power transfer equation

power transfer equation

[¦päu̇·ər ′tranz·fər i‚kwā·zhən]

(electricity)

An equation for the power flow across a transmission line in terms of the relative magnitudes and phases of the terminal voltages, and the inductive reactance component and resistive component of the line.

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