Vpp to Vp Calculator

This tool converts a peak-to-peak voltage to peak voltage for an AC waveform. 


	

			

		

						

				

				

                

			

			
						

		

		











 Sine voltage 





Referring to the picture of a sine wave above, there are three different voltage levels:





    

  1. Peak Voltage (Vp)
    2. 




  2. Peak-to-peak Voltage (Vpp)
    3. 




  3. RMS Voltage (VRMS)
    4. 






Formula





Vp = Vpp/2





Vp = √2 * VRMS





Background





Peak voltage Vp is always half the value of the peak-to-peak voltage Vpp. It doesn’t matter if it’s a sine, triangle or square wave. 





For an AC waveform the peak voltage represents the maximum and minimum excursions of the waveform. If it’s symmetric about zero or DC, then Vp = -Vp. However if there’s a DC component to the signal, then this equation does not apply. 





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