"DC" simply means that the voltage, and the current, goes in a single direction.
In the circuit where the DC motor is added, it was not specified whether the motor was added in series or in parallel to circuit elements. If it was added in series, it will increase circuit resistance and it will cause circuit current to go down. In parallel, the motor will reduce total circuit resistance, and circuit current will increase.
The current in a series circuit will be directly proportional to the voltage applied to the circuit, and inversely proportional to the resistance in it. Additionally, there will be one and only one path for that current, as it is a series circuit. All the current in the circuit will have to pass through each each element of the circuit. The current will all flow in one direction in a DC circuit; current is unidirectional. And will flow "back and forth" in an AC circuit, or will alternate directions, as one might expect.
-- If the excitation source is AC, then the steady state of the circuit depends on the voltage, frequency, and waveform (harmonic content) of the source. -- If the excitation source is DC, then the steady state current in a series circuit is zero. DC doesn't pass through a capacitor.
A: By introducing a very small shunt resistance in series with the source and measuring the voltage drop which a meter will translate into current
In a circuit, DC current flows from the positive terminal of the power source to the negative terminal.
In a DC circuit, the direction of current flow is from the positive terminal of the voltage source to the negative terminal.
An electric current flowing in only one direction is called direct current (DC). This type of current has a constant flow of electrons in one direction from the negative to the positive terminal of a power source, such as a battery.
dc supply is used for control circuit because dc current is an independent source .
A circuit carrying current in one direction is called a direct current (DC) circuit. In a DC circuit, the flow of electric charge is constant and does not change direction. This is in contrast to an alternating current (AC) circuit, where the flow of electric charge changes direction periodically. DC circuits are commonly used in electronics and power transmission systems.
In a DC circuit . . . resistance. In an AC circuit . . . impedance.
This is because when you introduce a capacitor, the circuit is no longer a DC circuit. If you're using a multimeter see if there is an AC setting to measure the current.
... Current surges back and forth.