Say for example I have a TV with "140 watts" marked on it. Does this mean the TV consumes 140W per minute? Per hour? Per day? How is the power consumed by device calculated from the device specification?
Electronic – How to calculate power consumed by an electrical device in a specified amount of time
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Best Answer
If a car is travelling at 40 mph it doesn't mean it travels at 40 mph per minute.
If a TV is consuming 140 watts it means it consumes 140 joules per second.
What you get charged for by your utility company is joules and that is oddly (but acceptably) converted (without mathematical error) to watt seconds or more conveniently watt hours or kilowatt hours.
Maybe that is what confused you?