Labo Élec
electrical lab simulator
Exercise from the chapter "Power, energy, efficiency"
Level 3 of 5 · Skills: Analyse
Lamp L1, rated 100 W / 24 V, is supplied at 12 V. Its resistance is assumed constant.
What power does wattmeter W1 (display hidden) show?
Parametric exercise: the values change with every draw; these are one example.
P = U² / R with R = 24² / 100: the power varies as the square of the voltage, P = 0.25 × 100 = 25 W.