I always hear these terms in reference to electronics, but I have never actually learned the difference between each of them. Perhaps someone can help clarify this?
2007-03-06 15:40:08 · 5 answers · asked by Steven B 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
These are all units of electrical properties.
Volt is the unit for electrical voltage. Voltage is the energy that pushes electrical current through a conductor.
Watt is the unit for power. Power is the amount of work done per unit of time.
Ampere is the unit for electrical current. Electrical current is the charge that flows through a conductor. Therefore, ampere would be the amount of that charge.
2007-03-06 15:44:03 · answer #1 · answered by Dowland 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Voltage, volts, is the measurement of the force that pushes the electric current through wires and other things. So a high voltage, like 120 volts has a lot more force that 12 volts. And therefore more dangerous and more powerful.
Watts is a measurement of the energy used by a light or any other electric load. It is also use to specify the amount of energy produced by generators. Watts can be translated into a measurement of heat produced by an electrical device.
Amps is a measurement of the electric current used by or flowing through an electric device. The word Amps can also be used to indicate the current supply ability of a battery or other kind of power supply.
All three of these properties pertain to electricity and are completely different. All three are necessary. The relationship of one to another can be almost anything. Like 120 volts at 1 Amp equals 120 watts. There's a mathematical relationship that is used in electronics to describe the balances of the three factors.
It's called Ohm's Law.
2007-03-06 15:52:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
not Ecky boy is powerful. the version is in ordinary terms a length. There are Volts (electric powered rigidity), Amps (present day or bypass of electrons) and Resistance (load measured in ohms) you have got an analogous wattage yet completely diverse voltages and amperage. case in point, you have got 10 volts and a million amp which equals (10 X a million) 10 Watts, or you will possibly have 5 volts and 2 amps, back = 10 watts, or according to danger a million volt and 10 amps. Wattage is a extra handy way of measuring the clever capacity getting used or delivered. there's a flow reference between wattage and horsepower, besides the undeniable fact that this is been an prolonged time on the grounds that I studied those numbers. Ohms regulation states that (V)oltage is comparable to (A)mps circumstances (O)hms (E = I x R) I = E / R R = E / I
2016-10-17 11:12:51 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Volts refers to electric potential, amps to the actual "volume of electricity" and watts to power or work/time. A useful analogy is a waterfall, where the height of the waterfall is voltage, and the flow of water is amps. Power is amps x volts.
2007-03-06 15:45:10 · answer #4 · answered by cattbarf 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The relationship among them is as follows:-
Power = Voltage X Current
Watts = Volts X Amperes
2007-03-06 15:46:53 · answer #5 · answered by ShashiSG 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋