Labo Élec
electrical lab simulator
Exercise from the chapter "Power, energy, efficiency"
Level 2 of 5 · Skills: Calculate
An electric motor absorbs a total power of 1000 W with an efficiency of 0.8. How much mechanical energy is available in 15 min? Answer in kJ.
Pa = 1000 W · η = 0.8 · t = 15 min
Parametric exercise: the values change with every draw; these are one example.
Guided problem in 4 steps: unknown, formula, units, data, result.
Pu = η × Pa = 0.8 × 1000 W; W = Pu × t = Pu × 15 × 60 = 720 kJ.