
Calculate the average power dissipated in a resistor of resistance . When a sinusoidal alternating current has a peak value of .

Important Questions on Alternating Currents
The sinusoidal voltage across a resistor has a peak value .
(a) Calculate the r.m.s. value of the alternating voltage.

The sinusoidal voltage across a resistor has a peak value .
(b) Use to calculate the r.m.s. current in the resistor.

The sinusoidal voltage across a resistor has a peak value .
(c) Calculate the average power dissipated in the resistor.

The sinusoidal voltage across a resistor has a peak value . Calculate the peak power dissipated in the resistor.

Explain why, when terminal B in Figure, is positive (during the negative cycles), only diodes 1 and 4 conduct.

Sketch the voltage patterns of a sinusoidal alternating voltage.

Sketch the voltage patterns the half-wave rectified voltage.

Sketch the voltage patterns for rectified smoothed voltage.
