1.3.9 · D1 · Physics › Work, Energy & Power › Power — average and instantaneous, units
Power ek hi sawaal hai: kitni tezi se energy hand over ho rahi hai? Parent page ka sab kuch — formulas P = W /Δ t , P = F ⋅ v , watt, kWh — yeh sab usi ek sawaal ko likhne ke alag-alag tarike hain, toh in formulas ko padhne se pehle hume inn ke andar ka har ek letter samajhna hoga.
Yeh page kuch bhi assume nahi karta. Hum parent note ke har symbol se milenge, plain words mein samjhenge ki uska matlab kya hai, uski picture banaenge, aur explain karenge ki kyun yeh topic uske bina chal hi nahi sakta. Upar se neeche padho — har cheez upar wali cheez par build hoti hai.
t , Δ t , aur d t
t = ek clock reading — ek single instant, jaise "start ke 4 seconds baad".
Δ t (padho "delta-tee") = time ka ek tukda , do clock readings ka fark . Greek capital delta Δ ka matlab hai "mein change".
d t = time ka ek infinitely patla sliver — socho Δ t ko itna squeeze karo ki kisi bhi width se chhota ho jaye, lekin zero na ho.
Picture: ek timeline ko ruler ki tarah socho. Ruler par ek dot hai t . Do dots ke beech ka shaded band hai Δ t . Us band ko squeeze karo jab tak woh ek hairline na ban jaye — woh hairline hai d t .
Δ t aur d t dono kyun chahiye
Power bilkul isi reason se do flavours mein aati hai: average power mein wide band Δ t use hota hai ("poore 10 seconds mein"), jabki instantaneous power mein hairline d t use hoti hai ("iss exact moment par"). Yahi split tumne Velocity and instantaneous rate (Kinematics) mein speed ke liye bhi dekhi thi.
W (work) aur E (energy)
Energy hai "cheezein karne ki capability" — kuch uthana, garam karna, ya speed dena. Work hai energy jo ek force ke zariye ek jagah ya form se doosri jagah ya form mein move hoti hai . Jab tum ek crate uthate ho, tumhare muscles ki chemical energy crate ki gravitational energy ban jaati hai; transfer hone wali amount hi work W hai.
Neeche wali picture: ek force arrow ek box ko distance tak drag karta hai, aur right side par energy ka shaded "tank" exactly W se bhar jaata hai.
Dono joules (J) mein measure hote hain. Work Work — definition and W = F·d cosθ mein build hoti hai; woh poora note iss symbol ka prerequisite hai.
Intuition Power ke liye work kyun matter karta hai
Power measure karta hai ki work kitni tezi se hoti hai. Toh W hai "amount", aur time hai "kitna laga" — power ek divided by doosra hai. W nahi toh power nahi.
Definition Arrow (vector) symbols
Upar ek chhota arrow, jaise F , matlab hai quantity ki ek direction bhi hai size ke saath .
F = force , ek push ya pull, newtons (N) mein measure hota hai. Direction = yeh kis taraf push karta hai.
s (ya d s ) = displacement , koi cheez kitni door aur kis direction mein gayi, metres (m) mein.
v = velocity , kitni tezi se aur kis direction mein move kar rahi hai, metres per second (m/s) mein.
Picture: arrow ki length = size (iska "magnitude", F bina arrow ke likha jaata hai), iska pointing = direction.
F vs F
Confusion kyun hoti hai: dono almost same dikhte hain. Rule: F (arrow ke saath) mein direction hai; F (plain) sirf length hai, hamesha ≥ 0 . P = F v cos θ mein plain letters lengths hain, aur cos θ direction ki information wapas daalta hai.
Do arrows rarely same direction mein point karte hain. Unke beech ka angle hai θ (Greek "theta"). Hume ek number chahiye jo bataye ki kitna alignment hai, aur woh number hai cos θ ("cosine of theta").
Picture: velocity arrow ka "shadow" force arrow ki line par daalo. Us shadow ki length, poore arrow ki fraction ke roop mein, hi cos θ hai.
Intuition Cosine kyun, raw angle kyun nahi?
Hume alignment ka ratio chahiye, raw angle nahi. Sirf woh hissa jo force ke saath lie karta hai woh actually energy carry karta hai — sideways wala hissa kuch nahi karta. Cosine exactly woh tool hai jo along-part ko rakhta hai aur sideways part ko discard karta hai. Isliye parent ke P = F v cos θ mein cosine hai.
Har case is ek dial se cover hota hai:
Situation
θ
cos θ
Power ka kya hota hai
Force motion mein help kare
0°
+ 1
maximum positive power
Force motion ke sideways
90°
0
zero power
Force motion se lad raha hai (brakes)
180°
− 1
negative power (energy remove hoti hai)
Object move nahi kar raha (wall)
koi bhi
koi bhi
v = 0 ⇒ zero power
⋅
F ⋅ v (padho "F dot v ") ek recipe hai jo do arrows leta hai aur ek plain number return karta hai: unki lengths multiply karo, phir alignment dial se multiply karo:
F ⋅ v = F v cos θ
Toh dot koi naya mystery nahi hai — yeh exactly wahi "length × length × cosine" hai jo tumne abhi build ki. Isko Dot product of vectors mein fully spell out kiya gaya hai.
F v cos θ har baar likhne ki jagah dot kyun use karta hai
Kyunki power naturally ek directional handshake hai push aur motion ke beech. Dot product shorthand hai jo ek clean symbol mein kehta hai "sirf aligned part count karta hai". Isliye parent P = F ⋅ v likhta hai.
Δ t → 0 "
lim Δ t → 0 matlab: dekho ek number kahan settle hota hai jab time band Δ t ko hairline d t ki taraf thinker aur thinner squeeze kiya jaata hai. Yeh sawaal answer karta hai "value iss instant kya hai, kisi chunk par average nahi?"
d t d W
d t d W (padho "dee-W dee-tee") work ki instantaneous rate hai: time ke hairline d t mein hone wala tiny work d W , us hairline se divide kiya. Yeh work-versus-time graph ka ek point par slope hai.
Intuition Hume limit ki zaroorat kyun hai
Average power (W /Δ t ) sirf ek poore interval mein typical rate batata hai. Lekin ek car speed up karte hue 30 m/s par 5 m/s se zyada power deliver karti hai — rate badalti rehti hai. Limit hume ek instant par zoom karne aur wahan rate padhne ki suvidha deta hai. Yahi instantaneous power ka poora matlab hai.
Ab har letter earn ho gaya hai, aur parent ke boxed formulas plain English mein padhe ja sakte hain:
Time t and interval delta t
Average power W over delta t
Work and energy in joules
Vectors F and v with direction
Angle theta and cosine dial
POWER rate of energy transfer
Joule per second gives watt
Apne aap ko test karo — right side cover karo. Agar koi bhi answer shaky lage, toh main note se pehle woh section revisit karo.
Δ t ka matlab kya hai, aur yeh d t se alag kaise hai?Δ t do clock readings ke beech time ka ek finite tukda hai; d t usi time ka ek infinitely thin sliver hai.
Work W aur energy E mein kya fark hai? Energy cheezein karne ki capability hai; work ek force ke zariye transfer hone wali energy hai. Dono joules mein.
Vector jaise F par chhota arrow kyun hota hai lekin F par nahi? F mein size aur direction dono hain; plain
F sirf uski length (magnitude) hai, hamesha non-negative.
cos θ do arrows ke beech physically kya measure karta hai?Yeh measure karta hai ki woh kitne aligned hain: + 1 same direction, 0 right angles par, − 1 opposite.
F ⋅ v kaun sa ek number produce karta hai, aur kis recipe se?Ek plain number jo F v cos θ ke barabar hai (length times length times alignment).
lim Δ t → 0 kaun sa sawaal answer karta hai?Koi quantity ek exact instant par kahan settle hoti hai, na ki ek interval par averaged.
d t d W words mein kya hai?Work karne ki instantaneous rate — ek point par work-vs-time graph ka slope.
Power zero kab hoti hai chahe force bahut badi ho? Jab v = 0 (kuch move nahi karta) ya θ = 90° (force motion ke sideways), toh cos θ = 0 .