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var

/vɑːr/

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noun

/vɑːr/C2formaltechnical
  • ruЕдиница электрической мощности в цепи переменного тока, равная мощности, рассеиваемой при напряжении 1 вольт и токе 1 ампер.

A unit of electrical power in an AC circuit equal to the power dissipated when 1 volt produces a current of 1 ampere.

  1. Unit of reactive powerC1formalscientific

    A unit of electrical power in an alternating current (AC) circuit, equal to the power dissipated when one volt produces a current of one ampere, used to measure reactive power.

    ruВар

    • The generator supplies 500 vars of reactive power to the grid.
    • Engineers measured the circuit's reactive power in vars.
    • The var rating of the capacitor bank is crucial for power factor correction.