But there is positive and negative power. So you integrate over a whole cycle to come up with a net true power.
Or take the R.M.S.
Derek
Would this really save electricity?
Jul 29, 2009
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Yes, I noticed that. Indeed with a purely reactive load fully half of the data points will be observations of power with a negative sign.
No, it must be the average. RMS of power is an abomination :-)
Tony
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