Brendan Moran <bmoran@MILLENNIUM.CA> wrote:
> I view average power as just that: the average, or DC component. The sum
> of the powers divided by the period of the waveform. That is what average
> means. I see RMS power as the RMS voltage^2 divided by the load.

If you define your terms rigorously, and work out the math correctly,
you'll find that these are always exactly the same thing.

> I think that about clears things up.  Oh, and yes, everyone else I've
> ever talked to about this has the same definitions of average and RMS
> power as I do.  I guess I shouldn't assume that those are universal.

I guess you've been hanging out with a bad crowd... ;-)

-- Dave Tweed

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