Elec Class
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Solved exercise · 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.
The resistance R = 24² / 100 does not change; P = U² / R = 0.5² × 100 = 0.25 × 100 = 25 W: the power varies as the square of the voltage.