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Electricity Currents, Circuits Electricity that moves… Current: The flow of electrons from one place to another. Measured in amperes (amps) Kinetic energy How can we control currents? With circuits. Circuit: is a path for the flow of electrons. We use wires. There are 2 types of currents: Current (DC) – Where electrons flow in the same direction in a wire. Direct There are 2 types of currents: Current (AC) – electrons flow in different directions in a wire Alternating There are 2 types of circuits: Series Circuit: the components are lined up along one path. If the circuit is broken, all components turn off. Series Circuit There are 2 types of circuits: Circuit – there are several branching paths to the components. If the circuit is broken at any one branch, only the components on that branch will turn off. Parallel Parallel Circuit What is Resistance? The opposition to the flow of an electric current, producing heat. The greater the resistance, the less current gets through. Good conductors have low resistance. Measured in ohms. What Influences Resistance? of wire – aluminum and copper have low resistance Thickness – the thicker the wire the lower the resistance Length – shorter wire has lower resistance Temperature – lower temperature has lower resistance Material What is Voltage? The measure of energy given to the charge flowing in a circuit. The greater the voltage, the greater the force or “pressure” that drives the charge through the circuit. Difference b/t Volts and Amps Example Amps – you could say that… measure how much water comes out of a hose. Volts measure how hard the water comes out of a hose. Ohm’s Law Resistance Ohms = Voltage / Current = Volts / Amps Practice with Ohm’s Law Ohms 4 15 2 9 6 Volts 100 150 30 45 48 Amps 25 10 15 5 8 What are batteries? Batteries are composed of a chemical substance which can generate voltage which can be used in a circuit. There are two kinds of batteries: dry cell and wet cell batteries. Below is an example of a dry cell. The zinc container of the dry cell contains a moist chemical paste surrounding a carbon rod suspended in the middle. Wet cell batteries are most commonly associated with automobile batteries. A wet cell contains two connected plates made of different metals or metal compounds in a conducting solution. Most car batteries have a series of six cells, each containing lead and lead oxide in a sulfuric acid solution. How is Electrical Power calculated? Electrical Power is the product of the current (I) and the voltage (v) The unit for electrical power is the same as that for mechanical power in the previous module – the watt (W) Example Problem: How much power is used in a circuit which is 110 volts and has a current of 1.36 amps? P=IV Power = (1.36 amps) (110 V) = 150 W How is electrical energy determined? Electrical energy is a measure of the amount of power used and the time of use. Electrical energy is the product of the power and the time. Example problem: E = P X time P=IV P = (2A) (120 V) = 240 W E = (240 W) (4 h) = 960Wh = 0.96 kWh