Raise amps lower volts or raise both?

2010-06-15 7:03 pm
I have just begun to read about simple electronics and came across a question that's confusing me.

When considering Ohm's Law (E=IxR), lets take example numbers.

E is the unknown.
I= 3
R= 1 (to keep it simple)

Therefore E= 3x1, so E=3.

Now if I raise the amps by 1 I get this setup:
E is the unknown
I= 4
R= 1

Therefore E= 4x1, so E=4.

Raising the amps in-turn raises the volts.

But I've always heard that "Raise the amps, lower the volts. Raise the volts, lower the amps"

Considering something like a stun gun makes sense of this statement, because it uses high voltage, and if raising the voltage raised the amps then a stun gun wouldn't be a stun gun, but rather a kill gun xD haha.

So what is it that I'm missing? Does Ohm's Law have an exception or is altered by something I haven't learned yet?

Thank you!
更新1:

My answer actually came from this forum: http://forums.mikeholt.com/showthread.php?t=126726 But I will still award best answer to the person who answered it correctly here. Thanks.

回答 (3)

2010-06-15 7:17 pm
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Sorry, this is full of errors.

"But I've always heard that "Raise the amps, lower the volts. Raise the volts, lower the amps""
I don't know where you heard this, but like all such simplifications, it is usually wrong.

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2010-06-16 2:18 am
Ohm's Law is not the appropriate equation to use in the question. Use the power formula P = IV (power = current x voltage) instead.

Consider a 1 HP (horse-power) motor. If it is rated at 12V, the current is 746/12 = 62A. If it is rated at 24V, the current will be less at 746/24 = 31A.
2010-06-16 2:08 am
Ohm's law is a law that relates the current with the voltage and resistance. It's a universal law that involves resistors.

Plus, how do you "raise amps"? I don't know of any possible way to "raise amps" other than to stick a current source in.

The only way to "raise amps" as you call it, is to use the relationship of the voltage = current * resistance. That means that current can be re-expressed as the voltage/resistance and in order to get a high current, you need to make the resistance lower (because a lower denominator equates to a higher value for current). Other than that, the only two things you can control is the voltage and the resistance. So to accomplish a high current and a high voltage, you lower the resistance and increase the voltage, and that will give you a high current.

You can't "raise amps" it's impossible without the use of a current source.


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