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energy
vr.tr.energy · thing-energy
Let an agent handle energy with its form, quantity, unit and conversion, and keep energy separate from power and from everyday uses of the word.
Thing Registry Physical world and living systems PHY.FLW
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Form and quantity What energy and how much.
Form
Kinetic, thermal, chemical.
Form
The form of energy.
- In what form is the energy? definition
- What system holds it? definition
Amount
Joules or kWh.
Amount
The quantity and unit.
- How much energy, in which unit? measurement
- Is this energy or power? boundary
Conversion Changing form.
Process
How it converts.
Conversion
The conversion process.
- Which conversion takes place? definition
- How efficient is it? measurement
Losses
Heat and other losses.
Losses
Where energy is lost.
- Where is energy lost? measurement
- Can losses be reduced? action
Storage and supply Keeping and delivering energy.
Storage
Batteries, fuels, reservoirs.
Storage
How energy is stored.
- How is energy stored, and how much? measurement
- What hazards does the store present? boundary
Supply
Electricity and fuels.
Supply
Supply and metering.
- How is it supplied and metered? definition
- What does it cost per kWh? measurement
Safety Released energy.
Hazards
Electrical, thermal, mechanical.
Hazards
Hazards from stored energy.
- Which hazards come from this energy? boundary
- How is it isolated before work? action
Limits
Standards and limits.
Limits
Applicable limits.
- Which safety standards apply? provenance
- Who is qualified to work on it? boundary
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- noun.phenomenon
- Plane
- PHY
- Domain
- PHY.FLW
- Facets: substance
- energy
- Facets: origin
- natural
- Facets: agency
- inert
- Facets: mobility
- not-applicable
- Facets: scale
- not-applicable
- Facets: affordances
- observable
- Other names and narrower kinds
- actinic radiation, actinic ray, activation energy, energy of activation, alternating current, AC, alternating electric current, alternative energy, atomic energy, nuclear energy, atomic power, nuclear power
What it is Filled
In physics, a conserved quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work, existing in forms such as kinetic, potential, thermal, chemical, electrical and radiant energy, measured in joules.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent handle energy with its form, quantity, unit and conversion, and keep energy separate from power and from everyday uses of the word.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Conserved in isolated systems
- Different from power, which is energy per time
- Converted between forms, never created
- Activation energy and alternating current are related concepts, not forms
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Confuse kilowatts with kilowatt-hours in figures people rely on.
- Work on electrical, pressurised or elevated systems without isolating stored energy.
- Bypass protection on batteries or electrical systems.
- Overstate energy savings or understate consumption.
Only with a human decision
- Switching off energy supply to a building or person.
- Releasing stored energy in a large system.
May
- Calculate and report energy in joules or other stated units, distinguishing power from energy.
- Monitor stored energy in batteries and systems it is authorized to manage.
Moral aspects Filled
- Energy access affects health and dignity; energy poverty is widespread.
- Energy use drives climate change, with burdens shared unequally.
Who is affected
- Energy users
- Workers on energy systems
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody owns the physical quantity; operators answer for energy systems.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- oewn-11439518-n - registry parent class
related
- power - rate of energy transfer
- efficiency - useful output over input
- electricity and fuel - energy carriers
- physical quantity - SI derived quantity
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.energy
- Open English WordNet: oewn-11472635-n
- SI unit symbol: J joule
Direct properties required Filled
- SI unit: joule J - 1 kWh = 3.6 MJ
- food energy: 1 kcal = 4.184 kJ
Recognition required Filled
- Values in J, kWh, cal or eV
- Meters on electricity and gas supplies
- Power (W) is a rate, not energy
- Not visible itself; seen through its effects: motion, heat, light, electric current.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- measure it, in joules or kilowatt-hours
- convert it between forms, with losses
- store it, in batteries, fuels and reservoirs
- transmit it, as electricity or heat
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Confusing kW and kWh
- Stored energy hazards: batteries, pressure, height
- Electrical shock and arc flash
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- SI Brochure
- Energy market and metering regulation
- Energy labelling and efficiency law
Context of use required Filled
- Explaining physical change and powering everything people do, from food to electricity.
- kinetic and potential
- thermal
- chemical
- electrical
- radiant
- nuclear
Sources Filled
- Open English WordNet 2024, synset oewn-11472635-n - sense and gloss of the concept
- Wiktionary: energy - word senses and usage
Open questions
- Should forms of energy be separate entries?
- How should energy carriers be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases such as alternating current; should they be split off?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-energy/spec.json