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Good electrical advice from an experienced professional using Ohms law for AC and DC power calculations
Electrical Advice From an Experienced Professional
Mr. Electrician's Electrical Formulas, Power Calculations, Symbols and Equations
Electrical Symbols           Ohms Law for Single Phase AC          Ohms Law for DC

Basic Electrical Symbols

I = current in Amperes E = Volts R = resistance in Ohms P or W = power in Watts
KW = power in Kilowatts 1KW = 1,000 watts VA = apparent power in Volt-Amperes KVA = apparent power in Kilovolt-Amperes
HP = output power in number of Horsepower.  One horsepower equals 746 watts EFF = efficiency, expressed in a decimal fraction (output divided by input) PF = Power Factor expressed in a decimal fraction, the ratio of true power (P, W, or KW) divided by apparent power (VA or KVA) Top of Page

Formulae for Single-Phase AC circuits

I = VA ÷ E I = 1,000 x KVA ÷ E I = W ÷ E x PF I = 1,000 x KW ÷ E x PF
I = 746 x HP ÷ E x PF x EFF   P = E x I x PF VA = I x E
KW = E x I x PF ÷ 1,000 KVA = I x E ÷ 1,000 HP = I x E x PF x EFF ÷ 746
Formulae for DC Circuits
 
Ohms Law for DC Circuits

P = Watts

E = Volts

I = Amps

R = Ohms

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