(ac) alternatif akım

Turkish - English

Definition of (ac) alternatif akım in Turkish English dictionary

alternating current

an electric current in which the direction of flow of the electrons reverses periodically having an average of zero, with positive and negative values (with a frequency of 50 Hz in Europe, 60 Hz in the US, 400 Hz for airport lighting, and some others); especially such a current produced by a rotating generator or alternator

an electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally; "In the US most household current is AC at 60 cycles per second

A current which periodically changes or reverses its direction of flow

electric current which periodically reverses direction

An alternating current is an electric current that continually changes direction as it flows. The abbreviation AC is also used. AC a flow of electricity that changes direction regularly and quickly direct current. Flow of electric charge that reverses periodically, unlike direct current. It starts from zero, grows to a maximum, decreases to zero, reverses, reaches a maximum in the opposite direction, returns again to zero, and repeats the cycle indefinitely. The time taken to complete one cycle is called the period (see periodic motion), and the number of cycles per second is the frequency; the maximum value in either direction is the current's amplitude. Low frequencies (50-60 cycles per second) are used for domestic and commercial power, but frequencies of around 100 million cycles per second (100 megahertz) are used in television and of several thousand megahertz in radar and microwave communication. A major advantage of alternating current is that the voltage can be increased and decreased by a transformer for more efficient transmission over long distances. Direct current cannot use transformers to change voltage. See also electric current

Hyphenation

(ac) al·ter·na·tif a·kım