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AUTOMATYKA, ELEKTRYKA, ZAKLOCENIA

(AUTOMATICS, ELECTROTECHNICS, DISTURBANCES)

Vol. 15, nr 1 (55) 2024

Publ. 22.06.2024

Esej o kłopotach elektryków z fizyką

Leszek S. CZARNECKI

s. 10-18 DOI: 10.17274/AEZ.2024.55.01

Abstract

This Essay shows that, although electrical engineering has emanated from physics, nonetheless it is sometimes with this physics in conflict. Some properties of electrical circuits are from the physics perspective erroneously interpreted or thought that some objects exist physically. It refers to some electrical powers and harmonic components. There are even some alleged physical phenomena. This conflict of electrical engineering with physics is subjective, however, an electrical engineer can understand and interpret physical properties of electrical circuits in his own way

Keywords

physical properties, conflict, physical phenomena, harmonic components

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