AC CIRCUITS Flashcards
it is form of electricity that flows in an alternating directions and/or possessing a voltage with alternating polarity over time.
-ALTERNATING CURRENT
the shape of a graph of the varying quantity against time or distance is called
-WAVEFORM
the standard ac waveform is the
-SINE WAVE
is the number of cycles in one second.
-FREQUENCY
the length of time is takes to complete one cycle. It is basically the reciprocal of the frequency.
-PERIOD
is the distance between two points of similar cycles of a periodic wave.
-WAVELENGTH
the value of the wave at its peaks.
-AMPLITUDE
is the value of a sine wave at any instant of time or at any angle rotation. It is denoted by a lowercase letters v and i for voltage and current repectively.
-INSTANTANEOUS VALUE
is the maximum value denoted by Vm or Vp for voltage and Im or Ip for current.
-PEAK VALUE
is the arithmetic average of all the values in a sine wave for 1 half-cycle.
-AVERAGE VALUE
value of an alternating sine wave is the value that gives the same heating effect as a steady direct current or voltage source.
-ROOT MEAN SQUARE
rms is also considered as
-EFFECTIVE VALUE
is the ratio of the rms value to the average value.
-FORM FACTOR
is the ratio of peak value to the rms value.
-PEAK FACTOR
phase is an angular measurement that specifies the position of a sine wave relative to a reference.
-AC PHASE RELATIONSHIP
is defined as one waveform that is ahead of another in its zero crossing on the horizontal axis. Sine wave is shifted to left or reference by angle.
-LEADING WAVEFORM (PHASE SHIFT SINE WAVE)