By reference to heating effect, explain what is meant by the root-mean-square (r.m.s.) value of an alternating current.
The variations with time of two currents
and
are shown in graph I and graph II below.
Use graph I to determine the peak value and the r.m.s. value of the current .
Use graph II to determine the peak value and the r.m.s. value of the current .
The variation with time of the supply voltage
to a house is given by the expression
where is in volts,
is in seconds and
is a constant with unit
.
The frequency of the supply voltage is . Determine
to two significant figures.
The supply voltage is applied to a heater. The mean power of the heater is . Calculate the resistance of the heater.