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Electrical Power worksheet
Grades 11–12
Calcapedia Solve each problem and show your work. Round answers to 2 decimal places where needed.
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Problem 1. - Circuit type: Single-phase AC
- Calculate: Amps from watts and volts
- Real power: 2,000 W
- Voltage: 130 V
- Power factor: 1
Find: Current
Answer
- 2.
Problem 2. - Circuit type: DC
- Calculate: Amps from watts and volts
- Real power: 1,200 W
- Voltage: 80 V
Find: Current
Answer
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Problem 3. - Circuit type: Single-phase AC
- Calculate: Volts from watts and amps
- Real power: 1,350 W
- Current: 13 A
- Power factor: 1
Find: Voltage
Answer
- 4.
Problem 4. - Circuit type: DC
- Calculate: Amps from kVA and volts
- Apparent power: 12 kVA
- Voltage: 130 V
Find: Current
Answer
- 5.
Problem 5. - Circuit type: Three-phase AC
- Calculate: Watts and kVA from volts and amps
- Voltage: 140 V
- Current: 18 A
- Power factor: 1
Find: Real power
Answer
- 6.
Problem 6. - Circuit type: Three-phase AC
- Calculate: Amps from kVA and volts
- Apparent power: 16 kVA
- Voltage: 145 V
- Power factor: 1
Find: Current per line
Answer
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Problem 7. - Circuit type: Single-phase AC
- Calculate: Amps from kVA and volts
- Apparent power: 15 kVA
- Voltage: 90 V
- Power factor: 1
Find: Current
Answer
- 8.
Problem 8. - Circuit type: DC
- Calculate: Amps from watts and volts
- Real power: 1,000 W
- Voltage: 110 V
Find: Current
Answer
- 9.
Problem 9. - Circuit type: DC
- Calculate: Volts from watts and amps
- Real power: 2,000 W
- Current: 7 A
Find: Voltage
Answer
- 10.
Problem 10. - Circuit type: DC
- Calculate: Amps from kVA and volts
- Apparent power: 14 kVA
- Voltage: 134 V
Find: Current
Answer
Answer key: Electrical Power worksheet
Calcapedia 1. Current: 15.38 A
Turn P = V × I × PF around to get the current: divide the watts by V × PF
Apparent power, the total load the supply carries: multiply volts × amps, then divide by 1000 for kVA
2. Current: 15 A
Turn P = V × I around to get the current: divide the watts by V
For DC, volt-amps equal watts. Divide by 1000 to get kVA
3. Voltage: 103.85 V
Turn P = V × I × PF around to get the voltage
Apparent power, the total load the supply carries: multiply volts × amps, then divide by 1000 for kVA
4. Current: 92.31 A
Convert kVA to volt-amperes (1 kVA = 1000 VA)
Divide the volt-amps by the voltage to get the current. kVA already includes the power factor, so no extra factor is needed
5. Real power: 4,364.77 W
Real power for three-phase AC: P = √3 × V × I × PF
Apparent power, the total load the supply carries: multiply √3 × volts × amps, then divide by 1000 for kVA
6. Current per line: 63.71 A
Convert kVA to volt-amperes (1 kVA = 1000 VA)
Divide the volt-amps by √3 × the voltage to get the current. kVA already includes the power factor, so no extra factor is needed
Real power: multiply the volt-amps by the power factor, the share that does useful work
7. Current: 166.67 A
Convert kVA to volt-amperes (1 kVA = 1000 VA)
Divide the volt-amps by the voltage to get the current. kVA already includes the power factor, so no extra factor is needed
Real power: multiply the volt-amps by the power factor, the share that does useful work
8. Current: 9.09 A
Turn P = V × I around to get the current: divide the watts by V
For DC, volt-amps equal watts. Divide by 1000 to get kVA
9. Voltage: 285.71 V
Turn P = V × I around to get the voltage
For DC, volt-amps equal watts. Divide by 1000 to get kVA
10. Current: 104.48 A
Convert kVA to volt-amperes (1 kVA = 1000 VA)
Divide the volt-amps by the voltage to get the current. kVA already includes the power factor, so no extra factor is needed