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maximum power output [3 records]

Record 1 2015-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audio Technology
DEF

The highest average output power into a rated load, regardless of distortion.

OBS

In Great Britain, "power capacity" is defined as being that level of power at which waveform clipping begins to develop, while "maximum output power" is defined as "the maximum measured output power (as opposed to "rated output power": "the power that the manufacturer claims") that the amplifier can deliver continuously to a stated load resistance at a frequency of 1000 Hz without exceeding a specified value of harmonic distortion" (cf. EAAUD, 1972, p. 36, and BSI-3860: 1965, p. 6). Maximum power output "is commonly taken as the power yield prior to the onset of waveform clipping or when the THD (=total harmonic distortion) is at a specified value". (cf. EAAUD, 1972, p. 13).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électroacoustique
DEF

Il est généralement admis qu'il s'agit de la puissance d'un amplificateur dont les caractéristiques maximales sont altérées jusqu'à la limite de l'audible. Ce qui permet malheureusement à quelques constructeurs (d'une oreille à l'autre!) de pouvoir «interpréter».

OBS

«Puissance maximale» s'emploie en fait avec des nuances différentes selon le contexte, en fonction de critères définis et des dispositifs considérés. Par exemple, «puissance admissible» (q.v.) dans RESON, HS, 1976, p. 186.

Spanish

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Record 2 2013-07-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Energy Transformation
  • Wind Energy
DEF

The maximum continuous power in kilowatts that the WECS [wind energy conversion system] is capable of generating without exceeding the rating of any of its components.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transformation de l'énergie
  • Énergie éolienne
OBS

Puissance de sortie maximale (exprimée en kilowatts) qu'une éolienne peut produire de manière continue lorsqu'elle fonctionne normalement (cette puissance est approximativement la même que la puissance nominale).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transformación de la energía
  • Energía eólica
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Record 3 1987-04-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Propulsion Systems

French

Domaine(s)
  • Propulsion des aéronefs

Spanish

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