security cameras‚ and the hotel’s kitchens and bars: drawing approximately 1000kVA from the national grid and directing it through hundreds of individual switches and control units built into one central console. I picked up my pencil- this was not an electrical engineering exam at school: instead of lounging at the beach with my friends‚ I had chosen to spend my summer at Specialised Power Systems (“SPS”)‚ designing and building Mr. Rowleys‘s switchboard. As the engineers and I gathered around and started
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Electrical Charges: Electrical charges come as plus or minus. Like charges repel‚ unlike charges attract. Electrons and protons have‚ to fantastic accuracy‚ equal and opposite charges. Quarks have 1/3 the electron charge but are never seen alone! In wires electrons do the moving to carry electrical current. In solutions or plasmas there can be positive charge carriers‚ ions or protons. Although the signal to tell electrons to move in wires travels at about 2/3 the speed of light
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Wire Symbols Electrical Wire Conductor of electrical current Connected Wires Connected crossing Not Connected Wires Wires are not connected Switch Symbols and Relay Symbols SPST Toggle Switch Disconnects current when open SPDT Toggle Switch Selects between two connections Pushbutton Switch (N.O) Momentary switch - normally open Pushbutton Switch (N.C) Momentary switch - normally closed DIP Switch DIP switch is used for onboard configuration SPST Relay Relay open
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Basic Electronics Chapter 2 Basic Electrical Principles and the Functions of Components Figures in this course book are reproduced with the permission of the American Radio Relay League. This booklet was compiled by John P. Cross AB5OX PHYS 401 Physics of Ham Radio 25 Basic Electrical Principles • Conductors - keep loose grip on their electrons and allow electrons to move freely. Metals are usually good conductors. • Insulators - keep close hold of their electrons and do not
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Table of Contents Objective – Chapter 1 1 1.0 INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS 2 Basic Quantities and Units in Electrical 2 Quantities 2 Units 3 Factors Affecting Resistance 4 Length of the Conductor: 4 Area of Cross-Section of the Conductor: 4 Electrical Resistivity of Substances 5 Effect of Temperature 5 Components of Electrical Circuits 6 Components of an Electric Circuit 7 Measuring Current‚ Voltage and Resistance 8 Measuring voltage 8 Measuring current 9 Measuring
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Electrical circuit is a path which electrons from a voltage or current source flow. Electric current flows in a closed path called an electric circuit. The point where those electrons enter an electrical circuit is called the "source" of electrons. The point where the electrons leave an electrical circuit is called the "return" or "earth ground". The exit point is called the "return" because electrons always end up at the source when they complete the path of an electrical circuit. The part of an
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Electrical technology – assignment 4 Properties of electrical materials and Effective use of technology P.5. Describe the properties and a typical application of a solid and a liquid or gas electrical conductor. A conductor is a material that allows free movement of electrons and therefore allows easy flow of electricity. Most conductors are metals. A common metal used as a conductor in electrical technology is aluminium. It is used quite a lot as it cheap‚ lightweight and in abundance compared
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conveniently designed conductive disks allow the electrical load of the generator to be fed either with alternating current or direct current. the loop terminals is sinusoidal with zero mean value (Fig. 2). Its frequency is equal to the number of revolutions per second executed by the loop. Each terminal of the loop is connected to a metallic ring. The contacts with rings are made by means of fixed brushes. If the brushes are connected to an electrical load‚ an alternating current will be established
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First Edition‚ last update January 18‚ 2010 2 Lessons In Electric Circuits‚ Volume VI – Experiments By Tony R. Kuphaldt First Edition‚ last update January 18‚ 2010 i c 2002-2011‚ Tony R. Kuphaldt This book is published under the terms and conditions of the Design Science License. These terms and conditions allow for free copying‚ distribution‚ and/or modification of this document by the general public. The full Design Science License text is included in the last chapter. As an open
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the field is given by the direction of that force. Electric fields contain electrical energy with energy density proportional to the square of the field amplitude. The electric field is to charge as gravitational acceleration is to mass and force density is to volume. 1. Suppose that two point charges‚ each with a charge of +1.00 Coulomb are separated by a distance of 1.00 meter. Determine the magnitude of the electrical force of repulsion between them. Given: Q1 = 1.00 C Q2 = 1.00 C
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