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In general, electrical circuits refer to the pathways or routes that are used to deliver electric power onto the power grid and out to the site where a customer actually uses it. It's possible to say the electric power grid is a large electrical circuit. It is. We can use terms like wire or lines or conductors when we talk about the power grid. You already know that there are Transformers, circuit breakers (disconnects), fuses and other "stuff" in the circuits. An electrical circuit could be any subsystem of the larger whole. The electrical circuits in a residential structure could be all the wiring from the meter and breaker panel to all locations in the home. The electrical circuits of your home can be described this way. An electrical circuit could be a subsystem of a piece of equipment that helps an observer differentiate it from another subsystem. In a TV, for example, the video circuits are electrical circuits that are separate from the audio circuits. Each is a distince electrical circuit in this light, and someone like, say, a repair technician will be looking in the audio circuits to see why your TV has no sound rather than in the video section. The two electrical circuits are distinct in this light. We could go on, but this may cover the basics acceptably.
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∙ 11y agoElectricity must move in a circle. It must come back to the place it started from.
This circle is referred to as a circuit.
Think of the radiator heating pipes in your house (not the hot water faucets where water drains out of the circuit.).
The boiler (generator) heats (adds voltage to) the water. It is then sent to your radiators where it heats them (consider the radiator to be a light or the tv).
After the water is finished in the radiators it is cold (no voltage) and it must return to the boiler to start again. The water in this analogy is to be considered the current (I) of the circuit.
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∙ 12y agoAn electrical circuit is a network that has a closed loop, giving a return path for the current.
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∙ 12y agoA circuit is described by the series and parallel combination of circuit elements.
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∙ 10y agoA loop of energised wire.
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Which of the followong os true of all complete electrical circuits
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What are some useful facts about electrical circuits?
i thank that electric curcuits are used for elevators,electrical doors,stoves ,and other stuff like that
Where are circuits used?
Circuits are used anywhere you want to have an electrical current flow. Without a circuit, you cannot have current flow. Without current flow, you cannot do any work.
Where are parallel circuits used?
Parallel circuits are used when there are many electronics on the same circuit, such as Christmas lights, for example. If they were on a series circuit, if one bulb went out all of them would go out. In your home, parallel circuits allow you to turn any electrical device on or off, independently of the others.
Why must short circuits be opened instantly?
Short circuits cause extreme amounts of electrical and mechanical stresses on equipment. Equipment that will regularly carry 100amps of current can be exposed to thousands of amps of current. transformers explode, lines vaporize, poles start on fire, etc. if short circuits are not removed as soon as practical.
I need this answer in the next two days... What describes components connected one after the other in a single line in terms of electrical circuits?
The components are connected in series (not parallel).
How are electrical circuits different from magnetic circuits?
What are the differences between electrical and magnetic circuit.
What are the basic features of an electric circiut?
First, circuits have devices that are run by electrical energy. Second, a circuits has a source of electrical energy. Third, electrical circuits are connected by conducting.
Do all circuits contain electricity?
All electrical circuits do.
In automotive electrical circuits current is considered to flow from?
In automotive, electrical circuits current is considered to flow from the battery. Most cars will have a 12-volt battery which will provide the electrical circuits current.
What is the significance of resonance in electrical and electronics circuits?
circuits go round
Does sugar create electrical resistance?
Sugar is not used in electrical circuits.
What a short hand way of drawing electrical circuits?
electrical symbol
What are the 2 main electrical circuits?
The two basic types of circuits are series and parallel circuits.
Where can currents occur?
In fluids and in electrical circuits.
What do electrical circuits in homes use?
parallel
Are there electrical circuits in an electrical eel?
yes you can power some Christmas lights with an eel.
What is the connection between any electrical circuit and the earth is called?
Electrical circuits are grounded to the earth.
