Crest factor is a way to describe a waveform’s shape. It’s calculated by dividing the waveform’s peak value (maximum value) by its RMS value (effective value). For a perfect sine wave, the crest factor is 1.414. This tells us that sine waves have a predictable peakiness. Crest factor (CF), also called peak factor or amplitude factor, is a mathematical tool used to analyze various […]
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Calculating Form Factor of a Waveform
Although Form Factor reflects the overall shape or structure of a waveform, it is mathematically defined as the ratio of the RMS (root mean square) value to the average value. Form Factor is a math tool. It analyzes periodic waveforms. It helps understand a waveform’s shape, structure, and quality. Sometimes, it shows how “peaky” a […]
Calculating Average Voltage of Sinusoidal Waveform
Finding the average voltage of an alternating waveform is similar to finding its RMS value, but without squaring the instantaneous values or taking the square root of the final average. The average voltage (or current) of any waveform for example like a sine wave, square wave, or triangular wave, is like a DC value for […]
How to Calculate an AC Waveform
In this post we are going to discuss about how AC waveform works in circuit theory and we also see some main formulas which we can use to calculate different AC waveform values. Difference Between AC Waveform and DC Waveform So first we must understand that AC and DC are totally different. In electronics we […]