... amplitude of any waveform with equal-area portions aboveLessons In Electric Circuits, Volume II – ACBy Tony R. KuphaldtSixth Edition, last update July 25, 20071.2. AC WAVEFORMS 9triggertimebases/divDC ... other.As useful and as easy to understand as DC is, it is not the only “kind” of electricity in use. Certainsources of electricity (most notably, rotary electro-mechanical generators) naturally produce ... measurements of electric power. Forother considerations, peak or peak-to-peak measurements may be the best to employ. For instance,when determining the proper size of wire (ampacity) to conduct electric...