power draw
Electrical load requirement
Power draw is the amount of electrical energy a device consumes during operation.
The term appears most often in discussions of electronics, appliances, and computing hardware: The graphics card has a power draw of 300 watts.
High power draw means higher electricity costs and more heat generation.
Also called power consumption.
- wattageElectrical output measure
- consumptionUsing up of resources
- energy consumptionRate of power use
- currentDirected flow of charge
- voltageElectrical potential difference
amperage · drain · load · energy · outlet · plug · circuit · circuit breaker · surge · electricity · battery · charger · idle · wall outlet · standby · watts · kilowatt · meter
power drawpower output
Energy delivered per time
power generation · energy output · power supply · energy generation · electricity generation
power drawenergy efficiency
Minimizing wasted power
standby mode · idle state · low power mode · power efficiency · sleep mode
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