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Sine Wave Averages<br />

Rectified full-wave average is 0.637 times<br />

the maximum value<br />

Rectified half-wave average is 0.318 times<br />

the maximum value<br />

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Effective Values<br />

Effective value or RMS value of an ac<br />

waveform is an equivalent dc value<br />

It tells how many volts or amps of dc that an ac<br />

waveform supplies in terms of its ability to<br />

produce the same average power<br />

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