Energy Efficiency
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Key Stage 4
Meaning
Energy efficiency is a ratio of Useful Energy transferred to total energy put into a system.
About Efficiency
- Energy efficiency is a measure of how effectively energy is transferred from one energy store into an intended energy store.
- Efficiency may be written as a percentage or as a decimal.
- Efficiency as a percentage can never be greater than 100% and as a decimal can never be greater than 1 because you can never get more energy out than you put in due to Conservation of Energy.
Equation
Efficiency = (Useful Energy Out)/(Total Energy In)
\(Efficiency = \frac{E_{Useful}}{E_{Total}}\)
Where:
EUseful = The Useful Energy transferred to a device's intended purpose.
ETotal = The Total Energy transferred to a system.