Labo Élec
electrical lab simulator
Exercise from the chapter "Power, energy, efficiency"
Level 4 of 5 · Skills: Measure, Calculate
Motor M1 has an armature resistance r' = 1 Ω. V1 measures its voltage, A1 its current.
Absorbed power = U × I; Joule losses = r' × I²; mechanical power = absorbed − losses. Compute the motor efficiency.
Parametric exercise: the values change with every draw; these are one example.
Pa = U·I = 12 × 4.8 W; losses = 1 × 4.8² W; Pmech = E'·I with E' = U − r'·I = 7.2 V; η = E' / U = 0.6.