(Energy in capacitors and duty cycle) World electrical energy generation in 2018 was around 25,000 TWh. To get an estimate of the world power generation capacity calculate the power assuming that this amount of energy was generated at a constant rate for the entire year.
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1 TWh = \(10^{12}\) Wh, so: \[ 25,000 \text{ TWh} = 25,000 \times 10^{12} \text{ Wh} = 25 \times 10^{15} \text{ Wh} \] Show more…
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