Peak to Peak

[WAZ]

When we say there is 110V AC, is that peak to peak?

 

[BobG]

When we say there is 110V AC, is that peak to peak?

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There is no such thing as 'peak to peak'... the voltage is a
function.... is only has one value at any instant in time... it goes up
to 110 V average or rms in 1/120th of a sec, then goes nagative the
next half cycle. The peak is about 170V (rms x sqrt(2))

 

[chuck]

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There is no such thing as 'peak to peak'... the voltage is a
function.... is only has one value at any instant in time... it goes up
to 110 V average or rms in 1/120th of a sec, then goes nagative the
next half cycle. The peak is about 170V (rms x sqrt(2))

The 110 VAC (or 125 VAC) is the rms
value of the 60 Hz sine wave.

 

[Eeyore]

When we say there is 110V AC, is that peak to peak?

No.

It's RMS.

Graham

 

[Eeyore]

There is no such thing as 'peak to peak'...

Yes there is.

Graham

 

[Bob Myers]

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There is no such thing as 'peak to peak'... the voltage is a
function.... is only has one value at any instant in time... it goes up
to 110 V average or rms in 1/120th of a sec, then goes nagative the
next half cycle. The peak is about 170V (rms x sqrt(2))

Of course there's such a thing as "peak to peak" voltage; it's
very often used to describe the maximum expected total
"envelope" or "swing" of a given AC voltage or signal. It's
generally not much of a concern, though, in electrical power
discussions.

The "110 VAC" (or 117 VAC or 230 or whatever number
you encounter), though, is an "RMS" (root-mean-square)
value, which is 0.707 of the peak voltage for a sinusoid.
This is the voltage definition most commonly encountered in the
electrical power field, as it is the "effective" voltage (i.e., the
one you would use in power calculations for resistive loads -
for instance, a 100 V (RMS) AC supply results in the same
power consumed (and heating provided) by a given resistive
heating element as would a 100 V DC supply, all else being
equal.

Bob M.

 

[BobG]

Yes there is.

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I bet you can't measure it instantaneously.

 

[Danne]

No.

It's RMS.

Graham

Yes, 110V AC is in RMS (110 Vrms). 110V AC is about 311 Vpp (peak to
peak).

Danne

 

[PeteS]

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I bet you can't measure it instantaneously.

Sure I can - just wait for 2 adjacent separate dv/dt = 0 instantaneous
events and take the difference


[ok, that's cheating]

Cheers

PeteS

 

[Don Bowey]

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I bet you can't measure it instantaneously.

I bet you I can. Now, put your money where your mouth is. Make it worth
while, but affordable by you.

Don

 

[Eeyore]

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I bet you can't measure it instantaneously.

I'd like to see you measure anything truly "instantaneously" !

Graham

 

[BobG]

I bet you I can. Now, put your money where your mouth is. Make it worth
while, but affordable by you.

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You sound like a betting man. I'll give you one reading. You agree that
the voltage has only one voltage at any instant? So you can't do it
unless you find the positive peak over a whole cycle, and the negative
peak over a whole cycle. Sort of a job for some signal processing, or a
couple of diodes and caps, or something that will average over 1/60th
of a sec. That aint instantaneous is it?

 

[Eeyore]

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You sound like a betting man. I'll give you one reading. You agree that
the voltage has only one voltage at any instant? So you can't do it
unless you find the positive peak over a whole cycle, and the negative
peak over a whole cycle. Sort of a job for some signal processing, or a
couple of diodes and caps, or something that will average over 1/60th
of a sec. That aint instantaneous is it?

Have you heard of something called the second derivative ? As in d2V/dt2 ?

Graham

 

[Michael A. Terrell]

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I bet you can't measure it instantaneously.

Sure I can, with an oscilloscope.

--
Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to
prove it.
Member of DAV #85.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida

 

[Michael A. Terrell]

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There is no such thing as 'peak to peak'... the voltage is a
function.... is only has one value at any instant in time... it goes up
to 110 V average or rms in 1/120th of a sec, then goes nagative the
next half cycle. The peak is about 170V (rms x sqrt(2))

110 VAC RMS = 311.08 V P-P


--
Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to
prove it.
Member of DAV #85.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida

 

[BobG]

Sure I can, with an oscilloscope.

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Nah. If its digital, and I give you one measurement, you get a dot. If
its analog, and I give you one sweep, an instantaneous measurement is
any height of the trace from zero to the trace. So you could measure
the positive or negative peak at that instant, and hope or guess that
the other peak would be symmetrical, but you've lost the bet because it
would take you two measurements at two instants in time to measure two
peak voltages. I win.

 

[Phil Allison]

** Groper MENACE ALERT !!

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There is no such thing as 'peak to peak'..

** Says a complete fool demonstrating his MASSIVE ignorance.

the voltage is a function.... is only has one value at any instant in
time...

** Yawn - just like ANY varying quantity.


Ascribing magnitude to a steady AC voltage IS the issue - fuckhead.

There are 4 ways:

1. Average rectified value.

2. RMS value.

3. Peak value.

4. Peak to peak value.


The last is useful where the wave is asymmetrical or remains one polarity -
ie the ripple voltage on a filter cap.



........ Phil

 

[ehsjr]

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Nah. If its digital, and I give you one measurement, you get a dot. If
its analog, and I give you one sweep, an instantaneous measurement is
any height of the trace from zero to the trace. So you could measure
the positive or negative peak at that instant, and hope or guess that
the other peak would be symmetrical, but you've lost the bet because it
would take you two measurements at two instants in time to measure two
peak voltages. I win.

I don't think so. First it was you who stuffed
instantaneous into the discussion. Peak to peak
is obviously not instantaneous. Still, lets go
with your "instantaneous", and your single measurement.

Install a peak detector circuit, then take a single
measurement. At the instant you take the measurement,
the cap holding the detected peaks ( + and - ) will
hold the peak to peak value. You lose - not that that
is important. What's important is below.

Peak to peak is understood to be the difference between
the highest peak and the lowest peak.
http://www.facstaff.bucknell.edu/mastascu/eLessonsHTML/Signal/Signal2.htm#PeakToPeak
Lets not confuse the issue by saying peak to peak doesn't
exist and specifying bullshit "instantaneous" measurements
where a scope shows one dot or a DMM or analog meter wouldn't
have sufficient time to respond, let alone show a true reading.

Ed

 

[BobG]

Says a complete fool demonstrating his MASSIVE ignorance.
Ascribing magnitude to a steady AC voltage IS the issue - fuckhead.

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You should win a prize for being an ambassador of goodwill from down
under. Have you ever been told that your brusk obscene language and
outbursts at strangers makes you seem deranged? No one has ever told
you that? I bet your coworkers are terrified that you might explode in
an apoplectic spasm of tourettes tics if someone says 'Good morning Mr
Allison'. I think the manual of personality disorders might have a
chapter on Phil Allison syndrome. Pop a cork Phil!

 

[Phil Allison]

"BobG" = a complete fool demonstrating his MASSIVE ignorance.


** **** off - ASD freak.






....... Phil