I wonder if my system is good or bad. My server needs 0.1kWh.

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[–] 67 points 2 years ago* (3 children)

You might have your units confused.

0.1kWh over how much time? Per day? Per hour? Per week?

Watthours refer to total power used to do something, from a starting point to an ending point. It makes no sense to say that a device needs a certain amount of Wh, unless you're talking about something like charging a battery to full.

Power being used by a device, (like a computer) is just watts.

Think of the difference between speed and distance. Watts is how fast power is being used, watt-hours is how much has been used, or will be used.

If you have a 500 watt PC, for example, it uses 500Wh, per hour. Or 12kWh in a day.

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  • [–] 28 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

    I forgive 'em cuz watt hours are a disgusting unit in general

    idea what unit
    speed change in position over time meters per second m/s
    acceleration change in speed over time meters per second, per second m/s/s=m/s²
    force acceleration applied to each of unit of mass kg * m/s²
    work acceleration applied along a distance, which transfers energy kg * m/s² * m = kg * m²/s²
    power work over time kg * m² / s³
    energy expenditure power level during units of time (kg * m² / s³) * s = kg * m²/s²

    Work over time, × time, is just work! kWh are just joules (J) with extra steps! Screw kWh, I will die on this hill!!! Raaah

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