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ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS

Electrical circuits can be categorized primarily into parallel and series circuits. In a parallel circuit, the current divides into branches, ensuring that electricity continues to flow even if one pathway is interrupted.

ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS

ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS

MEASUREMENTS

CURRENT
flow of electrons

measured by: ammeter

units: ampere(A)

POWER
definition: energy used per second

units: watts(W)

VOLTAGE
measured by: voltmeter

connected in parallel

units: volts(V)

components

DIODE
current only flows when voltage is greater than 0.6v
BULB
curve
RESISTOR
straight line

series - parallel current: all components are connected end to end to form only one path for the current to flow through the circuit.

For example: multiple bulbs are connected with wire and also some are in the loop
used for: voltage dividers

parallel circuit: it is a circuit that comprises branches that the current divides and only part of it flows through any branch.

example: light fixtures that use multiple bulbs.
used for: to keep electricity flowing when one pathway is interrupted.

series circuit: it is a circuit comprises a path along which the whole current flows through each component.

examples: often lawnmowers have two switches in series with each other so both need to switch before the mower will turn on.
used for: it provides exactly one path between any two points for electric current.

TYPES

series parallel circuit
PARALLEL CIRCUIT
SERIES CIRCUIT

LAWS OF ELECTRIC CIRCUIT:

KVL LAW
ENTERING CURRENT AT NODE IS EQUAL TO LEAVING CURRENT AT NODE.
KCL LAW
THE ALGEBRAIC SUM OF VOLTAGE AT NODE IN A CLOSED CIRCUIT IS ZERO.
OHMS LAW
CURRENT THROUGH A CIRCUIT IS PROPORTIONAL TO THE VOLTAGE ACROSS THE CONDUCTOR
KIRCHHOFS LAW

RESIDUAL CURRENT DEVICE: compares current in live and neutral wires. used in gardens.

MINIATURE CIRCUIT BREAKER: it replaces fuses. electromagnets used in it. melts if the current is too big.

no protection against electric shock.

FUSE: melts if current is too big

no protection against electric shock

EARTH LEAD: current directly flows straight to earth.

protects against electric shocks

PLUG

INSULATION
black
NEUTRAL
blue
EARTH
green and yellow
LIVE
fuse

brown

Example: battery, lamps, generators, and so on.

it can be defined as the path for transmitting electric current.