watt hour
Consumption tracking unit
A watt hour is a unit of energy equal to one watt of power sustained for one hour.
It measures total energy consumption rather than instantaneous power draw.
Electric bills typically use kilowatt hours: The appliance uses 500 watt hours per day.
Also written watt-hour or Wh.
- batteryPortable electricity storage
- battery packPortable electricity storage unit
- energyPower to do work
- meterDevice that measures usage
- electricityEnergy from charged particles
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energy vs power measurement
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Unit measuring power
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