Power A resistor always dissipates energy; it transforms electrical energy, and dissipates it in the form of heat. Rate of energy dissipation is the instantaneous power p(t) = v(t)i(t) = Ri^2(t) = v^2(t)/R >= 0 p(t) = v(t)i(t) = Gv^2(t) = i^2(t)/G >= 0
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