Engineering Board Exam Reviewer · Alternating Current and Voltage · easy
What is the average value of a sine wave over one complete cycle?
- Zero
- 0.637Vp
- 0.707Vp
- Vp
Answer
A. Zero
Solution
The positive half-cycle and the negative half-cycle cancel exactly, so the average over a complete cycle is zero. (The 0.637Vp figure applies only to half a cycle.)
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