Okay, i looked around here, and didn't immediately find an answer,so i'll just ask. If you look at a standard house hold electrical device, thestats say: 120V 60Hz. Now, I have some wuestions here. Are hertz and the maximum wattage consumed linked (i.e. 60Hz lamp can only do 60 Watt max bulb). If not, how is it related. Also, how does it relate to joules, and what is the amperage of a unit like that stated above?
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(The following is in layman's terms, which means that if I'm nothing else...I'm a layman)
The electricity in your house is alternating current (AC), which is electrical current that changes polarity at given intervals. Those intervals are 120 times per second, and that equates to 60 "complete cycles" per second. That is the definition of Hertz: cycles per second. (Europeans use 50 Hz) So, appliances are designed to operate using those certain frequencies.
The frequency of the alternating current doesn't have anything to do with power consumption of an appliance. The wattage (or power consumption) is limited by the appliance itself, and the integrity of the wiring and associated wiring connectors in the house which are protected by rated fuses or circuit breakers so that too much power consumption won't burn your house down.
The amperage of a 60 watt bulb, using 120 volt power source would be...
I = P/E , so
current (amperage)= 60 / 120
= 1/2 ampere
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joule (which is more than I understand about Joules)
There's where I woulda gone. Good answer!
Otherwise, the reason for a 60 watt bulb maximum has to do with the thermal ability of the lamp. It cannot get rid of more than 60 watts of heat fast enough, so the risk of fire is a bit higher in that situation. It is a safety issue, not a power issue.
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