2007-06-11 22:07:45 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Consumer Electronics ➔ Other - Electronics
Amperes is electric current, volts is electric potential difference, and watts is power.
If you don't understand this, think of electricity as being similar to water flowing in a stream and going over a waterfall into a waterwheel.
The amount of water flowing in the steam can be likened to electric current (Amps), the height of the waterfall can be likened to the potential difference (Volts) and the power that is generated by the waterwheel is the power (Watts)
The power the waterwheel develops is a the amount of water flow times the height of the waterfall. Similarly in an electrical circuit the Power (Watts) is the Current (Amps) times the Potential Difference (Volts)
2007-06-11 22:26:05 · answer #1 · answered by Ynot 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An ampere is the unit of measurement of rate of flow of electricity (current). A volt is the measurement of force driving the electricity, or potential difference between two different states Example the potential difference between a power line and earth is 11,000Volts. A watt is a measurement of the amount of power within an electric flow Example a 1.5 kilowatt kettle. Power is also the product of amperes and volts (multiply them together). Taadaa!
2007-06-12 05:20:39 · answer #2 · answered by Raging Tranny 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ampere is a unit of measuring Current
Volts is a measure of measuring voltage (across a pair of wires or points)
Watts is a measure of power (power is usually the product of voltage and current)
2007-06-12 05:15:50 · answer #3 · answered by >:niranjan 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
In simple terms, Voltage is the pressure of the supply, 230/240 in UK. Amps is the rate of flow of the current, ie. 5amps. Watts is the power, product of the two. 240volts @ 5 amps is 1200 watts, or 1.2Kw.
2007-06-12 05:19:35 · answer #4 · answered by jayktee96 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Amperes represents the charge flow of 1 coulomb per second 1A = 1 C s^-1
Volts are units of potential difference.
Volts = Joules / Coulombs
1V = 1 J C^-1
Watts are units of power
Watts = Joules / seconds 1W = 1J s^-1
2007-06-12 05:20:35 · answer #5 · answered by klaryuk 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
amperes is for rate measurement.
volts is for the eletric force measurement.
watts is for the power or heat measurement.
All are electric or eletrical current matters...
2007-06-12 05:20:34 · answer #6 · answered by aRnObIe 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋