AC Full Form

Alternating Current (abbreviated as AC) is a type of electrical current. In this type of current, the direction of the flow of electrons gets switched back and forth at different and regular intervals or in cycles. The current that is flowing in power lines and the normal household electricity comes from a wall outlet, this is called alternating current.

In this section, we will typically talk about long AC long form, AC DC full form, AC machine full form. We will also discuss the other full form of AC that is AC post full form in our same content. 

AC Full form

AC long form is Alternate Current. 

AC DC Full Form 

Full form of AC DC Alternate Current and Direct Current. 

AC Machine Full form is simply an alternate Current Machine, we will talk about this topic in a later section. The full form of AC in Physics is Alternating Current. This is a type of electrical current in which the direction of flow of the electrons keeps on switching back and forth at regular intervals. This is the topic which we will discuss in this content. 

AC Post Full Form 

The AC Post full form is Assistant Commissioner

In India, Assistant Commissioners are the senior-most officers in regard to the rank of the assistant superintendent or the assistant commissioner of police or who also may belong to the national Indian Police Service or the State Police Services. The rank of this Assistant Commissioner (abbreviated as AC) is also used in the Indian Income Tax, the Customs, in the Central Excise, and in the Service Tax Administration, he is an officer of the Indian Revenue.

After knowing the long form of AC, and its other full form of AC, let us focus solely on AC as in the Alternate Current in this section. 

The Waveform Current – Alternate Current

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Alternating current (AC) is basically an electric current that periodically gets in reversed direction and this changes its magnitude continuously with given time. This is highly in contrast to DC or Direct current, DC flows only in one single direction. Alternating current is the form of current in which the electric power gets delivered to the businesses and residences, and this is a form of electrical energy which the consumers generally use when they plug into their kitchen appliances like mixer grinder, or they can use also in televisions, fans and also in electric lamps. A common source of DC power is the battery cell that is in a flashlight. 

The alternating current is usually in a waveform which is used in most of the electric power circuits, whose positive half-period corresponds with the positive direction of the current and also vice versa. 

0 to Maximum – 0 to Maximum

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AC that stands for the ‘Alternating Current’ or ‘Alternate Current’ refers to a current in which the movement of its electric charge changes due to direction periodically. The alternating current changes its own direction and the magnitude periodically, it starts from 0 and it grows to maximum, also it returns to 0 and again grows to the maximum being in the opposite direction and then again reaches its original value that is 0.

This typical cycle gets repeated continuously as long as the AC is flowing in the specific circuit. The Alternating Current is quite different from the direct current (abbreviated as DC) as the DC flows only in one single direction. The generation and the transmission of AC (Alternate Current) are very easy as compared to DC (Direct Current). Hence, it is the AC that is used in the mains-wired buildings like in our homes, offices, factories, and other residential or office buildings.

AC can be also used in other electric motors devices that convert electric energy into mechanical energy. Electric motors are present here in various electrical appliances like washing machines, refrigerators, and other such electronics.

How is Alternate Current Produced?

Alternate Current can be generated by using devices which are known as alternators. However, there are other methods to generate AC by using various circuits. Well, one of the easiest ways to produce Alternate Current is by using a single coil AC generator which comprises two-pole magnets with a single loop of rectangle-shaped wire. In this type of method, AC is produced based on Faraday's principle of electromagnetic induction where the mechanical energy gets converted into electrical energy instantly.

Why Should I Use AC?

Alternate Current should be Used for the Following Advantages:

1. AC is to be transmitted over long distances by using step-up transformers but the DC cannot be transmitted in this manner.

2. Alternate Current is cheap and they are easy to generate and it is easier to transmit AC than done in DC.

3. The efficiency produced in the AC generator is much higher than in DC.

4. The loss of power that is done transmitting AC is quite less.

5. AC can also be converted into DC form.

6. The magnitude potentiality of AC can be decreased without losing much of its energy.

7. AC causes lesser disturbance in the nearby communication wires like in the telephone lines.

8. It is also suitable for domestic and industrial applications.

9. Besides this, the AC machine and the transformer are low as the alternating current and thus improves the efficiency of these AC machines.

Concise on AC Machines

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AC machines are motors that convert  AC electric energy to mechanical energy. The generators that convert the mechanical energy to ac electric energy are a set of three-phase ac voltages which is induced into the stator armature windings of an alternate current machine by rotating the magnetic field from the rotor field of the windings (this is the generator action).

The main principle of ac machine operation is primarily this: 

A three-phase set of currents that are flowing in an armature winding. Each of these has an equal magnitude and they are differing in phase by 120°, this produces a rotating magnetic field that is of constant magnitude.