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Will voltage or current be higher in a circuit during short circuit?

Since a short circuit is, essentially, a zero impedance connection between nodes, the current in a short circuit is limited only by the ability of the source. In the case of an ideal voltage source connected to an ideal short circuit, you would have infinite amperes.


What is short circuit voltage?

Short circuit voltage is the voltage that has to be applied to the primaries of a transformer, so that the nominal current flows through the secondaries, when they are shorted. This value is important, if transformer secondaries shall be used in parallel. Ideally all transformers with parallel secondaries should have the same short circuit voltage. When their short circuit voltages are different, the transformer with the lower short circuit voltage will be loaded more than their relationship of power ratings would predict. The short circuit voltage is also important in the design of a transformer, because it predicts, how much the secondary voltage will drop at nominal output current. This knowledge helps the designer to find out, how many further windings the secondary needs for a certain voltage in relation to an ideal transformer. Short circuit voltage is also known as impedance voltage.


What happens to electric current as voltage gets large?

If the resistance of the load is kept more-or-less constant, then the current also becomes larger. On the other hand, if the power of the load is kept more-or-less constant, then the current becomes smaller.


What can be used to reduce the amount of voltage drop across the branches of a parallel circuit to be less than source voltage?

A: BY adding resistance to one or all branches will reduce the voltage drop across any branch. But also the current will be reduced accordingly


How does the brightness of each bulb in a parallel circuit compare to the brightness of the bulb in a simple circuit?

The brightness of each bulb in a parallel circuit is the same as the brightness of a bulb in a simple circuit. By Kirchoff's voltage law, each element of a parallel circuit has the same voltage drop across it. With the same voltage, the same type of bulb will dissipate the same power, and have the same brightness.

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How does the cut in voltage effects the output of a diode clipper?

For answering this question we have to consider the constant voltage drop model of the diode which says that if voltage across diode is less then its cut in voltage than assume diode to be open circuit and if it is greater then assume diode to be short circuit.Till the input voltage is less than the cut in voltage, diode is open circuit(thus no current through the circuit). Thus entire input voltage appears across the diode as output.When input voltage is greater than or equal to cut in voltage, then short circuit the diode. Thus, there will be no voltage drop across the diode as output.Thus cut in voltage decides when to consider the diode open circuit and when short circuit. It decides when the diode will have output when it will not.


Is a branch voltage in each branch of a parallel circuit less than the applied voltage?

Yes. In a 240 volt circuit, the total applied voltage is 240 volts but each leg is carrying only 120 volts.


What happens to the voltage in a series circuit when more loads are added?

A: assuming a infinite current source the current will increase accordingly


What is the standard reading in megger testing to conclude that the equipment is passed and or failed?

Meggers send voltage thru the cables to determine the resistance between, meggers like the mj145 have multiple settings from 100 volts to 1000v, a Megger showing a good reading will show megaohms thru its full band, a bad one reading will be indicated by it either reading 0 ohms or less then 30 ohms (depends on the circuit and what's between the wires) a bad indicator can also be a steady reading at low voltage then at higher voltage it spikes to a low ohm, or a low voltage, like as if u just created a short. What that shows is at low voltage your insulator is fine, but at high voltage it blows thru it, normally that means your Insolator around your wire is damaged.


When you add a second battery to a series circuit what happens?

Adding a seound battery to a series circuit will increase the voltage, and require less current to keep the lights (if there are any on) as bright. Say you have a 6v battery, then you add another 6v battery. the voltage of the circuit would be 12v


How do electron flow in an electric circuit in terms of voltage difference?

Electrons are negatively charged particles. When a voltage difference exists, electrons are repelled from the more negative (or less positive) voltage toward the more positive voltage. If they are in a material which allows conduction of electricity, then the electrons will flow toward the more positive voltage.


If the resistance in the circuit is increased what will happen to the current and voltage?

* resistance increases voltage. Adding more resistance to a circuit will alter the circuit pathway(s) and that change will force a change in voltage, current or both. Adding resistance will affect circuit voltage and current differently depending on whether that resistance is added in series or parallel. (In the question asked, it was not specified.) For a series circuit with one or more resistors, adding resistance in series will reduce total current and will reduce the voltage drop across each existing resistor. (Less current through a resistor means less voltage drop across it.) Total voltage in the circuit will remain the same. (The rule being that the total applied voltage is said to be dropped or felt across the circuit as a whole.) And the sum of the voltage drops in a series circuit is equal to the applied voltage, of course. If resistance is added in parallel to a circuit with one existing circuit resistor, total current in the circuit will increase, and the voltage across the added resistor will be the same as it for the one existing resistor and will be equal to the applied voltage. (The rule being that if only one resistor is in a circuit, hooking another resistor in parallel will have no effect on the voltage drop across or current flow through that single original resistor.) Hooking another resistor across one resistor in a series circuit that has two or more existing resistors will result in an increase in total current in the circuit, an increase in the voltage drop across the other resistors in the circuit, and a decrease in the voltage drop across the resistor across which the newly added resistor has been connected. The newly added resistor will, of course, have the same voltage drop as the resistor across which it is connected.


What is the design value of short circuit ration of generator?

short circuit ratio is the ratio of field current to open short circuit voltage n the open circuit current. its value for thermal is less than hydro type.


In what part of the circuit do the electric charges releases most of their energy?

The component with the highest resistance in a series circuit will have, or "drop" the most voltage across it. All of the components in a series circuit will have the same amount of current flowing through them but not the same voltage drops if the resistances are different. More resistance more voltage across it, less resistance, less voltage across it.


What are the advantages of self bias on other bias?

1. stability factor s for voltage divider or self bias is less as compared to other biasing circuits . So this circuit is more stable and hence it is most commonly used. 2. this circuit is used where only moderate changes in ambient temperature are expected 3. the bias automatically adjusts to any variations in the circuit. by prerita agarwal


At high temperature the forward voltage drop across a diode can be expected to be more or less than it is at low temperature?

high temp


What is the difference between voltage forward voltage and voltage drop?

Voltage is the potential difference between the source & any point in the circuit. The forward voltage is the voltage drop across the diode if the voltage at the anode is more positive than the voltage at the cathode (if you connect + to the anode). Voltage drop means, amount of voltage by which voltage across load resistor is less then the source voltage.