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Topic: Power Consumption

User: Alwayslearningelec, Location: NJ

Asked on: Saturday, May 29, 2021 at 4:21 pm EDT
Answered on: Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 11:08 am EDT

Question: Power consumption says 20W. it's 120v. If I'm loading a 20A breaker to 80%, say 16 amps, I'm calculating I can get 96 of these on (1) 20A circuit. That can't be right. lol

Your calculation is incorrect.The power consumption of the device is 20W, and the voltage is 120V. Using Ohm's law, we can calculate the current drawn by the device:

Current = Power / VoltageCurrent = 20W / 120VCurrent = 0.167A
To calculate how many devices you can connect to a 20A circuit that is loaded to 80%, we need to first calculate the total current available on the circuit:
Total current = Circuit breaker rating x Load percentageTotal current = 20A x 0.8Total current = 16A
Then, we can divide the total current by the current drawn by each device to find the number of devices that can be connected:
Number of devices = Total current / Current per deviceNumber of devices = 16A / 0.167ANumber of devices = 96
Therefore, you can connect up to 96 devices to a 20A circuit that is loaded to 80%. Flag for review

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