Folder: Electricity

Electron

Definition
A subatomic particle or an application development tool.
How Negative Voltage Works?

Sometimes we have a number of negative volts or negative voltage. How does that work? Is there "negative electricity"?
Voltage

Definition
The combination of forces that make electrons move from one point to another.
Volt

Definition
A unit of measurement for how much force we have making electrons move toward one direction compared to how many electrons we have.
Elementary Charge

Definition
An estimation of the amount of charge in Coulombs carried by a single electron or proton.
kWh

Definition
An abbreviation of kilowatt-hour, an unit of measurement of energy.
kW

Definition
Abbreviation of kilowatt, an unit of measurement for energy.
W

Definition
An abbreviation for Watt or win.
Kilowatt-Hour

Definition
An unit of measurement equivalent to 3600 kilowatts.
Kilowatt

Definition
An unit of measurement equivalent to 1000 Watts.
Watt

Definition
Unit of measurement of energy equal to 1 Joule per second.
How kWh, kW, and W (Kilowatt-Hours, Kilowatt, and Watts) Work

Explanation
Learn how the electrical units W (Watt), kW (kilowatt), and kWh (kilowatt-hour) work.