P2 = RI eff

I eff

1 2 = i dt T 0

R MS

AC

Sine Wave RMS Value

I eff 1 2 i dt = T 0
T

I eff

1 2 = i d (t ) 2 0

I rms

1 = 2

A2 t sin(2t ) A A sin (t )d (t ) = = = 0.7171 A 2 2 4 2 0 0

2 2

sin

x sin 2 x x dx = 2 4

Exercise

*M. H. Rashid, 2001, Academic Press, P.134

VLrms

1 = Vm2 sin 2 (t )d (t ) 2 0
Vm2 t sin(2t ) = 2 4 2 0
= Vm 2

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