The war of currents compared the usefulness of alternating versus direct current. As our technology develops, the debate between which current produces the best results continues. The discussions this week will be an exciting deep dive into the differences between AC and DC signal generation, how our energy grid uses these waveforms with transformers, and the many ways we can produce renewable electrical energy.

Before you begin, be sure to review the following resources:

• 1.3 Guided Practice: Chapter 10
• 1.4 Guided Practice: Zombie Shooter
• Principles of Electric Circuits (10th edition)
  • Chapter 10: Magnetism and Electromagnetism
  • Chapter 11: Introduction to Alternating Current and Voltage
  • Chapter 14: Transformers
  • Appendix-B. Equation 11-5 RMS (Effective) Value of a Sine Wave
  • Appendix-B. Equation 11-11 Average Value of a Half-Cycle Sine Wave
• Chapter 10: Magnetism and Electromagnetism
• Chapter 11: Introduction to Alternating Current and Voltage
• Chapter 14: Transformers

Instructions

• Reply to the topic below by Wednesday of this week, 11:59 pm EST.
• Reply to 2 classmates by Sunday of this week, 11:59 pm EST.
• To see how discussions are graded, click the vertical ellipsis (  ) and select Show Rubric or refer to your instructor's guidelines.
• For more information about discussion grading criteria, visit the Undergraduate Discussion Participation Policies and Rubric page located in ECPI Resources.

Discussion Topic

Direct and Alternating Current

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Choose your discussion prompt from the topics below. Each prompt provides two research topics and three questions about the theory involved with the research topics. Clearly indicate which prompt you have chosen, provide one paragraph or bulleted list about each research topic, then answer the questions provided. Aim at no more than two or three student responses per prompt.