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Electrical Engineering

Electrical engineering is a field of engineering that deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism.

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What is the difference between diode and resistors?

the resistance of a diode is .4 ohms is made of tantalum or .7 ohms if made of silicon.

ANSWER: THE RESISTANCE OF A DIODE IS SIMPLY V/I the impedance however is defines by Boltzmann constant

What is an ideal diode?

A: That is no such a diode but if it exists it will have unlimited reverse voltage capability the forward voltage drop will be zero no matter of current flow and it will remain so regardless of temperature changes

What is the major difference between conductor and dielectric?

A conductor is a material which allows elctronic flow through it with some finite (though usually very small) resistance as opposed to a dielectric, the other name for an insulator, that provides ideally infinite resistance to current flow at all temperatures.

What is used to measure a current in a circuit?

An ammeter either directly, or via a current transformer, is used to measure current in a circuit.

Current transformers (CTs) are necessary when either (1) you need to measure the large currents flowing in high-voltagesystems (a CT will isolate the HV system from the ammeter to which it is connected, as well as reduce the value of the HV current) or (2) you need to reduce the very large currents to be measured in medium-voltage systems.

What are the applications of hartley oscillator?

hartley oscillators are mainly used in radio receivers.

Also note that due to its wide range of frequencies it is the most popular oscilator

What is different between alternating current and direct current?

Direct current is constant - always in the same direction. Alternating current regularly changes direction; for example, in household current, 50 or 60 times (that is, full cycles) in every second.

See the Related Link below for more information about the difference between alternating current and direct current.

Can the amperage of a DC current be increased keeping the voltage constant?

According to Ohms law, current will increase in proportion to the voltage increase. Ohms law is an equation:

Voltage = current x resistance.

If the resistance stays the same, any increase in voltage must mean a proportional increase in current according to this equation.

What is ground fault protection?

GFI's (Ground Fault Interruptors) measure the difference between the hot conductor current and the neutral current. In a normal (no fault) circuit, every single milliamp of current flowing out of the hot should return through the neutral. In other words, the two currents should be equal. If there is a ground fault, at least some of the current flows from the hot. through the fault path, to ground. In this case the neutral current is less than the hot current by however much is flowing to ground. The GFI senses this difference and trips, opening the circuit. GFI's are designed to protect equipment from damage and trip at around 30 ma. of differential current. GFCI receptacles (Ground Fault Circuit Interruptors) like the ones you might find in your bathroom, and GFCI circuit breakers are designed to protect people, and trip much lower, around 5 ma.

What is the resistance of a 230v and 10 amp circuit?

You can't really convert that. If you multiply volts and amperes, you get watts, a unit of power. Watts is equivalent to joules/second. If you multiply volts x amperes x seconds, you get joules.

Do electrons flow through a voltmeter?

The question succeeds brilliantly in avoiding the target cleanly and completely.

Of the three units listed, none is used to measure electrical 'current'. The unit

of current is the "ampere".

What is the difference between ideal and practical diode?

An ideal diode is a simplified model of a diode that does not exist but is used for simple circuit analysis.

A practical diode is the real thing. A model of a practical diode used for circuit analysis purposes includes many parasitic components in addition to the diode.

How does a diode act as a half wave rectifier?

The diode is a unidirectional device it allows current to pass through it only when it is forward biased and does not allow when reverse biased

when ac signal is supplied in the positive half cycle of the ac wave signal the diode will b in forward biase n in the negative half cycle it is in reverse bias .Hence it allows only the positive half cycle current to flow through it

the resultant wave form will b only in one direction ,i.e,dc signal with ripples.

only half of the wave is rectified hence it acts as a half wave rectifier

What is the formula for frequency as in ac current?

The formula for frequency is: frequency = 1 / T, where T = Period. That is e.g. "cycles per second".

The formula for time is: T (Period) = 1 / frequency.

Note: T = Period and t = Time

What is ac to DC transformer?

AC stands Alternating Current, a type of electricity that changes constantly from one polarity to another(like what you get from the wall outlets). DC stands for Direct Current, a type of electricity that maintains its polarity all the time(like what you get from a battery). AN AC/DC converter is something that turns outlet-type electricity into battery type electricity.
RECTIFIER s can convert ac to dc.the different types of rectifiers are halfwave,full wave,bridge rectifier.by connecting capactor to all of the above mentioned ckts efficiency can be enhanced.

How do you change current into voltage?

  1. Compute the open load voltage of the current source across its shunt resistance.
  2. This voltage becomes the voltage source's voltage.
  3. Move the current source's shunt resistance to the voltage source's series resistance.
  4. Insert the new voltage source into the original circuit in place of the current source.

Why iron loss is constant but copper loss is variable in a transformer?

Iron loss it includes the core loss is partically the same at all loads and copper loss the value of cu loss is found from short circuit test

Why is it dangerous yo supply power to an unloaded series connected dc motor?

Starting torque becomes very high due to which motor can attain very high speed and can damage its body and connected equipments.

Read more: Why_it_is_dangerous_to_supply_power_to_an_unloaded_series_connected_DC_motor

Could you run 240 volt appliances on a 10 amp fuse?

For your safety and that of anyone else who wants to use the appliances connected to that 240 Volt circuit, it would be best to hire a professional licensed electrician to advise you or do the work for you.

Really, don't do this one yourself. 240 Volts is far too dangerous to handle if don't yet know which fuses to use because you have not been trained how to do this work yet.

You need to know what you are doing before you mess about with 240 Volts supplies. As you asked this question here you should not be attempting to this job - you could kill yourself or start a house fire!

The best advice anyone can give you is Leave It Alone!

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IF YOU ARE NOT ALREADY SURE YOU CAN DO THIS JOB

SAFELY AND COMPETENTLY

REFER THIS WORK TO QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS.

If you do this work yourself, always turn off the power

at the breaker box/fuse panel BEFORE you attempt to do any work AND

always use an electrician's test meter having metal-tipped probes

(not a simple proximity voltage indicator)

to insure the circuit is, in fact, de-energized.

Why is it necessary to earth metallic electric appliances?

You connect the housing of metallic electric appliances to earth ground so that, if an internal fault, such as a wire breaking loose and touching the housing, were to occur, then the housing would not become an electrocution hazard. This connection to earth ground is also accompanied with the neutral return being connected to earth ground at the distribution panel so that this internal fault causes high current in the circuit, with the result that the protective device (fuse or circuit breaker) trips.

How 60 hz generated?

Frequency is a function of the speed of the alternator and the number of poles. The symbol for 'hertz' is 'Hz', not'hz'.

When using a multimeter always start on the highest scale when measuring voltage?

It is always good practise to set any instrument to its highest scale when taking an initial reading, until you have established the value of the quantity being measured. Once this has been determined, the instrument can then be set to a lower scale to ensure, in the case of analogue instruments, the greatest deflection. This is because the accuracy of an instrument is greatest towards the upper end of its scale.

How a three phase supply is given to a house?

I would buy or build a rotary phase converter. You can build your own from a old three phase motor. Plans are available on the internet, I have built several and installed manufactured units. The rotary units seem to provide good stable three phase power and are not any trouble to maintain.

Do you need a lot of three phase power all the time or do you just have one small device to run some of the time? If you need a lot and most of the time then why not contact your local electricity supply company and get the supply changed over? This will mean paying a fee and replacing the 'consumer box' (or whatever it is called where you live) - more expensive initially but using a rotary converter could cost more in the long term as they are not 100% efficient and waste some power, also mechanical devices always fail eventually and the day it dies you have no power until you get a new one built/installed. But your best choice depends on what you are trying to do, and why.