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Which power supply feature helps prevent circuit overloads by balancing the current flow?
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What does the trip free characteristic of a circuit breaker mean?
A trip free circuit breaker is one that will disconnect a circuit even if the manual switch is held at the "on" position. It is a safety feature to prevent a circuit breaker being disabled either deliberately or accidentally.
What happens if you dont connect a ground wire to a light fixture?
If nothing goes wrong with the wiring system, then nothing 'happens'. The ground (protective) conductor is a safety feature for when things do go wrong. In the event of a breakdown in insulation, allowing a line (live) conductor to make contact with exposed metalwork (e.g. the frame of a washing machine or other appliance), the ground conductor will allow a fault current to flow back to the supply which is large enough to operate the circuit's over current protection device (fuse or circuit breaker) to operate, disconnecting the circuit.
Are circuit breakers inside clothes dryers?
Most dryers do not have internal circuit breakers, but they DO have "high temperature" sensors that shut down the heating element. Often motors will also have a shut-down feature that prevents internal damage.
What is a fault-?
An electrical fault is where the electrical current goes where it is not intended to go. Usually this is the quickest and shortest return path to the electrical supply service. An electrical fault will trip breakers and blow fuses in the circuit as protection to stop the short circuit.
What is the primary feature of alternating current?
The major feature is that it cycles so that the voltage and the current are first positive and then negative. They cycle up to a peak, return to zero and repeat in the other direction. The number of cycles per second equals the frequency, 50 Hz or 60 Hz. The advantage is that the voltage can be changed easily using transformers. <<>> The prime feature of alternation current is that it can be transformed into higher voltages than it was generated at and transmitted over very long distances before it has to be transformer boosted again to travel further long distances. These boost stations are called sub stations and can be placed many hundreds of miles apart.
One feature of a flamigo's neck that helps it feed?
the balancing
What does a circuit breaker do in a circuit?
Creates an open circuit in the event that the circuit becomes overloaded. It's a protection feature, preventing melting wires, damage to electrical components, and fires.
What is the safety feature in preventing overheating of wiring?
A circuit breaker, or a fuse.
What detrimental effect does inductance have on the current in an alternating current circuit?
In inductive circuits the current phase lags behind the voltage phase. The phase difference between current and voltage can mean you can get heavy currents flowing that aren't doing useful work, yet contribute to wasted power if they flow in other parts of the circuit (or even in surrounding metal screens etc) . In some circuits, such as tuned circuits, inductance is an important feature so resistive components have to be avoided there.
how this feature is still relevant in current American society?
description of one feature of the Constitution designed to protect individuals from the abuse of power by government and how this feature is still relevant in current American society.
What would happen to the current modal of the atom if new information about its is discover in the feature?
what would happen to the current modal of the atom if new information about its is discover in the feature
The feature that enhances fault tolerance by providing multiple data paths to a single server storage device is called?
Network Load Balancing
What does overloading an electrical circuit mean?
Current is supplied through metal, usually copper wires. Wiring within a typical house is divided into several circuits. Thus a group of lights in a room or group of rooms may be on a circuit. Also a group of power sockets (into which you can plug in toasters, radios, TV's etc.) may form a circuit. A clothes washer may be on a separate circuit. The clothes dryer may be on a separate circuit. The central Air Conditioning unit cum heating unit may be on a separate circuit. The electric stove and oven may be on a separate circuit and so on. The reason for segmenting the circuits is safety, cost, and Electrical Codes established by the government. Remember also that each of the circuits has its own circuit breaker. The current carrying capacity of a wire depends on its diameter. If the diameter is large it can carry more current. However bigger the diameter, more expensive is the wire. The architect and builder must first estimate the total amperes that will nominally be used by the house and ask the power company to provide say 100 Amp service or 200 Amp service etc. The power company will then provide wires and circuitry to the power box just outside the house capable of supporting that required amperes. The architect and the builder will then design circuits within the house to support the different appliances. Low consumption lights and fans may be on one circuit (smaller diameter wires) with its own circuit breaker for safety. High current consuming appliances will usually be on separate circuits (bigger diameter wires) with their own circuit breakers, again for safety. Now if you plug in an electric stove cum oven into a circuit designed and designated for lights, you will overload the circuit and hopefully the circuit breaker on the lights circuit will pop and cut off the current. If this safety feature was not there, then the light circuit which was designed to carry less current (small diameter wire) will now have to carry a much larger current to run the electric stove cum oven. The current carried will be too great for the small diameter wire and hence the circuit gets overloaded. If the circuit breaker was not there, the small diameter wire will be heated to a very high temperature and a wire accident will be imminent. HENCE IN A NUTSHELL OVERLOADING AN ELECTRIC CIRCUIT MEANS PASSING MORE CURRENT THAN THE CIRCUIT WAS DESIGNED FOR. Recognize that the voltage used also has an effect on the load characteristics of a circuit/appliance. Thus appliances designed for 110V use will pose problems when used with 220V including fire and electrocution. Circuit overloading occurs in audio circuits as well leading to frequency and/or amplitude distortion.
What is the Function of circuit breaker?
The purpose of a circuit breaker is to open the circuit in the event of an overload. Wires/conductors are only rated for a specific Amperage. If this amperage is exceeded the conductor/wire begins to heat up and given enough time it becomes a fire hazard. For instance a 15 amp breaker will trip once the Amps drawn through that circuit exceed 15 amps. The short answer is to keep you safe.
Which of the current phones in the market feature gps locate?
My teenage daughter is asking for a cell phone, I would feel more comfortable if the phone had the gps locate feature so that I will be able to monitor her. What current phones have the gps locate feature?
What does the trip free characteristic of a circuit breaker mean?
A trip free circuit breaker is one that will disconnect a circuit even if the manual switch is held at the "on" position. It is a safety feature to prevent a circuit breaker being disabled either deliberately or accidentally.
Can I use 4026ic insted of 4033ic in same circuit?
It depends on the circuit design, and on the intended use. The 4033 is the same as the 4026, except that it has a ripple blank feature that allows leading zero blanking, while the 4026 has a similar (but subtly different) display blanking feature.
