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When you increase voltage (V) then, to get the same total power (W), the current (I) must be decreased. This result comes from the Power Law:

Power = voltage x current

Ohms Law does not deal with power at all, it deals only with the relationship between voltage, resistance and current:

Voltage = resistance x current

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