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What type of current is used in your home alternating or direct?
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∙ 9y ago
In North America the electrical system is alternating current at a frequency of 60 Hertz. Europe and the UK use alternating current at a frequency of 50 Hertz. Direct current systems are obsolete because of the inability to transmit the voltage over long distances.
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∙ 9y agoAlternating current. Direct current is the type that commonly is derived from batteries in the US. When traveling out of the US, check with the country involved as they may have direct current. It varies by country,
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What type of diode is used to convert alternating current into direct current?
The type of diode used to convert alternating current in to direct current is the power diode.
What type of current is commonly most used in the home?
Alternating.
What Type of current that almost all electronics devices use?
The question is much too vague. Electronic devices can be designed to allow for direct or alternating current. Examples are your home DVD player plugged into the receptacle which is 120 volt alternating current and your ipod which uses battery direct current power. Small portable devices are usually direct current (battery power ). The plug that comes with such devices is for charging the battery. Or the device may internally rectify the alternating current and turn it into dc power.
What type of transformer connection can be used when it is necessary to rectify alternating current into direct current with a minimum of ripple?
bride transformer
Which type of current does a dc motor use?
dc stands for direct current. This can be obtained from a battery or a rectified ac (alternating current ) supply.
What is direct current and alternating current?
Direct current is a constant, steady state current, such as obtained from a battery. Alternating current is constantly switching polarity, usually in a sinusoidal waveform, such as obtained from an alternator, a form of generator that does not have a commutator.Direct Current and Alternating Current:The first and simpler type of electricity is called direct current, abbreviated "DC". This is the type of electricity that is produced by batteries, static, and lightning. A voltage is created, and possibly stored, until a circuit is completed. When it is, the current flows directly, in one direction. In the circuit, the current flows at a specific, constant voltage (this is oversimplified somewhat but good enough for our needs.)The other type of electricity is called alternating current, or "AC". This is the electricity that you get from your house's wall and that you use to power most of your electrical appliances. Alternating current is harder to explain than direct current. The electricity is not provided as a single, constant voltage, but rather as a sinusoidal (sine) wave that over time starts at zero, increases to a maximum value, then decreases to a minimum value, and repeats.
What type of current is used in automotive electrical circuits?
DC known as direct current, usually 12 volts, as opposed to AC known as alternating current which is what you find in your home or business, which is usually 110 or 220 volts.
What type of electric current does a power plant generate for use in your home?
generally power plants produce ALTERNATING CURRENT,because after producing the current the are sent to substations where they are stepped up or stepped down.so a transformer is mainly used over there.for a transformer we cant supply direct current.we should supply only alternating current.so they only produce alternating current................... 4RM PRAJITH
What energy is made by a generator?
Depending on the type of generator: Electricity in the form of direct current (DC) or alternating current (AC) is produced.
What are the letters that stand for the type of electrical current commonly used in households?
A.C. stands for alternating current. Likewise D.C. stands for direct current.
Which type of current invovles flow of charge in two directions?
A direct current involves change of flow in a single direction. DC (direct current), at least on the macro scale. On the atomic scale, they seem to wander all over the place between atoms, and the average movement is what we measure as current.
Which type of current is used in batteries and which is used in household outlets?
Batteries provide Direct Current (DC) while household outlets provide Alternating Current (AC).
