What's the difference between amps and watts?

Wind DC turbine motor ( 2860 watts and 22 amps). A car alternator is DC has 250 amps watts ?The difference is?

  • I am installing a wind power electrical system at my home. The mill has a DC turbine motor pushing 2860 watts-22 amps. I want to use a car/truck alternator. It is pushing 250 ...show more

  • Answer:

    Don is correct about the voltage/power relationship. But a car alternator is not DC. Hence the name alternator. The output is AC and is converted by rectifiers to DC.

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