100 microwatts
100 µWPower · definition
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Power
Just how powerful is 100 microwatts?
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100 microwatts
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Bluetooth beacon average draw
Bluetooth beacon average draw is the average electrical power used by a Bluetooth beacon while intermittently transmitting signals.
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Power is energy per unit time: one watt is one joule per second.
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100 microwatts is approximately equal to the average electrical draw of a Bluetooth beacon.
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100 microwatts
Power: 100 µW; definition.
The quantity is exact as entered. Comparisons use the clearly stated specimen, model or nominal measurement.
Bluetooth beacon average draw
Average electrical draw: 100 µW; representative; range 10 µW–10 mW.
A representative 0.1 mW time-averaged draw for a low-duty-cycle Bluetooth beacon. Advertising interval, transmit power, sleep current and supply losses dominate the result.
Defined examples — our methodology
The marked average electrical draw is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.
Measurement details
Why these numbers?
Compare 100 microwatts with the average electrical draw of a Bluetooth beacon. The notes below explain how each value was chosen.
Bluetooth beacon average draw
100 µWAverage electrical draw · representative · range 10 µW–10 mW
A representative 0.1 mW time-averaged draw for a low-duty-cycle Bluetooth beacon. Advertising interval, transmit power, sleep current and supply losses dominate the result.
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- Power ↔ Average electrical draw
- Relative size
- 100 microwatts is approximately equal to the average electrical draw of a Bluetooth beacon.
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The diagram uses the recorded measurements. Details outside the marked spans do not set the scale.
- We use 100 µW for the average electrical draw of a Bluetooth beacon; the recorded range is 10 µW–10 mW.
- The average electrical draw of a Bluetooth beacon: This is a representative comparison value; individual specimens or conditions can vary.
- The recorded ranges overlap, so the ordering can vary even though the central values differ.
Power is the rate of energy transfer or use, not the total energy.
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