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terms [2011/03/21 13:38]
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 === Use of the terms === === Use of the terms ===
 Since most of the project's participants don't have a background in electrical engineering, we need to use a language they can understand. Therefore we use terms from common language, which in some cases are not technically correct but will be understood. Since most of the project's participants don't have a background in electrical engineering, we need to use a language they can understand. Therefore we use terms from common language, which in some cases are not technically correct but will be understood.
 +  * We won't discriminate between current and power (Strom und Leistung). We will use the term current consistently, and don't talk about power. However what we actually mean is power, so the unit is Watt (W) or Kilowatt (kW).
 +    * Yes, this will make every electrical engineer scream in agony (including me ;-)). But we need to keep in mind that people talk about "Strom" and mean "Leistung".
 +  * We know the law of conservation of energy. So we are aware, that the term "consumption of energy (Stromverbrauch)" is wrong. The law tells us, that the amount of energy does not change. Instead there is a change of the form of the energy. For example from electrical to heat or motion.
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