[Amps] Measuring RF Power

[Gary Schafer]

R. Measures wrote:
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> On Mar 22, 2005, at 12:25 PM, Gary Schafer wrote:
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>> If what you say was true then there would never be any power into our 
>> transmission lines.
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>> Average power is not zero simply because there is no negative power.
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>> There is only RMS voltage and RMS current. No RMS power.
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> My sis-in-law's electric water heater uses 240V-rms at c. 30A-rms.  If 
> there is no RMS power, why does the water get hot?
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The water heater gets hot with 7200 watts average power.

73
Gary  K4FMX

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>> Peak voltage is 1.414 times RMS voltage. Those conversions don't work 
>> with power.
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>> 73
>> Gary  K4FMX

> Richard L. Measures, AG6K, 805.386.3734.  www.somis.org
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