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Real Power

Term · Energy · MLC-T-ENE-001874

The component of electric power that performs work, typically measured in kilowatts (kW) or megawatts(MW)--sometimes referred to as Active Power. The terms "real" or "active" are often used to modify the base term "power" to differentiate it from Reactive Power and Apparent Power. See Apparent Power, Power, Reactive Power.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENE-001874
FieldEnergy
SubjectElectricity
ReferencesEIA Glossary
See alsoApparent power; Power; Reactive power
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENE-001874",
  "term": "Real Power",
  "field": "Energy",
  "definition": "The component of electric power that performs work, typically measured in kilowatts (kW) or megawatts(MW)--sometimes referred to as Active Power. The terms \"real\" or \"active\" are often used to modify the base term \"power\" to differentiate it from Reactive Power and Apparent Power. See Apparent Power, Power, Reactive Power.",
  "subject": "Electricity",
  "see_also": [
    "Apparent power",
    "Power",
    "Reactive power"
  ],
  "references": [
    "EIA Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/energy/real-power/"
}

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