Average rectified value

In electrical engineering, the average rectified value (ARV) of the quantity is the average of its absolute value. The average of a symmetric alternating value is zero and it is therefore not useful to characterize it. Thus the easiest way to determine a quantitative measurement size is to use the average rectified value. The average rectified value is mainly used to characterize and alternating current. It can be computed by averaging the absolute value of a waveform over one full period of the waveform.

Average rectified value

In electrical engineering, the average rectified value (ARV) of the quantity is the average of its absolute value. The average of a symmetric alternating value is zero and it is therefore not useful to characterize it. Thus the easiest way to determine a quantitative measurement size is to use the average rectified value. The average rectified value is mainly used to characterize and alternating current. It can be computed by averaging the absolute value of a waveform over one full period of the waveform.