Why is effective voltage important? I know effective voltage is a rms between zero and the crest or average votage above/below zero. But, why is that so important in (very simple terms)?
Second, if 110 volts is effective voltage at a wall outlet what happens to the other fifty volts (Peak voltage minus the effective voltage)? What does an electrician read when checking an electrical outlet with an effective voltage of 110v at a wall outlet? Does he/she read effective, crest or some other value?
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Second, if 110 volts is effective voltage at a wall outlet what happens to the other fifty volts (Peak voltage minus the effective voltage)? What does an electrician read when checking an electrical outlet with an effective voltage of 110v at a wall outlet? Does he/she read effective, crest or some other value?
jfl-