Sine Wave Characteristics

A "sinusoidal" or "sine wave form" represents AC power graphically -called sine wave for short. As you look at this sine wave, remember that this apparently stable picture changes 60 times every second. In doing so, we think in terms of averages of current, voltage and any changes in Frequency. There are five characteristics of AC power: Amplitude, Cycles, Frequency, Peak-to-Peak, and RMS.

A Sine Wave Form