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Alternating Current and Voltage problems


  • 1. The average value of a 12 V peak sine wave over one complete cycle is

  • Options
  • A. 0 V
  • B. 1.27 V
  • C. 7.64 V
  • D. 6.37 V
  • Discuss
  • 2. If the peak of a sine wave is 13 V, the peak-to-peak value is

  • Options
  • A. 6.5 V
  • B. 13 V
  • C. 26 V
  • D. none of the above
  • Discuss
  • 3. Sine wave A has a positive-going zero crossing at 45°. Sine wave B has a positive-going zero crossing at 60°. Which of the following statements is true?

  • Options
  • A. Wave A leads wave B by 15°.
  • B. Wave A lags wave B by 15°.
  • C. Wave A leads wave B by 105°.
  • D. Wave A lags wave B by 105°.
  • Discuss
  • 4. A phasor represents

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  • A. the magnitude and a quantity direction
  • B. the width of a quantity
  • C. the phase angle
  • D. the magnitude of a quantity
  • Discuss
  • 5. A pulse waveform has a high time of 8 ms and a pulse width of 32 ms. The duty cycle is

  • Options
  • A. 25%
  • B. 50%
  • C. 1%
  • D. 100%
  • Discuss
  • 6. A sinusoidal current has an rms value of 14 mA. The peak-to-peak value is

  • Options
  • A. 45.12 mA
  • B. 16 mA
  • C. 39.6 mA
  • D. 22.6 mA
  • Discuss
  • 7. The average half-cycle value of a sine wave with a 40 V peak is

  • Options
  • A. 25.48 V
  • B. 6.37 V
  • C. 14.14 V
  • D. 50.96 V
  • Discuss
  • 8. To produce an 800 Hz sine wave, a four-pole generator must be operated at

  • Options
  • A. 200 rps
  • B. 400 rps
  • C. 800 rps
  • D. 1,600 rps
  • Discuss
  • 9. If a sine wave goes through 10 cycles in 20 µs, the period is

  • Options
  • A. 20 µs
  • B. 4 µs
  • C. 2 µs
  • D. 100 µs
  • Discuss
  • 10. A sine wave with an rms value of 12 V is riding on a dc level of 18 V. The maximum value of the resulting waveform is

  • Options
  • A. 6 V
  • B. 30 V
  • C. 35 V
  • D. 0 V
  • Discuss

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