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These properties of electricity are interrelated; A change in voltage and/or current produces a change in power
They are affected by properties of circuits and components (Resistance, Capacitance and Inductance)
VOLTAGE
VOLTS
Electrical pressure, or electrical force which pushes current through a circuit or component
The amount of electrical flow (Number of electrons passing a point in a period of time)
CURRENT
POWER
AMPS
WATTS
W
P=IE
P = E2 R
P = I2 R
RESISTANCE
OHMS
FARADS
Capacitance opposes change in voltage, by storing and releasing energy in the form of electric charge
CAPACITANCE
INDUCTANCE
HENRYS
Inductance opposes change in current, by storing and releasing energy in the form of a magnetic field
TRUE POWER
APPARENT POWER
POWER FACTOR
REACTIVE POWER
PT or PTRUE
PA or PAPPARENT
pf
PR or PREACTIVE
WATTS
Volt-Amps
n/a
Volt-Amps Reactive
W
VA (kVA)
% or Decimal #
VAR (kVAR)
HERTZ
Hz
FREQUENCY
Number of Cycles Per Second (CPS) of the AC sine wave; 60 Hz in North America; 50 Hz is most of the world
REACTANCE
OHMS
CAPACITIVE REACTANCE
XC
OHMS
INDUCTIVE REACTANCE
XL
OHMS
1
2
= 2L
IMPEDANCE
OHMS
= 2 + ( )2
PARALLEL
OHMS LAW
E=IR
Version 3.1
September 12, 2016
I=ER
R=EI
Richard J. Gould