LESSON
WORK, POWER, AND ENERGY (ELECTRICAL)
OVERVIEW
LESSON DESCRIPTION:
Upon completion of this lesson, you will know how to convert watts to horsepower and
horsepower to watts, and calculate horsepower, watts, and efficiency of electrical circuits.
This lesson replaces SA 0732.
TERMINAL LEARNING OBJECTIVE:
ACTION:
You will be able to perform each of the following objectives:
Convert watts to horsepower.
Convert horsepower to watts.
Calculate watts in electrical circuits.
Calculate horsepower in electrical circuits.
Calculate the efficiency of electrical circuits and motors.
CONDITION:
Given electrical circuits and necessary values for voltage, current,
STANDARD:
To demonstrate competency of this task, you must achieve a minimum of
70% on the subcourse examination.
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