Power and output

LED bulb

The electrical power drawn by a light-emitting diode lamp used for illumination.

How big is it?

9 W of power

Power · example

Scale illustration of LED bulb, calibrated to its power measurement.
The marked power represents 9 W.

A little perspective

Laptop in use is about 5.56 times larger on this measurement.

Laptop in use: The electrical power consumed by a laptop computer while in active use.

Linear measure
ENERGY EACH SECOND9 W50 W
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LED bulb9 WPower
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Laptop in use50 WPower
Power is energy per unit time: one watt is one joule per second.
Measurements, assumptions & sources +

LED bulb

A chosen 9 W electrical input; brightness is a separate measurement.

Defined examples — our methodology

The marked power is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.

Laptop in use

A chosen 50 W electrical draw. Workload affects actual consumption.

Defined examples — our methodology

The marked power is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.

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Why this measurement?

Why we use 9 W

For comparison, this page uses power. This is labelled example: an explicit comparison model rather than a claim that every example has the same value.

A chosen 9 W electrical input; brightness is a separate measurement.

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Recorded properties

LED bulb dimensions and measurements

PropertySelected valueRecorded rangeBasis
9 WNot recordedexample

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