POWER
POWER
- is the rate of doing work or the
rate of using energy.
P = work = energy
time
time
P=W P = kg.m2/s2 or J J/s
t s
W = Pt W = (J/s)(s) J
t=W t = kg.m2/s2
P s
(kg.m2/s2)/s
Joules/ second (J/s) – unit of power
1 watt = 1 joule
1 Watt = 1 J/s
1 second
Watts – used to measure power consumption
of electrical devices.
- named after James Watt ( a Scottish
inventor and mechanical engineer known for
his improvements on steam engine
technology.
SAMPLE
PROBLEMS:
1.When doing a chin-up, a physics student lifts her 42.0-kg
body a distance of 0.25 meters in 2 seconds. What is the
power delivered by the student's biceps?
Given: Find: Formula:
m = 42.0 kg P=W
P=?
t
d = 0.25 m
t=2s
Solution:
W = mgh
W = (42.0 kg)(9.8 m/s2)(0.25 m)
W = 102.9 J
P=W
t
P = 102.9 J
2s
P = 51.45 J/s
SAMPLE
PROBLEMS:
2. How much time is needed to produce 720 J of work if 90
watts of power is used?
Given: Formula: t=W
P
W = 720 J
Solution: t = 720 J
P = 90 watts or J/s
90 J/s
Find:
t=8s
t=?
SAMPLE
PROBLEMS:
3. If 68 Watts of power is produced in 18 seconds, how
much work is done?
Given: Formula:
W = Pt
P = 68 Watts or J/s
Solution:
t = 18 s W = (68 J/s) ( 18 s)
Find:
W=? W = 1224 J
4. A new conveyor system at the local packaging plan will
utilize a motor-powered mechanical arm to exert an average
force of 890 N to push large crates a distance of 12 meters in
22 seconds. Determine the power output required of such a
motor.
Given: Find: Formula:
F = 890 N P=W
P=?
t
d = 12 m
t = 22 s
Solution:
W = Fd
W = (890 N)(12 m)
W = 10680 N.m or J
P=W
t
P = 10680 J
22 s
P = 485.45 J/s
EXERCISES
:
1. Calculate the power required of a 60
kg person who climbs a tree 5 m high in
10 s.
2. A person of mass 70kg runs up a
flight of stairs with a vertical height of
5m. If the trip takes 7s to complete,
calculate the person’s power.
EXERCISES
:
3. A 190,000 W engine can accelerate
from rest to a top speed in 9 s. How much
work did the engine do?
4. How long would it take a 500. W
electric motor to do 1.50 x 105 J of
work?
5. During the Powerhouse lab, Jerome
runs up the stairs, elevating his 102 kg
body a vertical distance of 2.29 meters in
a time of 1.32 seconds at a constant
speed.
a. Determine the work done by Jerome in
climbing the stair case.
b. Determine the power generated by
Jerome.
