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Advanced Qualification · A-003 Measurements · A-003-001-008

Un voltmètre à courant alternatif est étalonné pour indiquer la valeur :

  1. Aefficace ("RMS")
  2. Bcrête à crête
  3. Cmoyenne
  4. Dde crête

Correct answer: A — efficace ("RMS"). Question tirée de la banque officielle d'ISDE.

Why

An AC voltmeter is calibrated to read the effective value because this number tells you the same amount of work a direct current would do, making it the standard for measuring power in circuits. The full explanation — and one for every question — is in Pro.

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Measurements is section A-003 of the Advanced exam: Measurements: meters, oscilloscopes, counters, signal generators, and what a reading actually tells you.

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