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- PHY102 Physics II © Dr.Cem Özdoğan
- 27-6 Power, Potential, and emf
- internal resistance of emf device
- Emf device transfers its energy (stored as chemical) to the charge carrier, so it does work on the charge carriers to establish a current
- The net rate P of energy transfer from the emf device to the charge carriers is given by:
- V: potential across the emf device; Vb-Va
- Pr: rate of energy transfer to the thermal energy within emf device or internal dissipation rate
- Pemf: rate at which emf device transfers energy both to the charge carriers and to the thermal energy (power of emf device)