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Electricity and Electric Charge
Electrical voltage V, amperage I, resistivity R, impedance Z, wattage P
The nominal impedance Z = 4, 8, and 16 ohms (loudspeakers) is often assumed as resistance R.
Ohm's law equation (formula): V = I × R and the power law equation (formula): P = I × V; P = power,
I or J = Latin: influare or international ampere, R = resistance.
V = voltage, electric potential difference or E = electro motive force (EMF = voltage).
V comes from "voltage" and E from "electromotive force". E means also energy, so V is chosen.
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Tip: The electrical power triangle (power formula)
The magic triangle can be used to calculate all formulas of the "electric power law". You hide with
a finger the value to be calculated. The other two values show then how to do the calculation.
Calculations: Ohm's law - Ohm's magic triangle
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ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC) ~
Vl = line voltage (volts), Vp = phase voltage (volts), Il = line current (amps), Ip = phase current (amps)
Z = impedance (ohms), P = power (watts), φ = power factor angle, VAR = volt-amperes (reactive)
Current (single phase): I = P / Vp×cos φ | Current (3 phases): I = P / √3 Vl×cos φ or I = P / 3 Vp×cos φ |
Power (single phase): P = Vp×Ip×cos φ | Power (3 phases): P = √3 Vl×Il×cos φ or P = √3 Vp×Ip×cos φ |
Conversions of more different units
prefixes | length | area | volume | weight | pressure | temperature | time | energy | power | density | velocity | acceleration | force
In acoustics we got "Ohm's law as acoustic equivalent"
Relationships of acoustic quantities associated with plane progressive acoustic sound waves
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