James Knott wrote:
Aaron Kulkis wrote:
RMS is just as statistical method, which is useful for making sense of any time-variant function.
The square root of the square of power is just as much related to power as the square root of the square of voltage is related to voltage (NOT power).
Judging from this response and the one to Randall, I suspect it might be a good idea for you to review your EE texts. RMS is meaningless in the context of power. Sure you can do the calculation, but what does it get you? With current or voltage, RMS derives the equivalent DC value. Can you explain what you'd obtain by calculating RMS power?
Yes. You have some idea how much "average" power is going through resistive elements, or anything else which is heat/power sensitive. A 1-W resistor can handle (momentarily) instants of 5-W if the duration is short enough (say, the voltage spike from a drum beat) What it can't handle is 5-W RMS. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org