AC current
Power grid standard
AC current is a redundant way of saying alternating current, since the AC already stands for that.
The phrase appears frequently in casual speech and informal writing despite the redundancy: The motor runs on AC current.
Compare DC current for direct current.
- voltageElectrical potential difference
- electricityEnergy from charged particles
- hertzFrequency measurement unit
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- sine waveSmooth periodic mathematical curve
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