The generator voltage is nominally 20-22 KV (1 KV=1000 volts). The frequency is either 50 or 60 cycles per second. This frequency is determined by the rotating speed of the generator – between 1500 and 3600 cycles per second.

“I need a nuclear reaction to generate the 1.21 gigawatts of electricity I need”. But he pronounced gigawatts as if it were spelled with a “j”, as in jigawatts (or jigowatts). I always figured that the word “Jigawatt” was made up just for the movie and meant to sound like a really large amount.

It does come from the Greek root gigas [that Greek root is pronounced with a j sound, not a g sound], for gigantic, so I suppose it’s not beyond the realm of possibility. But never having heard of it, we actually spelled it in the script jigowatt. So a jigowatt is actually supposed to be a gigawatt, a million watts.

: a unit of power equal to one billion watts.

1 billion watts

Direct current (DC): V = [6 W] / [0.75 A] = 8 volts.

Equivalent Volts and Watts Measurements

1333.33 volts

The 240 Volts can be equal to 240 watts if you have a connected electrical load like an incandescent lamp that draws 1 ampere of current.. It can also be equal to 2400 watts if you turned your electric stove that draws 10 amperes of current..

3600 Watts / 240 Volts = 15 Amps.

An electric shock from a 240 volt power point can kill you, but on a dry day your car door can zap you with 10,000 volts and just make you swear.