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The purpose of an earthing (protective) conductor in a residential installation is to allow sufficient fault current to flow, in the event of an earth fault, to enable the operation of the circuit's overcurrent protection device (fuse or circuit breaker), so its resistance must be sufficiently low to allow this to happen.
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Is the current pass through parallel short resistance?
no.because current always try to flow trough low resistance path.as short circuit has low resistance current pass trough short circuit
A dangerous circuit with low resistance and high current?
Another name for a circuit with low resistance and high current is a short circuit. It is dangerous because, if you have sufficient energy in the power source, you can damage components and/or cause fires.
Why is grounding important?
Every electrical system should be earthed to get a low resistance path for dissipation of current into the earth. Major accidents take place because of improper equipment earthing or leakage current. Earth fault current directly affect the human safety. Earthing should be measured at regular intervals so as to ensure that the resistance of the earth is maintained minimum. Its main purpose is to minimize the risks of fire and shock hazards.
What will happen if a voltmeter has a low shunt resistance instead of having high shunt resistance?
The purpose of a voltmeter is to indicate the potential difference between two points in a circuit.When a voltmeter is connected across a circuit, it shunts the circuit. If the voltmeter has a low resistance,it will draw a substantial amount of current. This action lowers the effective resistance of the circuit andchanges the voltage reading.
If a parallel circuit shorts at the battery will the entire circuit short out too?
If at battery,parallel circuit shorts then equivalent resistance of circuit becomes approximately 0 Ohms,and therefore as current follows low resistance path infinite amount of current due to low resistance will flow through the wire so,entire parallel circuit will short out,but wire will burn and battery may get damaged. Name:Sumit Karnik.
Why do you mean by short circuit?
A short circuit is a low resistance connection established by an accidental touching between a line supply and a grounded object in an electric circuit. The current will flow through the low resistance point, bypassing the rest of the circuit. When this happens the circuits over current device should open the circuit.
How does the loading effect of an ammeter in a low resistance circuit compare to the loading effect in a high resistance circuit?
The voltmeter has an internal resistance, which should be as high as possible. As this resistance draws current from the circuit under test, it will affect circuit operation. This is more pronounced in a high impedance circuit because the current drawn flows through higher resistances.
What are the approximations of open circuit and short circuit tests?
Firstly turn of the power before this test...Using a resistance or continuity tester you should get the following results:Short circuit: Very low resistance (nearly 0 ohms) or the bell will ring.Open circuit: Very high resistance (Somewhere in the range of Mega ohms) or the bell will not ring.The reason for this is because and open circuit has a gap in it (which has high resistance).The short circuit has wires that are crossed and so has a really low resistance.
Why short circuit has very low resistancs?
A short circuit is defined: An unintentional connection of low resistance or impedance in a circuit such that excessive and often damaging current flows in it (from Wiktionary.org) Why a short circuit has very low resistance is very simple: because that's how "short circuit" is defined.
Is the current pass through parallel short resistance?
no.because current always try to flow trough low resistance path.as short circuit has low resistance current pass trough short circuit
Why should a millimeter have a low resistance?
An ammeter is placed in series with a circuit in order to measure the current. If it has any appreciable resistance, inserting the ammeter will increase the normal resistance of the circuit and reduce the value of the current flowing through it. The ammeter will, therefore, give an inaccurate reading (under-read). So the ammeter must have a very low resistance so that it has the minimum effect on the normal resistance of the circuit being tested. Ideally, the ammeter should have zero resistance but, of course, this is impossible.
A dangerous circuit with low resistance and high current?
Another name for a circuit with low resistance and high current is a short circuit. It is dangerous because, if you have sufficient energy in the power source, you can damage components and/or cause fires.
Why do you need to measure ground resistance value?
The whole point of earthing or grounding is to provide a low-impedance path back to the supply transformer in the event of an earth fault within a wiring installation, which will then enable sufficient earth-fault current to flow in order to operate the circuit's protective device (circuit breaker or fuse). When designing the circuit's protection system, it is therefore necessary to determine the resistance of the earth (ground) as it determines the value of this current.
Will a circuit component with a high resistance will have a low electric current?
Yes
What happens if resistance decreased in earthing?
It will work properly! The resistance and impedance of the earth lead must be low, though the corollary is that it must be capable of passing any likely fault current safely.
Why does copper have a low resistance?
Because it is a metal so has lots of free electrons which when connected to a circuit detach from the atoms and move around the circuit. This produces a high current, so resistance will be low as current is high.
Why is grounding important?
Every electrical system should be earthed to get a low resistance path for dissipation of current into the earth. Major accidents take place because of improper equipment earthing or leakage current. Earth fault current directly affect the human safety. Earthing should be measured at regular intervals so as to ensure that the resistance of the earth is maintained minimum. Its main purpose is to minimize the risks of fire and shock hazards.
