Thread: calculate power

hi...like to find out how do i go about calculating power if the current and resistance are changing with temperature as it rises?
thks

Originally Posted by hks

hi...like to find out how do i go about calculating power if the current and resistance are changing with temperature as it rises?
thks

(I'm assuming the potential of the source doesn't change.)

See here for how temperature affects resistance. (You might want to look up the term "resistivity" as well.)

-Dan