{"id":25851,"date":"2025-11-18T08:39:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T07:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.woehrle-svs.de\/?post_type=glossar&#038;p=25851"},"modified":"2025-11-19T11:28:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T10:28:14","slug":"crest-factor-crest-factor","status":"publish","type":"glossar","link":"https:\/\/www.woehrle-svs.de\/en\/glossar\/scheitelfaktor-crestfaktor\/","title":{"rendered":"Crest factor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The crest factor, also known as the crest factor, describes the ratio between the peak value (I<sub>max<\/sub>) and the effective value (I<sub>eff<\/sub>) of an alternating current. Expressed mathematically:<br>Crest factor = I<sub>max<\/sub> \/ I<sub>eff<\/sub><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In practice, the crest factor is an important parameter for UPS systems, as it provides information on how well a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.woehrle-svs.de\/en\/glossar\/usv-ups\/\">UPS<\/a> can handle non-linear loads - i.e. devices that generate very high current peaks in the short term, such as servers, switching power supplies or medical devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-25851","glossar","type-glossar","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.woehrle-svs.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossar\/25851","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.woehrle-svs.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossar"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.woehrle-svs.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/glossar"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.woehrle-svs.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}