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They are opposites of each other. This refers to the direction of the electrical current is flowing. A battery right side up has +4.6 volts across it. Current is flowing out of the top and I to the bottom. Flip it upside down, now measured the same way you'll see -4.6 volts, meaning current if flowing into the top and out of the bottom.
Additional AnswerThere is no such thing as a 'positive' and 'negative' voltage if you are referring to 'positive' and 'negative' in the sense of polarity or charge. Voltage is simply another name for potential difference, and you cannot have a positively- or negatively-charged potential difference! Presumably, what your question should ask is "What is positive and negative potential?".
The potential at any point in a circuit is measured with respect to another point in the same circuit -often, this is earth (or ground). For example, a car battery's negative terminal is usually earthed to the vehicle's metal chassis, so anything connected directly to its positive terminal has a potentialof +12 V.
On the other hand, 'positive' and 'negative' can also refer to sense or direction, rather than polarity or charge. Used in this sense, you can apply these terms to potential difference or voltage. For example, if a second battery acts in the same direction as another battery, then its voltage is acting in the positive sense (or direction); if it is connected to oppose another battery, then its voltage is acting in the negative sense. Applying the terms 'positive' and 'negative', in this sense, to potential differences or voltages, is useful in various electrical theorems, such as Kirchhoff's.
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Does an oscilloscope display both positive and negative voltage?
Yes. By convention, the horizontal line is deflected upward for positive voltages and down for negative. With no input, adjust the line to co-incide with a central line on the graticule. A varying voltage that remains positive will be deflected above the line. A voltage that transits from positive to negative will draw above and below the line.
Compare an anode and a cathode?
The Anode (+) is what you connect the positive voltage to The Cathode (-) is what you connect the negative voltage to.
What is the relationship between the clipping level and the dc voltage?
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What would cause a meter to read negative voltage across a DC motor?
A DC motor generates power when it is rotating even when no supply is connected.
What will happen to dc signal if positive probe connected to negative terminal and negative probe connected to positive of the dc supply?
If you are referring to using a volt meter then you will just get a negative reading on most modern digital meters. If you are using an old analogue meter you may get no reading.
You are wiring a LED lamp through a transformer you have a polarized plug and you know positive and negative The transformer is marked live and neutral Does live correspond with positive or negative?
LED's are DC voltage. Transformers are AC voltage. There is no positive or negative on AC voltage. You would need a diode to change the AC to DC, then there would be positive and negative voltages.
What will happen to DC signal if positive probe connected to negative terminal and negative probe connected to positive of DC supply oscilloscope?
If the positive probe of the oscilloscope is connected to the negative terminal and the negative probe is connected to the positive terminal of a DC supply, the oscilloscope will display an inverted signal. This means that the voltage reading will be negative, effectively showing the opposite polarity of the actual DC voltage. The magnitude of the reading will remain the same, but the trace on the oscilloscope will appear flipped around the zero voltage line.
What is a positive DC voltage?
A positive DC voltage is an electric potential where excess electrons will flow from negative to positive.AnswerYou appear to be mixing up potential difference (i.e. voltage) with potential. There is no such thing as a 'positive' voltage if you mean 'positive' in the sense of charge! 'Voltage' means 'potential difference', and you cannot have a positive or negative potential difference in this sense. You can only apply positive and negative in this sense to potentials.However, if you mean 'positive' in the sense of direction, then a positive voltage is one that is acting in the opposite direction to a negative voltage within the same circuit. For example, where two batteries have been connected in opposition.
What direction does dc Voltage travel in?
It travels from negative to positive. The opposite of what you might think.
A circuit that adds a positive or negative dc voltage to an input sine wave is called?
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What is the direction of current flow in a DC circuit?
In a DC circuit, the direction of current flow is from the positive terminal of the voltage source to the negative terminal.
DC voltage has no polarity?
A DC voltage must have a polarity, however this polarity is always in reference to some common point and has no meaning on its own, the same with voltage. Usually this common point is the circuit ground, which may or may not be earth ground. Example: A household AA battery has a positive and a negative terminal, the positive terminal is +1.5v in relation to the negative terminal, and the negative terminal is -1.5v to the positive terminal.
How do you measure the voltage on a car alternator?
get a multi meter that reads dc voltage & touch the black (negative -) wire to the negative battery post & the red (positive +) wire to the positive battery post with car running. car off is battery voltage, car on is alternator voltage.
4 what is the name of the circuit that adds a positive or negative dc voltage to an input sine wave?
This DC voltage is called the DC offset. Any decent signal generator will be able to add DC offset to the signal it generates. If you don't have one, simply connect a DC voltage to your signal.
How do you Verifypositive and negative wires with a multimeter?
To verify positive and negative wires with a multimeter, set the multimeter to the DC voltage setting. Connect the black probe to the negative terminal (common), and the red probe to the wire you want to test. If the multimeter displays a positive voltage, the wire is positive; if it shows a negative voltage, the wire is negative. If the reading is zero or close to it, the wire may not be energized.
What is negative 48 volt DC voltage?
Negative 48 volt DC voltage is simply a voltage that is negative 48 volts with respect to ground. This voltage is widely used in telecommunication systems.
What is the major difference between a bipolar an unipolar dc?
Bipolar dc involves both majority carrier and minority carriers for conduction while unipolar requires only majority carriers or minority carriers during conduction. point of view based on electronics devices.
