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?
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
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To Get the Value
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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 |