Electrical Terminologies

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Also known as electric potential is the electrical pressure

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Voltage

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Is the flow of electric charge (usually electrons)

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Current

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Is a property of a material that opposes the flow of electrical curren

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Resistance

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Is a closed loop or path through which electricity flows

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Circuit

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Is a material that allows the easy flow of electrical current

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Conductor

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Is a material the does not allow the flow of electrical current

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Insulator

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Is a graphical representation of an electrical circuit using symbol

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Circuit diagram

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This is known as conventional cyrrent representing the flow of positive charge

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Conventional

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In reality electrons are negatively charge and move from the volatage source negative

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Electron flow

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Is a type of electric current characterized by the constant flow of electric charge in asingle direction

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Direct current

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Is an electrical current that reverses direction

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Alternating vurrent

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Is the number of cycles per second in an ac wave from measured ing heartz

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Frequency (f)

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Is a device that provides a vonstant voltage to a circuit such as batteries or power supply

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Volatage source

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Is a device that provides a constant current to a circuit used in specialized application

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Current source

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Is a passive electronic component that limits the flow of current in a circuit

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Resistor

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It is often used to control current or divide voltage

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Resistor

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Stores electrical energy in an electric field and is used in circuits for function like energy storage and filterring

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Capacitor

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Stores electrical energy in amagnetic field

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Inductor

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Is an electrical device that can change the voltage

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Transformer

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Is reference point in electrical circuits often used as a zero voltages

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Ground(earth)

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Occurs when there is a break in the path preventing the flow of current

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Open circuit

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Refers to an electrical circuit where there is complete uninterrupted path

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Closed circuit

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Occurs when an unintended low resistant path is created in a circuit

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Short circuit

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This refers to measure taken in circuit and devices to prevent or mitigate

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Short circuit protection

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Components are connected end to end

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Series circuit

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Components are connected across common points so they share the same voltage but have different curren

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Parallel circuit