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Amount of power dissipated

P=IΔV
(I)current
(ΔV)change in voltage
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The amount of power dissipated (i.e., rate at which energy is transformed by the flow of electricity) is given by the equation: P=IΔV, where:

  • P = power dissipated
  • I = current
  • ΔV = change in voltage

References

21.5 Voltage by Benjamin Crowell, Light and Matter  licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license