1. consuming or producing no electrical power; having zero watts of power consumption or output
Usage: electrical engineering; technical

Examples

• The wattless current in the circuit contributed to reactive power but not real power.
• Engineers designed a wattless component to improve the system’s power factor.
• The wattless load drew current but consumed no actual energy.
• In AC circuits, purely reactive elements are considered wattless.
• The wattless operation of the device made it highly efficient.
• Capacitors and inductors are examples of wattless circuit elements.