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[–] JPAKx4@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) Ah, so that's why it's half power compared to DC, makes sense. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Pher@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Kinda, it's half the power because the power goes like the temporal average of the current squared, the current oscillates like sine or cosine, and the temporal average of a sine or cosine squared is 1/2. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ulterno@lemmy.kde.social 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) Unless the AC is a square wave, in which case stuff becomes different. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Not really. Where on earth would Mains be a square wave? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ulterno@lemmy.kde.social 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) Low quality UPS Inverter permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) That's not what Mains means. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ulterno@lemmy.kde.social 0 points 2 years ago As far as the appliance cares, it is the only input power it gets at that time. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Pher@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Kinda, it's half the power because the power goes like the temporal average of the current squared, the current oscillates like sine or cosine, and the temporal average of a sine or cosine squared is 1/2. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ulterno@lemmy.kde.social 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) Unless the AC is a square wave, in which case stuff becomes different. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Not really. Where on earth would Mains be a square wave? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ulterno@lemmy.kde.social 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) Low quality UPS Inverter permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) That's not what Mains means. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ulterno@lemmy.kde.social 0 points 2 years ago As far as the appliance cares, it is the only input power it gets at that time. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Not really. Where on earth would Mains be a square wave? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ulterno@lemmy.kde.social 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) Low quality UPS Inverter permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) That's not what Mains means. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ulterno@lemmy.kde.social 0 points 2 years ago As far as the appliance cares, it is the only input power it gets at that time. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ulterno@lemmy.kde.social 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) Low quality UPS Inverter permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) That's not what Mains means. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ulterno@lemmy.kde.social 0 points 2 years ago As far as the appliance cares, it is the only input power it gets at that time. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) That's not what Mains means. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ulterno@lemmy.kde.social 0 points 2 years ago As far as the appliance cares, it is the only input power it gets at that time. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ulterno@lemmy.kde.social 0 points 2 years ago As far as the appliance cares, it is the only input power it gets at that time. permalink fedilink source parent