Labo Élec
electrical lab simulator
Exercise from the chapter "Alternating current"
Level 2 of 5 · Skills: Calculate
An AC current seen on the oscilloscope has an amplitude of 5.66 cm. The vertical calibration (in DC) gives 1 cm ≙ 1 A. What is the RMS value of the current?
A = 5.66 cm · k = 1 A/cm
Parametric exercise: the values change with every draw; these are one example.
Guided problem in 4 steps: unknown, formula, units, data, result.
Imax = 5.66 × 1 = 5.66 A; I = Imax / √2 = 5.66 / 1.414 = 4 A.