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City of Piqua Ohio |
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Piqua Municipal Power System |
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Energy & Electrical Terms |
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Power Line Work |
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| Defining a few of the terms commonly used by electric companies may help you to understand information you may find on the Piqua Municipal Power System web pages ...... | |
| BTU
- British thermal unit, the standard unit for measuring heat energy. One
Btu is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of water one
degree Farenheit. One kwh = 3,414 Btu’s (A burning match will produce
approximately 1 Btu of heat.)
Horsepower - the basic unit of power measurement generally used to describe motor capability. A one-horsepower motor operating for one hour will use approximately one kwh. Kilowatt - “kilo” means 1,000. A kilowatt (kw) is 1,000 watts. Kilowatt-hour - a kilowatt-hour (kWh) is 1,000 watts of electricity used for one hour. For example, if you operate a 1,000 watt appliance for one hour or if you operate a 100 watt appliance for ten hours, it will use one kilowatt-hour of energy. R-value - thermal resistance to the transfer or flow of heat. Insulating material is rated by its ability to resist heat flow. Ton (refrigeration) - a unit of measurement of cooling capacity. One ton of refrigeration equals approximately 12,000 BTU’s per hour of cooling. Watt - the basic unit of
measurement of electricity. |
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