Electricity In The Home Flashcards
What is a ring circuit?
All houses have a ring circuit made of live, neutral, and earth wires.
Where are sockets?
Tapped off at points along the ring circuit.
How are ring circuits connected?
In parallel.
One socket breaks the rest don’t.
Why is there a fuse on the live wire?
Safety.
What is a fuse?
A device that prevents a circuit from overheating.
It melts when hot breaking the circuit but not the appliance.
What is a circuit breaker?
Used in a fuse board, stops the flow of current.
How many volts does the Mains supply flow at.
230volts
What is a watt?
Unit of electrical power
What does the ESB charge a fee for?
The number of kilowatts used per hour
What is ESBs unit of electricity
The kilowatt hour (kWh)
What is a kilowatt hour
The electrical energy used by a one kW appliance running for an hour
What is a heating effect of electricity
Fuse in plug
Electric cooker
Immersion heater
Boil water in kettle
What is a chemical effect of electricity?
Phone battery
What is a magnetic effect of electricity?
Speaker
Electric motor
Circuit breaker
