What's the best method to calculate the wattage of a resistor & cap in any circuit ?

[dineshdeshmuk]

What's the best method to calculate the wattage of a resistor & cap in any circuit ?

What's the best method to calculate the wattage of a resistor & cap in any circuit ?

 

[FoxyRick]

Re: What's the best method to calculate the wattage of a resistor & cap in any circui

For a resistor, P = VI = I²R = V²/R. Take your pick, it's basic stuff, then select a resistor with at least that rating. If you have AC, then use the RMS values. Don't forget to de-rate the power rating of your chosen resistor if it is in a hot enclosure (usually above 70C, check the datasheet)

Capacitors are a little more complicated, see here:

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[dineshdeshmuk]

Re: What's the best method to calculate the wattage of a resistor & cap in any circui

The voltage of the resistor would be the input voltage of the circuit , how to calculate the voltage of the resistor to calculate the wattage of it ?

 

[rfredel]

Re: What's the best method to calculate the wattage of a resistor & cap in any circui

Hello dineshdeshmuk,

the voltage to calculate the wattage is the voltage drop across the resistor. Also you need the current.

For example:

You need a resistor to connect a LED to 12VDC. The LED has a forward voltage of 2V and a current of 20mA.
So you have to calculate:

R = (12V - 2V) / 0,02A = 500Ω

P = (12V - 2V) * 0,02A = 0,2W

Regards

Rainer

 

[dineshdeshmuk]

Re: What's the best method to calculate the wattage of a resistor & cap in any circui

how did you know that forward voltage drop is 2v and current is 20mA ?

 

[FoxyRick]

Re: What's the best method to calculate the wattage of a resistor & cap in any circui

how did you know that forward voltage drop is 2v and current is 20mA ?

Those figures are approximate for an LED (not white or blue) - one would get the information from the LED's datasheet. Every LED's datahseet will have a current/forward voltage pair, it is the most basic specification for the LED. White and blue LED's are a different type of semiconductor material so have a much different voltage (more around 3.5V to 4V)

Even from the datasheet the numbers are an approximation though, based on the mean values that they have tested their LEDs at. That is because the manufacturing process cannot produce LEDs perfectly the same all the time.

 

[rfredel]

Re: What's the best method to calculate the wattage of a resistor & cap in any circui

Hello dineshdeshmuk,

FoxyRick was quicker then I. :lol:

He tell you all, what I want to write.

So I give you only a datasheet for example.

Regards

Rainer

 

[dineshdeshmuk]

Re: What's the best method to calculate the wattage of a resistor & cap in any circui

it means Kirchhof's laws and the OHms law are very important for the calculation of the resistor and capacitors values and their respective wattages ????

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Those figures are approximate for an LED (not white or blue) - one would get the information from the LED's datasheet. Every LED's datahseet will have a current/forward voltage pair, it is the most basic specification for the LED. White and blue LED's are a different type of semiconductor material so have a much different voltage (more around 3.5V to 4V)

Even from the datasheet the numbers are an approximation though, based on the mean values that they have tested their LEDs at. That is because the manufacturing process cannot produce LEDs perfectly the same all the time.

But the 20mA current is obvious for all the types of LEDs ??? Is it so ?

 

[rfredel]

Re: What's the best method to calculate the wattage of a resistor & cap in any circui

Hello dineshdeshmuk,

it means Kirchhof's laws and the OHms law are very important for the calculation of the resistor and capacitors values and their respective wattages ????

Yes, Kirchhof's and Ohm's law are very important for electronic calculation.

20mA is a average value for normal LED. For low power or SMD LED the average current is 5mA.

The forward voltage of red LED is around 2V, for IR LED around 1,5V and for colored LED about 4V.

But for the correct voltage and current ask the datasheet.

Regards

Rainer

 

[dineshdeshmuk]

Re: What's the best method to calculate the wattage of a resistor & cap in any circui

can you provide me some examples including some difficult and complicated examples and kindly can do explain to me with their calculations of the wattages and the values of the capacitors and resistors included in those circuits examples ?

 

[FoxyRick]

Re: What's the best method to calculate the wattage of a resistor & cap in any circui

dineshdeshmuk, please allow me to draw your attention to one of the rules that you can read if you click the 'Rules' link at the top of the page:

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