(in health care) an additional substance, treatment, or procedure used for increasing the efficacy or safety of the primary substance, treatment, or procedure or for facilitating its performance. adjunctive, adj.
power consumption Definition. The rate at which power is consumed by a device or unit (such as a building), usually expressed in kilowatt-hours, Btu/hour, or horsepower-hours.
Net consumption is theamount of energy delivered. Gross consumption is the amount of energy used to generate theelectricity. For example, coal has about a 33% efficiency rating to generate electricity. If we putin 1000 BTUs worth of coal, we generate about 330 BTUs of electricity. Gross electricityconsumption would be 1000 BTUs whereas net consumption would be 330 BTUs.