Electric power

Electric power transmission uses cables and electricity pylons like this near Bartholomä in Germany

Electric power is defined as the power dissipated by an electric circuit. Electric power is a measurement of the rate at which energy is used over a period of time. The SI unit for power is the watt, the unit for energy is the joule, and the unit for time is the second, and the unit for electric current is the ampere.

When electric current flows through a circuit its slowed down by the resistance in the circuit. Devices can convert this current to useful forms of work, such as heat radiation, light emission, mechanical motion, or acoustic vibrations.

References

• Reports on August 2003 Blackout, North American Electric Reliability Council website
• Croft, Terrell; Summers, Wilford I. (1987). American Electricians' Handbook (Eleventh Edition ed.). New York: McGraw Hill.

      . http://books.mcgraw-hill.com/getbook.php?isbn=0071377352. 

• Fink, Donald G.; Beaty, H. Wayne (1978). Standard Handbook for Electrical Engineers (Eleventh Edition ed.). New York: McGraw Hill.

      . http://books.mcgraw-hill.com/getbook.php?isbn=0070220050. 

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