> > > The RMS voltage of an AC (or any) voltage is the equivalent DC
> > > voltage required to produce the same amount of power over a load as
> > > the AC voltage does.
> > >
> > > It could be measured by integrating the rectified voltage over one
> > > or several (whole) periods.
> >
> > No, that will yield average(abs(V)), not RMS(V).
> >
>
> Yes, You are right...
>
> I would have to square the voltage before integrating it and take the
> squareroot of the result, right?

Right.


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Olin Lathrop, embedded systems consultant in Littleton Massachusetts
(978) 742-9014, olin@embedinc.com, http://www.embedinc.com

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