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'''Useful energy''' is the [[Energy Transfer|energy transferred]] to a device's intended purpose.
 
'''Useful energy''' is the [[Energy Transfer|energy transferred]] to a device's intended purpose.
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===About Useful Energy===
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: When [[energy]] is [[Energy Transfer|transferred]], the [[Total Energy|total]] [[Energy Transfer|energy transferred]] will not all go into one [[Energy Store|store]]. Some will be transferred '''usefully''' and some will be [[Wasted Energy|wasted]].
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: '''Useful Energy''' = ([[Total Energy]] transferred) - ([[Wasted Energy]])
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: '''Useful energy''' can be used to calculate the [[Energy Efficiency|efficiency]] of an [[Energy Transfer|energy transfer]].

Revision as of 17:54, 2 February 2019

Key Stage 4

Meaning

Useful energy is the energy transferred to a device's intended purpose.

About Useful Energy

When energy is transferred, the total energy transferred will not all go into one store. Some will be transferred usefully and some will be wasted.
Useful Energy = (Total Energy transferred) - (Wasted Energy)
Useful energy can be used to calculate the efficiency of an energy transfer.