aaron kulkis cmiqlkx91hotpopcom randall r schulz wrote sunday 17 february 2008 1958 aaron kulkis wrote randall r schulz wrote however point squaring primitive timevarying quantity first voltage current power depends current voltage taking average cycle taking square root value youll get average power clearly incorrect result applying rms algorithm voltage value units voltage value squared divided resistance voltage drives current resulting power dissipation gives power units rms voltage volt volt2 true another correction one earlier statements required sunday 17 february 2008 1956 aaron kulkis wrote rms statistical method useful making sense timevariant function rms name statistical technique used circuit analysis analytical technique using statistical technique wed 06 aug 2008 195029 0500 opensuse ot much power pc really consume