Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A unit of energy equal to the work done by one watt acting for one second, equivalent to 1 joule.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The work done in one second of time by the expenditure of one watt of power; one sixtieth of a watt-minute.
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Examples
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Here is the control end of a WL Ultra 600, which is a 300 watt-second WS monobloc.
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Also,what could I do with a power pack that is at a constant watt-second?
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The efficiency of the reflector in the WL gives a little more light output per watt-second.
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The SI unit of energy is the joule (J), equal to one watt-second.
Watt-hour 2007
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Since a watt-second is a very small energy unit and in most cases the operating times of electrical equipment amounts to many hours, the kWh
4. Electrical Energy 1991
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In fact, since Virginia Dominion Power charges 7.227 cents per kilowatt-hour, 1.12 millionths of a watt-second would cost you 2.2 trillionths of a cent.
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One joule equals one watt-second, so a watt-hour equals 1 x 60 x 60 = 3,600 joules.
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One joule equals one watt-second, so a watt-hour equals 1 x 60 x 60 = 3,600 joules.
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One joule equals one watt-second, so a watt-hour equals 1 x 60 x 60 = 3,600 joules.
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A joule is a watt-second, so this capacitor could deliver one watt for 0.4165 seconds, or 0.4165 watts for one second, or any other combination in which watts times seconds equals 0.4165.
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