Basic Electricity Flashcards
One kilowatt is equal to how many watts?
1000 watts
What law describes the most fundamental or basic relationship in an electrical circuit?
Ohm’s law
What are the three elements of Ohm’s law?
Voltage, current and resistance
How would you write Ohm’s law as an equation?
E = I*R
If the resistance in a DC circuit remains the same but the voltage doubles, what happens to the amount of current flowing in the circuit?
It also doubles
In DC circuits, what unit measures power?
Watts
What three elements are required to form an electrical circuit?
- Source of electrical energy
- Load or resistance to use the electricity
- Wires or conductors to connect the source to the load
DC circuits can take one of three forms or types. What are they?
- Series
- parallel
- Series-parallel
A 24-volt lead acid battery has how many cells?
12
A fully charged lead acid battery has a specific gravity that varies between what two values?
1.275 and 1.300
You must apply a correction to the specific gravity reading of the electrolyte of a lead acid battery when the temperature is outside of what two values?
Whenever the temperature is less than 70 degrees F
Whenever the temperature is greater than 90 degrees F
What is the reason for having separate facilities for storing and servicing nickel-cadmium and lead-acid batteries?
The electrolyte in the two types of batteries is chemically opposite and the fumes from one type can contaminate the electrolyte of the other type.
The state of charge of a Nickle-cadmium battery cannot be determine by measuring the specific gravity of the electrolyte for what reason?
There is not significant change in the specific gravity of the electrolyte as the battery is charged or discharged.
What is the principle advantage of AC current over DC current?
Power can be transmitted over long distances more efficiently and with smaller wires because the voltage can easily increase or decreased by a transformer.
What are the three causes of opposition to current flow in an AC circuit?
resistance, inductive reactance and capacitive reactance