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- From: pierson@empror.enet.dec.com (dave pierson)
- Subject: Re: inverter electric lesson
- Message-ID: <1993Jan3.164428.10291@ryn.mro4.dec.com>
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- Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
- References: <mshulman.20.725843864@genghis.borland.com> <72725@cup.portal.com>
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- Date: 3 JAN 93 11:40:09
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- In article <72725@cup.portal.com>, dbell@cup.portal.com (David J Bell) writes...
- >Roy Smith <roy@nyu.edu> wrote:
- >
- >>mshulman@genghis.borland.com (Michael Shulman) writes:
- >..
- >..
- >..
- >>>
- >>>So, the 600W microwave takes about 60A per hour of operation at 12V,
- >>>depending on the efficiency of the inverter.
- >
- >> Sigh. I guess I went a bit overboard with my "doctor dissertation
- >>in electrical engineering", but obviously it didn't sink in. I'll try and
- >>be more succinct this time.
- >
- >> 2) It is totally meaningless to say something takes "60A per hour".
-
- Not really. The usual unit is the AmpHour (1 amp for one hour, 2 amps
- for 30 minutes, .5A for 2 hours, etc....). It is a useful, simplified
- approximation for the energy in a battery, ASSUMING the terminal voltage
- is constant. (it isn't, but for a first approximation, its useful.)
-
- Any storage battery will have the AH figure listed, common automotive
- applications are in tho 40-50AH, my R75 uses a 15 AH, C size NiCds run
- 1.5AH or so. It IS ONLY AN Approximation, the receoverd AH will vary
- depending on the load, duty cycle, etc, but it IS widely used.
-
- It rather assumes a knowledege of the nominal system voltage.
-
- thanks
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