Watt Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! PreviewAdvancedSpecial charactersHelpHeadingLevel 2Level 3Level 4Level 5FormatInsertLatinLatin extendedIPASymbolsGreekGreek extendedCyrillicArabicArabic extendedHebrewBanglaTamilTeluguSinhalaDevanagariGujaratiThaiLaoKhmerCanadian AboriginalRunesÁáÀàÂâÄäÃãǍǎĀāĂ㥹ÅåĆćĈĉÇçČčĊċĐđĎďÉéÈèÊêËëĚěĒēĔĕĖėĘęĜĝĢģĞğĠġĤĥĦħÍíÌìÎîÏïĨĩǏǐĪīĬĭİıĮįĴĵĶķĹĺĻļĽľŁłŃńÑñŅņŇňÓóÒòÔôÖöÕõǑǒŌōŎŏǪǫŐőŔŕŖŗŘřŚśŜŝŞşŠšȘșȚțŤťÚúÙùÛûÜüŨũŮůǓǔŪūǖǘǚǜŬŭŲųŰűŴŵÝýŶŷŸÿȲȳŹźŽžŻżÆæǢǣØøŒœßÐðÞþƏəFormattingLinksHeadingsListsFilesDiscussionReferencesDescriptionWhat you typeWhat you getItalic''Italic text''Italic textBold'''Bold text'''Bold textBold & italic'''''Bold & italic text'''''Bold & italic textDescriptionWhat you typeWhat you getReferencePage text.<ref>[https://www.example.org/ Link text], additional text.</ref>Page text.[1]Named referencePage text.<ref name="test">[https://www.example.org/ Link text]</ref>Page text.[2]Additional use of the same referencePage text.<ref name="test" />Page text.[2]Display references<references />↑ Link text, additional text.↑ Link text==Overview== When an object's [[velocity]] is held constant at one [[meter per second]] against a constant opposing force of one [[Newton (unit)|newton]], the rate at which [[Work (physics)|work]] is done is one watt. <math display=block>\mathrm{1 ~ W = 1 ~ J {/} s = 1 ~ N {\cdot} m {/} s = 1 ~ kg {\cdot} m^2 {\cdot} s^{-3}}.</math> In terms of [[electromagnetism]], one watt is the rate at which [[electrical work]] is performed when a current of one [[ampere]] (A) flows across an electrical [[potential difference]] of one [[volt]] (V), meaning the watt is equivalent to the [[volt-ampere]] (the latter unit, however, is used for a different quantity from the [[real power]] of an electrical circuit). <math display=block>\mathrm{1 ~ W = 1 ~ V \times 1 ~ A}.</math> Two additional [[Conversion of units|unit conversions]] for watt can be found using the above equation and [[Ohm's law]]. <math display=block>\mathrm{1 ~ W = 1 ~ V^2 / \Omega = 1 ~ A^2 {\cdot} \Omega},</math> where [[ohm]] (<math>\Omega</math>) is the [[SI derived unit]] of [[electrical resistance]]. === Examples === *A person having a mass of 100 kg who climbs a 3-meter-high ladder in 5 seconds is doing work at a rate of about 600 watts. Mass times acceleration due to [[gravity]] times height divided by the time it takes to lift the object to the given height gives the ''rate of doing work'' or ''power''.{{efn-lr|The energy in climbing the stairs is given by {{mvar|mgh}}. Setting {{math|''m'' {{=}} 100 kg}}, {{math|''g'' {{=}} 9.8 m/s<sup>2</sup>}} and {{math|''h'' {{=}} 3 m}} gives 2940 J. Dividing this by the time taken (5 s) gives a power of 588 W. }} * A laborer over the course of an eight-hour day can sustain an average output of about 75 watts; higher power levels can be achieved for short intervals and by athletes.<ref>{{Citation | editor1-first = Eugene A | editor1-last = Avallone |display-editors=etal | year = 2007 | title = Marks' Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers | edition = 11th | publisher = Mc-Graw Hill | place = New York | isbn = 978-0-07-142867-5 | pages = 9–4}}.</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page