EEVblog 1417 - Alternating Current AC Basics - Part 1

Following in from the DC circuit fundamanetals series starts the AC circuti fundamentals series. This part 1 looks at:

• What is Alternating Current
• How AC is created using a generator
• Angular Frequency
• The sinusoidal waveform, benefits and downsides
• Average, peak, peak to peak, and RMS waveforms, calculation and conversions.
• Non-sinusoidal waveforms
• Crest factor and its impact on multimeter RMS measurement

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