Under the principles of DC electricity. Pin1:er is th~ pmduct of voltage and Cu"ent. � : Watts = Vo~ts x Amperes Under the. principle of AC electricity, the product of volts and amperes is equal to the quantity called volt~ampere (v.a.) which is not the same as 'watts. Thus; VoltAmperes = Volts x Amper�es And to oonvert volt-ampere to wtltts or�power, a power fac. tor . (pf) ~s introduced. And to get power in an AC circuit, \Ve � have the folio~ formula: � Watts =Volts x. Amp~res x power factor W := Vx�l x pf ILLUSTRATION 1�1. A 12 amperes electric� fan and blo-Wer \Vlth a power factor of ' 0.85.\.vas connected to a 240 volts convenient outlet (c.o). Calculate the current and power in .~ circuit. SOLUTION . . Power (watts) =� V~ts x Amperes x powet; factor w ;, 240 v. X 14 amp. X 0.8S . . . �.. . ... ,�� ' W = 2,448 watts � . ILLUSTRATION 1-l . . . ' An el~ctric. motQr b3s a trade mark labd of 2 h()rse pow'er, 240 volts, 15 amperes. Calculate the ~otor power .hctor. 7