Re:Ask HN: How to Explain Tech to Parents?
by andrei_says_ on Saturday December 30, 2023 @10:50PM
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Could you expand this to appliances being measure in amps? Is this the resistance?
In a solar powered system with limited supply being able to power a limited amount of devices - how is that calculated? What is a mental model I can use for that?
Volts: Water pressure. The higher the pressure, the more forceful it goes through, but you can have a large or small diameter pipe with high and low pressures. But water can be highly pressurized without actually moving.
Amps: Water flow rate. More amps means more water flowing through the pipe, per second.
Watts: Power of the water. Multiply the pressure by the flow rate to get this. Higher with more water flow (amps) and higher pressure (volts).