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RMS to Peak Voltage
RMS to Peak Voltage: Relationship between peak and RMS for sinusoids. An AC Circuits formula in electrical engineering. Variables Vₚₑₐₖ and Vᵣₘₛ, each with SI…
AC Circuits
Specification
- Name
- RMS to Peak Voltage
- Discipline
- electrical
- Category
- AC Circuits
- LaTeX
- V_{peak} = V_{rms} \sqrt{2}
- Description
- Relationship between peak and RMS for sinusoids
- Conditions
- Sinusoidal waveforms only
- Can solve for
- Vₚₑₐₖ, Vᵣₘₛ
- Tags
- rms, peak, voltage, sinusoidal
Variables
| Symbol | Name | Unit | Si Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vₚₑₐₖ | Peak Voltage | V | V |
| Vᵣₘₛ | RMS Voltage | V | V |