RMS Voltage Calculator
Calculate the RMS voltage given the peak or the peak-to-peak voltage with the calculator below.
Convert Peak Voltage to RMS Voltage
Convert Peak-to-Peak Voltage to RMS Voltage
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How to Calculate RMS Voltage
Root mean square, or RMS voltage is the square root of the mean of the squares of the voltages in the AC waveform. For example, if there are 100 voltages sampled in waveform, the RMS would be equal to the square root of all of the voltages squared, added together, and divided by 100.
The following formula illustrates how to find RMS voltage given a sample of voltages.
VRMS = √ V12 + V22 + … + Vn2 / n
You can also find RMS voltage if you know the peak voltage or peak-to-peak voltage.
Peak Voltage to RMS Voltage Formula
Given the peak voltage, the RMS voltage can be calculated using this formula where VP is the peak voltage.
VRMS = 1 / √2 × VP
In other words, RMS voltage is equal to one divided by the square root of two times the peak voltage.
For example, find the RMS voltage using a peak voltage of 120 V.
VRMS = 1 / √2 × 120 V
VRMS = 0.7071 × 120 V
VRMS = 84.8528 V
Peak-to-Peak Voltage to RMS Voltage Formula
The RMS voltage can also be found if the peak-to-peak voltage is known using this formula where VP-P is the peak-to-peak voltage.
VRMS = 1 / 2 × √2 × VP-P
Thus, RMS voltage is equal to one divided by two times the square root of two, times the peak voltage.
For example, let’s find the RMS voltage using a peak-to-peak voltage of 24 V.
VRMS = 1 / 2 × √2 × 24 V
VRMS = 0.3536 × 24 V
VRMS = 8.4853 V