You see. NO. kwh is the rate kw is the volume. again incorrect. kw is the DISTANCE kwh is the MPH
a 40w bulb is not 40watts. that would mean the bulb can only work for 1 hour. your average "cheap" incandescent 40w bulb is actually a 60,000w bulb (40watts times estimated lifespan of 1500 hours)
the RATE it consumes power is 40 watts per hour.
the total VOLUME of power it will consume in its estimated lifespan is 60,000watts (1500 hours at 40 watts per hour)
the car does not have a 24 kwh battery. it has a 24kw battery.
IF you draw it down over 24 hours then your draw rate is 1kwh or you draw it down in 1 hour your rate is 24kwh (roughly speaking)
my point is (and thankfully on a regular computer now so much easier to type)
we ALMOST NEVER actually mean "KW" what we mean almost 100% of the time is KWH
but we simply say KW.
do NOT depend on KW or KWH depend on CONTEXT to determine which is being used.
99% of the time you can assume KWH is what is "meant" when KW is typed or spoken.
it is just how we use the terms publicly again 40w bulb 1500w inverter 3000w genny. ALL wrong. its a 40wh bulb a 1500wh inverter and a 3000wh genny.
so when someone says 3.3kw power supply they MEAN kwh. not a total of 3.3 kw. but because this is simply how we do things we say KW.
a 40w bulb is not 40watts. that would mean the bulb can only work for 1 hour. your average "cheap" incandescent 40w bulb is actually a 60,000w bulb (40watts times estimated lifespan of 1500 hours)
the RATE it consumes power is 40 watts per hour.
the total VOLUME of power it will consume in its estimated lifespan is 60,000watts (1500 hours at 40 watts per hour)
the car does not have a 24 kwh battery. it has a 24kw battery.
IF you draw it down over 24 hours then your draw rate is 1kwh or you draw it down in 1 hour your rate is 24kwh (roughly speaking)
my point is (and thankfully on a regular computer now so much easier to type)
we ALMOST NEVER actually mean "KW" what we mean almost 100% of the time is KWH
but we simply say KW.
do NOT depend on KW or KWH depend on CONTEXT to determine which is being used.
99% of the time you can assume KWH is what is "meant" when KW is typed or spoken.
it is just how we use the terms publicly again 40w bulb 1500w inverter 3000w genny. ALL wrong. its a 40wh bulb a 1500wh inverter and a 3000wh genny.
so when someone says 3.3kw power supply they MEAN kwh. not a total of 3.3 kw. but because this is simply how we do things we say KW.