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Figure 1: AC line voltage is a single-phase
vector that rotates at a given frequency |
Having reviewed a
broad definition of power, how it is generated and distributed, and how motors consume almost half of all generated power, we will now turn to a more detailed discussion of just what it is that we call "power." When we discuss "power," we're typically referring to what comes out of a wall socket: AC line, or sinusoidal, power.
