Hello guys,

I need a very basic clarification here.

Lets say a resistor of 1Ohm has 1Amp DC current through it. So, the power
dissipated in the resistor is 1W. I want to know how this power can be
releated to time. Should I say the dissipation as 1W/Sec or 1W/min or
1W/Hr?????.... (My guess is 1W/Sec) I am sure this is a 7th grade math.
Probably, I was not paying attention when I was in 7th grade..;-).

On the similar lines.. How do we measure the power consumed by a
fast varying load (For ex: Switching currents in a IC).. Area under the
current waveform? Any other methods?

Thanks,
Ismail
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