Stored Energy Calculator
Calculate gravitational potential energy.
About Stored Energy Calculator
Energy for Stored Energy splits into kinetic (half times mass times velocity squared) and potential (mass times gravity times height), and the total is their sum. Velocity is squared in kinetic energy, so doubling speed quadruples the energy a moving object carries.
Formula
Stored Energy
KE = 0.5mv^2; PE = mgh
- g
- Gravitational acceleration, about 9.81 m/s^2
Worked example
With the default values below, Stored Energy Calculator returns Kinetic Energy of 100.00. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.
Inputs used
- Massminimum 0 kg
- 2 kg
- Velocityminimum 0 m/s
- 10 m/s
- Heightminimum 0 m
- 5 m
Results
- Kinetic Energy
- 100.00 J
- Potential Energy
- 98.10 J
- Total Energy
- 198.10 J
Step by step
- 1Values used
- 2Stored Energy
- 3Kinetic Energy= 100.00 J
- 4Potential Energy= 98.10 J
- 5Total Energy= 198.10 J
Assumptions and limits
- The result is derived only from the 3 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
- In particular, this calculator does not take inflation, tax, fees or charges or compounding frequency into account.
- Figures are rounded for display to 2 decimal places, so totals built from several rounded parts can differ slightly from the unrounded arithmetic.
How these calculators are built and tested is described on the Methodology page. If a figure looks wrong, please report it.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is Stored Energy calculated?
KE = 0.5mv^2; PE = mgh Energy for Stored Energy splits into kinetic (half times mass times velocity squared) and potential (mass times gravity times height), and the total is their sum.
Why does Stored Energy matter?
Velocity is squared in kinetic energy, so doubling speed quadruples the energy a moving object carries.
What values do I need to enter?
This calculator takes 3 inputs: Mass, Velocity, Height. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.