Such an electromotive force as would cause a current of one ampere to flow through a resistance of one ohm. Physics - Page 321by Henry Smith Carhart - 1917 - 478 pagesFull view - About this book
| Henry Smith Carhart, Horatio Nelson Chute - Physics - 1892 - 400 pages
...superficial analogy to water pressure. The unit of electromotive force (EMF) is the Volt. It is the EMF which will cause a current of one ampere to flow through a resistance of one ohm. The EMF of a battery depends upon the materials employed, and Li entirely independent of the size and shape of the... | |
| Isaac Sharpless, George Morris Philips - Physics - 1892 - 384 pages
...convenient measurement or use. (See Art. 557.) 503. The Volt. — The volt is the electro-motive force which will cause a current of one ampere to flow through a resistance of one ohm. (See Art. 557 for derivation of the volt.) 504. The Ampere. — The ampere is the current (or strength... | |
| Henry Smith Carhart, Horatio Nelson Chute - Physics - 1892 - 400 pages
...superficial analogy to water pressure. The unit of electromotive force (EMF~) is the Volt. It is the EMF which will cause a current of one ampere to flow through a resistance of one ohm. The EMF o* a battery depends upon the materials employed, and is entirely independent of the size and shape... | |
| National School of Electricity - Electricity - 1896 - 344 pages
...definitions, the definition of the International Volt by the Chicago Congress is the pressure which causes a current of one ampere to flow through a resistance of one ohm. Since a column of mercury is an inconvenient device to handle, standard resistances made of mercury... | |
| Thomas O'Conor Sloane - Electric engineering - 1897 - 696 pages
...force or potential difference. It may be referred to various data. An electro-motive force of one volt will cause a current of one ampere to flow through a resistance of one ohm. A condenser of one farad capacity charged with one coulomb will have a rise of potential of one volt.... | |
| Henry Smith Carhart, Horatio Nelson Chute - Physics - 1897 - 402 pages
...pressure. The unit of electromotive force (EMF) is the Volt. It is the EMF which will cause a current,of one ampere to flow through a resistance of one ohm. The EMF of a battery depends upon the materials employed, and is entirely independent of the size and shape of the... | |
| Herbert Franklin Dunham - Engineering - 1899 - 70 pages
...resistance of one Ohm when the electro-motive force is one volt. Volt, the electro-motive force required to cause a current of one Ampere to flow through a resistance of one Ohm. 1 Kilowatt •= 1 Watt per sq. in. =• 8.19 boat-units per sq. ft.' per minuto. 6,371 ft.-lbe. per.... | |
| Henry Smith Carhart, Horatio Nelson Chute - Physics - 1901 - 486 pages
...superficial analogy to water pressure. The unit of electromotive force (EMF) is the volt. It is the EMF which will cause a current of one ampere to flow through a resistance of one ohm. The EMF of a battery depends upon the materials employed, and is entirely independent of the size and shape of the... | |
| James A. Beaton - Electric power - 1901 - 302 pages
...other term, and the unit of pressure or electro-motive force [EMF] is called the Volt. It is the EMF which will cause a current of one Ampere to flow through a resistance of one Ohm, A gravity cell, such as that ordinarily used with a telegraph instrument, gives an electro-motive force... | |
| Dugald Caleb Jackson, John Price Jackson - Electric power - 1902 - 510 pages
...definitions, the International Volt as defined by the Chicago Congress is the pressure which causes a current of one ampere to flow through a resistance of one ohm. 98. Effect of Temperature on the Resistance of Materials. — Reference has already been made to the... | |
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