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EnergyX 2016 1.1 Measuring Energy-Slides PDF
EnergyX 2016 1.1 Measuring Energy-Slides PDF
Measuring
energy
Professor
Arno
Smets
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Energy
The
ability
of
a
system
to
do
work
PJ
TJ
GJ
1
Human
unit
=
10.46
MJ
1
MJ
1
Mega
Joule
=
106
J
Daily
food
requirement
kJ
=
10.46
MJ
1
kilo
Joule
=
103
J
J
EJ
PJ
5.5
GJ/day
524
=
5479
MJ
TJ
GJ
411
MJ/day
39.3
MJ
kJ
1.4
MJ/day
0.13
J
EJ
1.2
EJ/day
118
PJ
=
1233
PJ
billion
TJ
=
2500
kcal
1 =
2.9
kWh
Power
The
rate
at
which
work
is
done;
the
amount
of
energy
spent
per
unit
Zme.
1
W
=
1
J/s
1
hp
=
746
W
Appliance
Power
raZng
Hours
used
Energy
requirement
Lamp
40
W
8
h
0.32
320
kW
Wh
h
TV
200
W
2
h
0.40
kWh
Microwave
700
W
0.5
h
0.35
kWh
Computer
120
W
2
h
0.24
kWh