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A device that protects a circuit from current overload is called what?
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Fuse, Circuit breaker
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What is a closed path through which current can flow?
A closed path through which a current can flow is called a circuit. Electric Circuit:)
The pathway taken by an electric current is a?
The term is "circuit" (from the same root as circle) An electric circuit must be uninterrupted for the current to flow. (This is why circuit-breakers are also called circuit-interruptors.)
What is a single path for electric current to flow through?
is called an electrical circuit
What is The pathway taken by an electric current is called?
Its circuit. But this is hard to marry with lightning, which is the path of an electric current.
The current that flows in an electric circuit carries what?
Current Carries Negatively charged electrons.
A device that protects a circuit from current overload is called?
Fuses or circuit breakers are termed 'overcurrent protection devices', which protect circuits from either an overload current or a short-circuit current.
What is a switch that opens a cuircut when too much current is flowing?
Where I'm from, it's called a "circuit breaker".A circuit breaker.
What is the name of the device that protects a circuit from current overload?
It is called fuse or circuit breaker.In electronics and electrical engineering, a fuse is a type of low resistance resistor that acts as a sacrificial device to provide over-current protection, of either the load or source circuit. Its essential component is a metal wire or strip that melts when too much current flows through it, interrupting the circuit that it connects. Fuses are an alternative to circuit breakers.A circuit breaker is an automatically operated electrical switch designed to protect an electrical circuit from damage caused by overload or short circuit. Its basic function is to detect a fault condition and interrupt current flow.Unlike a fuse, which operates once and then must be replaced, a circuit breaker can be reset (either manually or automatically) to resume normal operation.
What is overloading in electric current?
An 'overcurrent' can be an 'overload current' or a 'short-circuit current'. An overload current exists when the load connected to a circuit draws more current than the circuit is designed to carry continuously. A short-circuit current is a high current resulting from a fault between a line conductor and the neutral conductor or earth.
What is short circuit and overload?
In simple terms a short circuit is when negative & positive come together I:E a cable (positive)that is frayed touches the ground (negative). A short circuit is also known as a dead short. An example of an overload might be. If the wiring in your car headlights was rated at 20 Amps & you wired driving lights into that circuit, the Amperage draw would go up to 40 Amps Causing the fuse to blow, or if the circuit was unfused, the wiring to burn out.
What is a circuit called if its operating and the current is flowing?
This is called a closed circuit. If current was not flowing, it would be open.
A circuit carrying current in one direction is called a?
Direct current circuit.
The opposition to the flow of electrical current?
In a DC circuit . . . resistance. In an AC circuit . . . impedance.
What is a break in an electrical circuit called?
A break in an electric circuit is called an open circuit. Electric current will not flow through an open circuit.
What is a closed path through which current can flow?
A closed path through which a current can flow is called a circuit. Electric Circuit:)
How to measure current?
Current in a circuit can be measured by using a device called ammeter that is always connected in series in the circuit in which current is to be measured.
The pathway taken by an electric current is a?
The term is "circuit" (from the same root as circle) An electric circuit must be uninterrupted for the current to flow. (This is why circuit-breakers are also called circuit-interruptors.)
