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  2. Kilowatt-hour - Wikipedia

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    The notation kW/h for the kilowatt-hour is incorrect, as it denotes kilowatt per hour. The hour is a unit of time listed among the non-SI units accepted by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures for use with the SI. [6] An electric heater consuming 1,000 watts (1 kilowatt) operating for one hour uses one kilowatt-hour of energy.

  3. Diesel generator - Wikipedia

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    Set sizes range from 8 to 30-kW (also 8 to 30-kVA single phase) for homes, small shops, and offices, with the larger industrial generators from 8-kW (11 kVA) up to 2,000-kW (2,500-kVA three phase) used for office complexes, factories, and other industrial facilities. A 2,000-kW set can be housed in a 40 ft (12 m) ISO container with a fuel tank ...

  4. Template:Convert/list of units/energy/Wh - Wikipedia

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    Template: Convert/list of units/energy/Wh. 7 languages. ... kW⋅h watt-hour: Wh Wh 1.0 ...

  5. List of energy abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    The following table lists a number of terms that are used in the United States for residential energy audits. AFUE—annual fuel utilization efficiency; BTL—building tightness limit (building tightness) CDH—cooling degree hours (climate) CFL—compact fluorescent light; COP—coefficient of performance; CRI—color rendering index

  6. Flywheel storage power system - Wikipedia

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    The plant originates from the Jülich Stornetic GmbH. The system consists of 28 flywheels and has a capacity of 100 kWh and a capacity of 600 kilovolt-amperes (kVA). The flywheels rotate at a peak speed of 45,000 rpm. [7] In Ontario, Canada, Temporal Power Ltd. has operated a flywheel storage power plant since 2014. It consists of 10 flywheels ...

  7. Units of energy - Wikipedia

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    A unit of electrical energy, particularly for utility bills, is the kilowatt-hour (kWh); [3] one kilowatt-hour is equivalent to 3.6 megajoules. Electricity usage is often given in units of kilowatt-hours per year or other periods. [4] This is a measurement of average power consumption, meaning the average rate at which energy is transferred ...

  8. Electric power - Wikipedia

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    Electric power is the rate of transfer of electrical energy within a circuit.Its SI unit is the watt, the general unit of power, defined as one joule per second.Standard prefixes apply to watts as with other SI units: thousands, millions and billions of watts are called kilowatts, megawatts and gigawatts respectively.

  9. Per-unit system - Wikipedia

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    The base value should only be a magnitude, while the per-unit value is a phasor. The phase angles of complex power, voltage, current, impedance, etc., are not affected by the conversion to per unit values. The purpose of using a per-unit system is to simplify conversion between different transformers.