Although our utility companies plan to update meters to true RMS, our current
meters only register "real power".
The true RMS utility meters would be great though!
Jerry W. Decker wrote:
With regard to making power measurements over time, I've seen a novel
method of measuring power used, simply hooking up a utility power meter
(as attaches to your house) which will show the amount of power used,
PERIOD, without regard to how much time it took. I always thought it
rather ingenious. Gotta get me one of those....
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