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  2. Power rating - Wikipedia

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    In electrical engineering and mechanical engineering, the power rating of equipment is the highest power input allowed to flow through particular equipment. According to the particular discipline, the term power may refer to electrical or mechanical power. A power rating can also involve average and maximum power, which may vary depending on ...

  3. Watt - Wikipedia

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    In terms of electromagnetism, one watt is the rate at which electrical work is performed when a current of one ampere (A) flows across an electrical potential difference of one volt (V), meaning the watt is equivalent to the volt-ampere (the latter unit, however, is used for a different quantity from the real power of an electrical circuit).

  4. Glossary of electrical and electronics engineering - Wikipedia

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    power engineering That part of electrical engineering that deals with the generation, distribution and consumption of electrical power. power-factor correction Apparatus intended to bring the power factor of some load closer to 1. power factor The ratio of apparent power flowing to a load divided by the real power. power-flow study

  5. Orders of magnitude (power) - Wikipedia

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    The productive capacity of electrical generators operated by utility companies is often measured in MW. Few things can sustain the transfer or consumption of energy on this scale; some of these events or entities include: lightning strikes, naval craft (such as aircraft carriers and submarines ), engineering hardware, and some scientific ...

  6. 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.

  7. List of energy abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    SCADA—Supervisory control and data acquisition a remote control and telemetry system used to monitor and control the electrical system; SCE—Southern California Edison (US) SCE&G—South Carolina Electric & Gas (US) scf—Standard cubic foot; SCO—Stranded Cost Obligation (finance) SCR—Special Case Resources (US- NYISO category)

  8. Glossary of power electronics - Wikipedia

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    A smaller unit which simulates a complete unit or element in an electrical test, without reducing the severity of the electrical, thermal or mechanical conditions. [v] multi-connected converter A converter consisting of two or more converter units parallel connected or series connected or both, each of which is an operative converter of its own.

  9. Power engineering - Wikipedia

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    These societies contributed to the exchange of electrical knowledge and the development of electrical engineering education. On an international level, the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), which was founded in 1906, prepares standards for power engineering, with 20,000 electrotechnical experts from 172 countries developing ...