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The document provides an introduction to electric power and circuits. It defines power as the rate at which energy is converted from one form to another. Power equals voltage times current, and energy converted equals power times time. It then provides examples calculating power, current, voltage, energy, and cost based on these relationships.

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Class Notes - Intro To Power PDF

The document provides an introduction to electric power and circuits. It defines power as the rate at which energy is converted from one form to another. Power equals voltage times current, and energy converted equals power times time. It then provides examples calculating power, current, voltage, energy, and cost based on these relationships.

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Electric Circuits Name

Physics Honors 2019/20

Intro to Electric Power

The rate at which energy is converted from one form to another is power.

𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸
𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉 = Therefore: 𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸 = (𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉)(𝐶𝐶ℎ𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎)
𝐶𝐶ℎ𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎

𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸 𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶 (𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉)(𝐶𝐶ℎ𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎) 𝐶𝐶ℎ𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎


𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃 = 𝑡𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒 𝑃𝑃 = = (𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉)
𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇 𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡 𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡

𝑉𝑉ℎ𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎
𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆 = 𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶 𝑃𝑃 = 𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼
𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡
1. What power is produced when a voltage of 120 V drives
a 2.0 A current through a device?

2. How much current does a 60-W lamp draw when


connected to 120 V?

3. How much current does a 100-W lamp draw when


connected to 120 V? ______________

4. If part of an electric circuit dissipates energy at the rate of 6 W when it draws a current of 3
A, what voltage is impressed across it?__________

energy converted
5. Using the equation power =
time
a simple rearrangement gives

energy converted = _____________

6. Explain the difference between a kilowatt and a kilowatt-hour (hint look at the units).

7. One deterrent to burglary is to leave your front porch light on all the time. If your fixture
contains a 60 W bulb that operates at 120 V, and your local power utility sells energy at the
rate of 8 cents per kilowatt-hour, how much will it cost to leave the bulb on for the whole
month? Show your work below!

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Electric Circuits Name
Physics Honors 2019/20

Watt - Power Problems!


P = I∙V Energy converted = Power x Time
Show all work for full credit.:

1. A microwave draws 15 A when operated on 120 V.


a) How much power does it use? (1800 W)

b) It takes 15 minutes to cook a meal, how much energy does it use?


(0.45 Kw-Hrs)

c) At $0.080 kWh, what does it cost to cook the meal?

2. How much current is supplied by a 240 V generator delivering 120 kW of power (500 A)

3. An electric heater provides 2.0 kW of power when connected to a 120 V potential difference.
a) What is the current through the heater? (16.7 A)

b) How much energy is used, in kW-hr, if the heater is on for five hours? (Watch your units)
(10 kW-hr)

4. A pocket calculator draws 5.0 x 10-5 A of current when connected to a 9.0 V battery.
a) What power does this calculator use? (4.5 x 10-4 W)

b) How much energy, in joules, does the calculator use if it is left on for 20.0 minutes?
( 0.54 J)

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