The product of a circuit's RMS voltage and its RMS current Apparent power is not indicative of the actual power consumed by an apparatus
This is the voltage-ampere requirement of a device designed to convert electric energy to a non-electrical form
Power value obtained in an ac circuit as the product of current times voltage See VA
that power apparently available for use in an AC circuit containing a reactive element It is the product of effective voltage times effective current expressed in volt-amperes It must be multiplied by the power factor to obtain true power available
The simple product of voltage and current This does not represent the actual power in an AC circuit because it does not take into account phase shift and harmonic distortion Therefore, instead of being expressed in watts (W) or kilowatts (kW), it is expressed in kilovolt-amperes (kVA) Apparent power is never less than actual power Transformers, wires, and other power distribution equipment must be sized for apparent power
In alternating-current power transmission and distribution, the product of the rms voltage and amperage Note 1: When the applied voltage and the current are in phase with one another, the apparent power is equal to the effective power, i e , the real power delivered to or consumed by the load If the current lags or leads the applied voltage, the apparent power is greater than the effective power Note 2: Only effective power, i e , the real power delivered to or consumed by the load, is expressed in watts Apparent power is properly expressed only in volt-amperes, never watts See diagram under effective power
The product of the volts and amperes It comprises both real and reactive power, usually expressed in kilovolt-ampere (kVA) or megavoltamperes (MVA)
A value of power for AC circuits that is calculated as the product of RMS current times RMS voltage, without taking the power factor into account
-The product of the applied voltage and current in an ac circuit Apparent power, or volt-amps, is not the true power of the circuit because the power factor is not considered in the calculation
product of the root-mean-square of voltage times the root-mean-square of current in an alternating-current circuit (Electricity)
the mathematical product of voltage and current on ac systems Since voltage and current may not be in phase on ac systems, the apparent power thus calculated may not equal the real power, but may actually exceed it Reactive loads (inductance and/or capacitance) on ac systems will cause the apparent power to be larger than the real power
The product of input RMS voltage times input RMS current In AC input, switch-mode power systems, where the input current is distorted, high RMS values result in high apparent power
A term only applicable to Alternating Current (AC) circuits, it is the product of the voltage applied times the current flow The unit of measure is VA, or Voltamperes