microwatts
Minuscule electrical units
Microwatts is the plural of microwatt, a unit of power equal to one millionth of a watt.
The measurement appears in contexts involving very small amounts of energy—biological sensors, low-power electronics, energy harvesting devices: The sensor consumes only a few microwatts.
Power in tiny increments
- picowattsTrillionths of a watt
- wattageElectrical output measure
- unitsStandard measures of quantity
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
precision · instrumentation · sensors · readout · quantification · power meter · multimeter · oscilloscope
Closed electrical pathway
- transistorSemiconductor signal switch
- semiconductorPartial electrical conductor
- low-powerUsing minimal energy
- LEDSemiconductor that glows
diode · resistor · capacitor · voltage · current · signal · microcontroller · chip
Extremely small in size
- minusculeExtremely small in size
- infinitesimalQuantity approaching zero
- microscopicToo small for eyes
- nanoscaleBillionth-meter dimension
minute · imperceptible · trace · negligible · fractional · ultralow · threshold · minimal
Charge from deformation
- thermoelectricHeat-to-electricity converting
- photovoltaicLight-to-electricity converting
- nanogeneratorMicroscale electricity-producing device
- solar cellLight-to-current converter
ambient · kinetic · vibration · body heat · wireless sensor · self-powered · scavenging · transduction
milliwatts
Power in tiny increments
calibration · precision · instrumentation · sensors · readout · quantification · power meter · multimeter · oscilloscope · sensitivity
circuit
Closed electrical pathway
- transistorSemiconductor signal switch
- semiconductorPartial electrical conductor
- low-powerUsing minimal energy
LED · diode · resistor · capacitor · voltage · current · signal · microcontroller · chip · integrated circuit
tiny
Extremely small in size
- minusculeExtremely small in size
- infinitesimalQuantity approaching zero
- microscopicToo small for eyes
nanoscale · minute · imperceptible · trace · negligible · fractional · ultralow · threshold · minimal
piezoelectric
Charge from deformation
- thermoelectricHeat-to-electricity converting
- photovoltaicLight-to-electricity converting
- nanogeneratorMicroscale electricity-producing device
solar cell · ambient · kinetic · vibration · body heat · wireless sensor · self-powered · scavenging · transduction · conversion