Electric power

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Electric power is defined as the rate at which electrical energy is transferred by an electric circuit. The SI unit of power is the watt.

Electrical power is distributed via cables and electricity pylons like these in Brisbane, Australia.
When electric current flows in a circuit, it can transfer energy to do mechanical or thermodynamic work. Devices convert electrical energy into many useful forms, such as heat (electric heaters), light (light bulbs), motion (electric motors), sound (loudspeaker) or chemical changes. Electricity can be produced mechanically by generation, or chemically, or by direct conversion from light in photovoltaic cells, also it can be stored chemically in batteries.
Contents
1 Mathematics of electric power
1.1 Circuits
1.1.1 Direct current
1.1.2 Alternating current
1.2 In space
2 See also
2.1 Power generation
3 References
4 External links
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Mathematics of electric power
Circuits
Electric power, like mechanical power, is represented by the letter P in electrical equations. The term wattage is used colloquially to mean "electric power in watts."
Direct current
In direct current resistive circuits, instantaneous electrical power is calculated using Joule's Law, which is named after the British physicist James Joule, who first showed that heat and mechanical energy were interchangeable. Joule's Law is

where P is the electric power, V the potential difference, and I the electric current.
Joule's law can be combined with Ohm's law (V = RI) to produce two more equations:

and

where R is the electric resistance.
Alternating current
In alternating current circuits, energy storage elements such as inductance and capacitance may result in periodic reversals of the direction of energy flow. The portion of power flow that, averaged over a complete cycle of the AC waveform, results in net transfer of energy in one direction is known as real power (also referred to as active power). That portion of power flow due to stored energy, that returns to the source in each cycle, is known as reactive power.

Power triangle The components of AC power
The relationship between real power, reactive power and apparent power can be expressed by representing the quantities as vectors. Real power is represented as a horizontal vector and reactive power is represented as a vertical vector. The apparent power vector is the hypotenuse of a right triangle formed by connecting the real and reactive power vectors. This representation is often called the power triangle. Using the Pythagorean Theorem, the relationship among real, reactive and apparent power is:
(apparent power)2 = (real power)2 + (reactive power)2
Real and reactive powers can also be calculated directly from the apparent power, when the current and voltage are both sinusoids with a known phase angle between them:
(real power) = (apparent power) * cos(theta)
(reactive power) = (apparent power) * sin(theta)
The ratio of real power to apparent power is called power factor and is a number always between 0 and 1.
In space
Electrical power flows wherever electric and magnetic fields exist in the same place. The simplest example of this is in electrical circuits, as the preceding section showed. In the general case, however, the simple equation P = IV must be replaced by a more complex calculation, the integral of the vector cross-product of the electrical and magnetic fields over a specified area, thus:

The result is a scalar since it is the surface integral of the Poynting vector.
See also
Energy portal
AC power
EGRID
World energy resources and consumption
Rural electricity
Power generation
Electricity generation
Energy development
Nuclear Power
Fossil fuel power plant
Geothermal Power
References
Key Facts About the Electric Power Industry, Edison Electric Institute website
Reports on August 2003 Blackout, North American Electric Reliability Council website
Croft, Terrell; Summers, Wilford I. (1987). American Electricans' Handbook (Eleventh Edition ed.). New York: McGraw Hill. ISBN 0-070-13932-6. http://books.mcgraw-hill.com/getbook.php?isbn=0071377352.
Fink, Donald G.; Beaty, H. Wayne (1978). Standard Handbook for Electrical Engineers (Eleventh Edition ed.). New York: McGraw Hill. ISBN 0-070-20974-X. http://books.mcgraw-hill.com/getbook.php?isbn=0070220050.
External links
Electric power calculations
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