Figure 3-6 Peak Hold Operation - Keysight Technologies U1281A User Manual

To calculate the crest factor
Crest factor is a measure of signal distortion and is calculated as a signal's peak value over
its rms value. This is an important measurement when looking at power quality issues. In
the measurement example shown below (Figure 3-6), the crest factor is calculated as:
Crest factor
Figure 3-6
Keysight U1281A/U1282A User's Guide
Peak value
= - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - =
True rms value
Start to capture
Press
between the maximum and
minimum peak values.
Peak hold operation
2.2669V
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - = 1.414
1.6032V
Press for more
MaxMin
than 1 second to start
the Peak Hold recording
session.
to switch
MaxMin
Multimeter Features 3
Press
Hold
to reset the recording
session.
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