Ampere-hour

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Ampere-hour

An off-system unit of measurement of electric charge, used mainly to characterize the capacity of electric batteries.

Based on the physical meaning, 1

Since 1 Kl/c is equal to 1 A, then, converting hours into seconds, we get that one ampere-hour will be equal to 3600 Kl.

" >ampere-hour- this is an electric charge passing through the cross-section of a conductor and providing a current of one hourampere.

A charged battery with a declared capacity of 1

Since 1 Kl/c is equal to 1 A, then, converting hours into seconds, we get that one ampere-hour will be equal to 3600 Kl.

" >A·htheoretically, it is capable of providing a current of 1 ampere for one hour (or, for example, 10 A for 0.1 hours, or 0.1 A for 10 hours).

In practice, too much battery discharge current leads to less efficient power output, which non-linearly reduces its operating time with such a current and can lead to overheating.

In reality, the capacity of the batteries is given based on a 20-hour discharge cycle to the final voltage. For car batteries, it is 10.5V.For example, the inscription on the battery label "55 Ah" means that it is capable of producing a current of 2.75 amperes for 20 hours, and at the same time the voltage at the terminals will not drop below 10.5 V.

Since 1

Pendant  this is the value of the charge that passed through the conductor at a current of 1 A during 1 s. Through the basic SI units, the pendant is expressed by a ratio of the form: 1 Cl = 1 A·s.

With an off-system unit of ampere-hour, the pendant is associated with the equality: 1 Cl = 1/3600 ampere-hour. 

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Pendant  this is the value of the charge that passed through the conductor at a current of 1 A during 1 s. Through the basic SI units, the pendant is expressed by a ratio of the form: 1 Cl = 1 A·s.

With an off-system unit of ampere-hour, the pendant is associated with the equality: 1 Cl = 1/3600 ampere-hour. 

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is equal to 1 A, then, converting hours into seconds, we get that one ampere-hour will be equal to 3600 Kl.

Synonyms:A·h