IM 253401-01E
4-2
Typical Waveform Types and Differences in Measured Values between
Measurement Modes
Name
Measurement
mode
Waveform
RMS
value
Mean
value
Mean-value
rectification
Linear
averaging
Sinewave
Half-wave
rectification
Full-wave
rectification
Direct
current
Triangular
wave
Square
wave
Pulse
Pulse
RMS
—
V MEAN
DC
Ep
2
Ep
2
Ep
2
Ep
Ep
3
Ep
D · Ep
τ
2
π
· Ep
2
π
· Ep
Ep
π
2
π
· Ep
Ep
Ep
2
Ep
D · Ep
τ
2
π
· Ep
Ep
2
Ep
2 2
Ep
2
π
2 2
· Ep
π
4 2
· Ep
π
2 2
· Ep
π τ
4
π
2
· Ep
π
D
2 2
· Ep
D · Ep
τ
2
π
· Ep
2
π
· Ep
0
0
Ep
π
0
2
π
Ep
π
0
2
π
Ep
π
0
2
π
Ep
Ep
π
0
2
π
Ep
π
0
2
π
Ep
0
2
π
Ep
τ
Ep
π
0
Display
τ
2
π
When duty D (= ) is applied.
4.1 Selecting the Measurement Mode