##  [Real Power](/real-power) 

  ##  [Real Power](https://engineering.quantumdictionary.io/real-power-0) 

  

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Definition

Instantaneous rate at which electrical energy is converted to work or heat in a circuit, measured in watts and equal, for an AC waveform, to the time average over a cycle of the instantaneous product of voltage and current (P = average[v(t)·i(t)]).