Amper is a unit of measurement used to quantify the rate of electrical current in an electrical circuit. It is one of the base units of the International System of Units (SI) and is named after the German physicist, mathematician and inventor André-Marie Ampère. Ampere is an SI derived unit of measurement representing the amount of electrical current which flows through a circuit over a period of time. It is equal to the charge of a single coulomb per second and is abbreviated as “A”. The measurement of amperes is important to electrical engineering as it is used to determine the power of an electrical circuit, the amount of energy consumed, and the size of the components used in the circuit. It is also used to determine the amount of electrical current that can be safely handled by a conductor in a circuit.
Electricity, Charge, Current, Measurement, SI.
CITATION : "Richard Walker. 'Amper.' Design+Encyclopedia. https://design-encyclopedia.com/?E=247432 (Accessed on May 15, 2024)"
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