Question 11.SP.10: The current through an incandescent lamp is measured with an......

The current through an incandescent lamp is measured with an ac ammeter and found to be 0.95 A. What is the average value of this current?

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From Table 11-1,

I_{av} = 0.901\ I (effective or rms value is understood for I)

= 0.901(0.95) = 0.86 A

Table 11-1 Conversion Table for AC Sine Wave Voltage and Current
Multiply the Value

By

To Get the Value

Peak 2 Peak-to-peak
Peak-to-peak 0.5 Peak
Peak 0.637 Average
Average 1.570 Peak
Peak 0.707 RMS (effective)
RMS (effective) 1.414 Peak
Average 1.110 RMS (effective)
RMS (effective) 0.901 Average

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