Power (physics)

Power was a term used in physics to describe the amount of energy required or expended per a given unit of time. The power aboard a starship was also known as energy reserves. (; ) Its source was called a power source.
Power aboard starships could be re-routed from one system to another. In August 2151, the power from the internal sensors was re-routed to the weapons system aboard the . ()
During the early 2250s, heavy cruisers were armed with a complement of directed energy weapons, that possessed enough power to destroy half a continent in a concentrated bombardment. ()
Aboard the in 2267, Earth probe Nomad increased engine efficiency by fifty-seven percent but this would destroy the ship if not stopped as its structure could not handle the of that much power. ()
A starship can be identified on sensors by its power utilization curve, as a vessel utilizing 100% power has the ability to skew sensor readings. () 
It was discovered that the use of power disturbed the dimensional structure of universes that co-existed with one another – the use of too much power could close the interphasic bridge between intersecting universes. ()
== Units of power ==
* See: Measurements
== See also ==
* Auxiliary power
* Emergency power
* Impulse power
* Ion power
* Lateral power
* Phaser power
* Reserve power
* Shielding power
* Structural integrity power
* Warp power
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