Nominal power
# Nominal power

Nominal power is a power capacity in engineering.

## Radio broadcasting

Nominal power is a measurement of a mediumwave radio station's output used in the United States.

## Photovoltaic devices

Nominal power is the nameplate capacity of photovoltaic (PV) devices, such as solar cells, panels and systems, and is determined by measuring the electric current and voltage in a circuit, while varying the resistance under precisely defined conditions.

