Displacement Power

Displacement power, abbreviated as P or P_d, is the amount of power required to displace an object a certain distance over time with a known force.  The calculator below determines what the required power is given the inputs on the shown equation.

 

Displacement Power calculator

Displacement power formula \(\large{ P = \frac {F}{\delta} \; t }\)  Where:  Units English Metric \(\large{ P }\) = power \(\large{\frac{ft-lbf}{sec}}\) \(\large{W}\)  \(\large{ F }\) = force \(\large{ lbf }\) \(\large{ N }\)  \(\large{ \delta }\)  (Greek symbol delta) = displacement \(\large{ ft }\) \(\large{ m }\) \(\large{ t }\) = time \(\large{ sec }\) \(\large{ s }\)