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by bokohut 926 days ago
It may help some also to know what an amp actually is: 6.241x10^18 protons or electrons per 1 second of time passing a certain point. A single Amp is equal to 1 Coulomb and 1 Coulomb has 1 Joule of energy. I share this from my personal documentation in comprehension of understanding the unseen resulting from a device I am building to solve a personal energy storage problem. All open knowledge certainly but graphing these relationships into a visual depiction of the correlation has greatly assisted when talking to others that have ZERO knowledge about energy and power. Humans are nearly all 100% visual so explaining it with pictures presents A LOT of AHA moments for those without such comprehension.

The inverse relationship between amps and volts can also help: 50 volts * 24 Amps = 1200 Watts 100 Volts * 12 Amps = 1200 Watts 120 Volts * 10 Amps = 1200 Watts 150 Volts * 8 Amps = 1200 Watts 200 Volts * 6 Amps = 1200 Watts 240 Volts * 5 Amps = 1200 Watts 360 Volts * 3.333 Amps = 1200 Watts 480 Volts * 2.5 Amps = 1200 Watts 600 Volts * 2 Amps = 1200 Watts

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