Joule's Law
Term · Energy · MLC-T-ENE-001128
The rate of heat production by a steady current in any part of an electrical circuit that is proportional to the resistance and to the square of the current, or, the internal energy of an ideal gas depends only on its temperature.
| Identifier | MLC-T-ENE-001128 |
|---|---|
| Field | Energy |
| References | EIA Glossary |
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