Physics

Physics

Problem

Between 6:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m., a house uses three appliances: (a) a room heater rated 1.5 kW1.5\,\text{kW} operated from 6:00 a.m. to 6:45 a.m.; (b) a mixer-grinder rated 0.5 kW0.5\,\text{kW} operated from 6:30 a.m. to 6:40 a.m.; (c) four LED lamps each rated 15 W15\,\text{W} operated from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. a. (i) Find the maximum power demand (peak load) during this interval, in kW. b. (ii) Calculate the total electrical energy consumed between 6:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m., in kWh.

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