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Electric power is defined as the rate at which electrical energy is transferred by an electric circuit. The SI unit of power is the watt.

When electric current flows in a circuit, it can transfer energy to do mechanical or thermodynamic work. Devices convert electrical energy into many useful forms, such as heat (electric heaters), light (light bulbs), motion (electric motors), sound (loudspeaker) or chemical changes. Electricity can be produced mechanically by generation, or chemically, or by direct conversion from light in photovoltaic cells, also it can be stored chemically in batteries.
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Electric power, like mechanical power, is represented by the letter P in electrical equations. The term wattage is used colloquially to mean "electric power in watts."
Direct current
In direct current resistive circuits, instantaneous electrical power is calculated using Joule's Law, which is named after the British physicist James Joule, who first showed that heat and mechanical energy were interchangeable.
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P = V I \,
where
- P is the power (watt or W)
- V is the potential difference (volt or V)
- I is the current (ampere or A)
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For example:
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2\,\mbox{A} \cdot 12\,\mbox{V} = 24\,\mbox{W} \, .
Joule's law can be combined with Ohm's law to produce two more equations:
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P = I^2 R\, = \frac{V^2}{R} \,
where
- R is the resistance (Ohm or Ω).
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For example:
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(2\,\mbox{A})^2 \cdot 6\,\Omega = 24\,\mbox{W} \,
and
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\frac{(12\,\mbox{V)}^2}{6\,\Omega} = 24\,\mbox{W} \,
Alternating current
In alternating current circuits, energy storage elements such as inductance and capacitance may result in periodic reversals of the direction of energy flow. The portion of power flow that, averaged over a complete cycle of the AC waveform, results in net transfer of energy in one direction is known as real power (also referred to as active power). That portion of power flow due to stored energy, that returns to the source in each cycle, is known as reactive power.

The relationship between real power, reactive power and apparent power can be expressed by representing the quantities as vectors. Real power is represented as a horizontal vector and reactive power is represented as a vertical vector. The apparent power vector is the hypotenuse of a right triangle formed by connecting the real and reactive power vectors. This representation is often called the power triangle. Using the Pythagorean Theorem, the relationship among real, reactive and apparent power is:
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