11-02-2014, 01:41 PM
(11-02-2014, 01:30 PM)pwdrive Wrote: Just found this explanation, it calls it pulsed DC...
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=G3uDHt9gu_UC&pg=PA6&lpg=PA6&dq=pulsating+dc+waveform&source=bl&ots=a7jDG_Nyr_&sig=DmBhU-6lrlnW9EtRlqG4-JI1cLU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=oiT6UpGJBcKy7Abe9YCwBw&ved=0CC8Q6AEwATgK#v=onepage&q=pulsating%20dc%20waveform&f=false
Lawrence.
Yes, I know that what text books say, but that's my point - if you don't move past that, you will struggle to move from electricity to electronics. I maintain that the waveforms in Figure 1.10 show an AC component sitting on a DC offset. A large AC component in the case of a.
When I say "you", I don't meen you personally - I'm talking generally. Remember - I teach electronics at work, and I see how people get confused by this. It's not just an academic debate for me - what I'm preaching is the reality of how I get people to understand how things really work.
All the best,
Mark
