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Can someone please tell me how I would calculate the maximum power and efficiency for this data set? I'm not sure if P=IV is appropriate and if it is I don't know how I would get Pmax.

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In this solution we calculate the maximum power and efficiency of an electric generator with current given as a function of the voltage.

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The relationship P = I V always holds, whether or not Ohm's law does. We may use the derived linear relationship between V and I to maximize P(I). We have:

V(I) = -1.883 I + ...

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