Electrical Grid 2 - Chapter 1 - Series and Parallel Circuits - Possible Test Questions - WEEK 7

Question 1

Key elements that for a circuit:

Answer 1

• Source
• Conductor
• Load

Question 2

As a source, the voltage is:

Answer 2

• the force that will push the electrons through the conductor

Question 3

In a circuit, conductors are necessary:

Answer 3

• to transmit energy to the point where it will be used

Question 4

A load is:

Answer 4

• a device that uses the electrical energy from a source to accomplish some useful purpose

Question 5

What is a short circuit?

Answer 5

• A circuit that does not have a load, or in which the load has been bypassed.

Question 6

Would a short circuit have high or low resistance?

Answer 6

• Low resistance

Question 7

Types of basic circuits:

Answer 7

• Series Circuits

- Parallel Circuits

Question 8

All circuits are:

Answer 8

• Series, parallel, or a combination of the two

Question 9

Series circuits only have:

Answer 9

• one path for current flow

Question 10

Series circuits are most commonly seen in:

Answer 10

• lighting applications

Question 11

Parallel circuits have:

Answer 11

• Multiple paths for current flow

Question 12

Combination circuits consist of both:

Answer 12

• Series and parallel circuits

Question 13

Linemen should never place themselves in:

Answer 13

• series between two points of different potential

Question 14

Anything that is connected directly across two points of different potential is:

Answer 14

• said to be in series

Question 15

Anything that is connected in series will have current flow through it unless:

Answer 15

• the resistance is sufficient to prevent it

Question 16

List some devices that might be connected in a series with a line.

Answer 16

• regulators
• reclosers
• sectionalizers
• switches

Question 17

Power lines are considered combination type circuits because:

Answer 17

• of the equipment that is connected in series with the line; however, the layout of the circuit is predominately parallel

Question 18

Customer circuits are also of the parallel type, or series type?

Answer 18

• Parallel type

Question 19

the source for a residence:

Answer 19

• is the meter panel, and all of the appliances, light bulbs, and motors in the house are the loads.

Question 20

Because each device connected to a parallel circuit has its own path to and from the source, a failure on one piece of equipment will:

Answer 20

• not affect anything else.

Question 21

Voltage in Parallel Circuits:

Answer 21

• When working with parallel circuits, the voltage supplied by the source will be available to each device that is connected to the line.

Question 22

The voltage in a parallel circuit is the same, while the current changes at:

Answer 22

• different points in the circuit.