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The sound power level LW expressed in dB, of a sound source is defined by:
where:
W is the total sound power generated by the sound source, expressed in watts;
W0 is the reference sound power, equal to 10−12 W.
The value LWA of the A-weighted sound power level, expressed in dB, is obtained by applying the weighting A to the measuring system.
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