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Physics Tutorial 15.6 - Electric Power and Efficiency

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There are 4 lessons in this physics tutorial covering Electric Power and Efficiency. The tutorial starts with an introduction to Electric Power and Efficiency and is then followed with a list of the separate lessons, the tutorial is designed to be read in order but you can skip to a specific lesson or return to recover a specific physics lesson as required to build your physics knowledge of Electric Power and Efficiency. you can access all the lessons from this tutorial below.

In this Physics tutorial, you will learn:

  • What is electric power and how is it related to the mechanical power?
  • What is the difference between input and output power?
  • How to calculate the efficiency of an electric circuit
  • What does Joule's Law say on electric energy?
  • What unit is used to measure the electric energy consumed?
  • How to calculate the electric power and electric energy?

Introduction

What does the number 1200W stamped on the plate of an electric appliance mean for you?

Do you think there is any relationship between mechanical power we have discussed in tutorial 5.5 "Power and Efficiency" and electric power?

Which electric devices are more powerful? Is it necessary for electric appliances to move objects in order to consider them as powerful? What other element determines the power of an appliance?

In this tutorial, we will discuss extensively the concept of electric power. Conceptually, it is similar to mechanical power; just the approach to find the formula is slightly different.

Please select a specific "Electric Power and Efficiency" lesson from the table below, review the video tutorial, print the revision notes or use the practice question to improve your knowledge of this physics topic.

Electrodynamics Learning Material
Tutorial IDPhysics Tutorial TitleTutorialVideo
Tutorial
Revision
Notes
Revision
Questions
15.6Electric Power and Efficiency
Lesson IDPhysics Lesson TitleLessonVideo
Lesson
15.6.1Mechanical Power Recap. The Meaning of Electric Power
15.6.2Input and Output Electric Power. Joule's Law
15.6.3Joule or kW-h?
15.6.4Other Forms of Writing the Formula of Electric Power

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