SUPERIMPOSED DC

Sometimes a wave can have components of both ac and dc. The simplest example of an ac/dc combination is illustrated by the connection of a dc source, such as a battery, in series with an ac source, such as the utility main.
Any ac wave can have a dc component along with it. If the dc component exceeds the peak value of the ac wave, then fluctuating or pulsating dc will result. This would happen, for example, if a 200-V dc source were connected in series with the utility output. Pulsating dc would appear, with an average value of 200 V but with instantaneous values much higher and lower. The waveshape in this case is illustrated by Fig. 1.

Fig. 1. Composite ac/dc wave resulting from 117-V rms ac in series with +200-V dc.

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