Watt (W)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6754-9_18123
The product of volts and amperes in the case of direct current. 1 W = 1 joule/sec = 0.293 calories/sec = 1/735 HP (horse power). In other words, 1 W power is generated by the electric potential between two points of 1 volt and 1 ampere current. volt, ampere
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