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  2. Wattmeter - Wikipedia

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    If a laptop computer in sleep mode consumes 5 W, the meter may read anything from 0 to 15.25 W, without taking into account errors due to non-sinusoidal waveform. In practice accuracy can be improved by connecting a fixed load such as an incandescent light bulb, adding the device in standby, and using the difference in power consumption. [ 3 ]

  3. Optical power meter - Wikipedia

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    On the display unit, the measured optical power and set wavelength is displayed. Power meters are calibrated using a traceable calibration standard. A traditional optical power meter responds to a broad spectrum of light, however, the calibration is wavelength dependent. This is not normally an issue, since the test wavelength is usually known ...

  4. Electricity meter - Wikipedia

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    An electricity meter, electric meter, electrical meter, energy meter, or kilowatt-hour meter is a device that measures the amount of electric energy consumed by a residence, a business, or an electrically powered device over a time interval. Electric utilities use electric meters installed at customers' premises for billing and monitoring purposes.

  5. Watt - Wikipedia

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    The watt (symbol: W) is the unit of power or radiant flux in the International System of Units (SI), equal to 1 joule per second or 1 kg⋅m 2 ⋅s −3. [1] [2] [3] It is used to quantify the rate of energy transfer.

  6. Orders of magnitude (power) - Wikipedia

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    astro: power per square meter potentially received by Earth at the peak of the Sun's red giant phase 2.0 × 10 6 W tech: peak power output of GE's standard wind turbine 2.4 × 10 6 W tech: peak power output of a Princess Coronation class steam locomotive (approx 3.3K EDHP on test) (1937) 2.5 × 10 6 W biomed: peak power output of a blue whale ...

  7. Radiant intensity - Wikipedia

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    Radiant intensity is used to characterize the emission of radiation by an antenna: [2], = (), where E e is the irradiance of the antenna;; r is the distance from the antenna.; Unlike power density, radiant intensity does not depend on distance: because radiant intensity is defined as the power through a solid angle, the decreasing power density over distance due to the inverse-square law is ...

  8. Blondel's theorem - Wikipedia

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    The N watt-meters are separately connected such that each one measures the current level in one of the N conductors and the potential level between that conductor and a common point. In a further simplification, if that common point is located on one of the conductors, that conductor's meter can be removed and only N-1 meters are required. An ...

  9. Power meter - Wikipedia

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    Power meter may refer to: Electricity meter measures electrical energy (electrical power supplied to a residence, business or machine over time) Wattmeter measures the electrical power circulating in any electric circuit; Microwave power meter measures power in a microwave signal; Optical power meter measures power in an optical signal