Enter the current running through the capacitor (amps) and the voltage running through the capacitor (volts) into the calculator to determine the Capacitor Power.
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Capacitor Power Formula
The following formula is used to calculate the Capacitor Power.
Pc = Ic * Vc
- Where Pc is the Capacitor Power (watts)
- Ic is the current running through the capacitor (amps)
- Vc is the voltage running through the capacitor (volts)
How to Calculate Capacitor Power?
The following two example problems outline how to calculate the Capacitor Power.
Example Problem #1:
- First, determine the current running through the capacitor (amps). In this example, the current running through the capacitor (amps) is measured to be 245.
- Next, determine the voltage running through the capacitor (volts). For this problem, the voltage running through the capacitor (volts) is calculated to be 4.
- Finally, calculate the Capacitor Power using the formula above:
Pc = Ic * Vc
Inserting the values from above and solving the equation with the imputed values gives:
Pc = 245* 4 = 980 (watts)
Example Problem #2:
Using the same process as example problem 1, we first define the variables outlined by the formula. In this case, the values are:
current running through the capacitor (amps) = 401
voltage running through the capacitor (volts) = 55
Entering these values into the formula or calculator above gives us::
Pc = 401 * 55 = 22055 (watts)
