Electricity is most commonly defined as the movement

ELECTRICAL TERMS E I/R P I/E aka ELECTROMOTIVE FORCE (EMF), POTENTIAL CAN BE COMPARED

ELECTRICAL TERMS E I/R P I/E aka AMPS, CURRENT CAN BE COMPARED TO THE

ELECTRICAL TERMS E I/R P I/E aka POWER THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF ELECTRICITY USED

ALTERNATING CURRENT MOST ELECTRICITY USED IS AC CURRENT FLOWS FIRST ONE WAY, THEN THE

ALTERNATING CURRENT POSITIVE HALF CYCLE NEGATIVE HALF CYCLE

ALTERNATING CURRENT 160 SECOND 1 HERTZ 1 CYCLE FREQUENCY

ALTERNATING CURRENT PRODUCED BY: POWER PLANTS GENERATORS ALTERNATORS DYNAMOS

AC POWER DISTRIBUTION ! SAFETY GROUNDING provides a path to earth for lightning

ELECTRICAL POWER DISTRIBUTION ! SAFETY Bonding Wire BONDING provides an alternate path to neutral

DIRECT CURRENT FLOWS ALWAYS IN THE SAME DIRECTION

DIRECT CURRENT PRODUCED BY: BATTERIES DISSIMILAR METALS RECTIFIED AC LIGHTNING LEMONS STATIC EELS

RECTIFIED AC: COMUTATOR DIODES AC RECTIFIED AC aka DC

SERIES/PARALLEL CIRCUITS 3 VOLTS 2 X AMPS

SERIES – PARALLEL CIRCUITS SWITCH OPEN WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THESE BIRDS WHEN THE

SERIES – PARALLEL CIRCUITS SWITCH CLOSED

Voltage Drop & Resistance Since energy can not be created or destroyed, the electrical

HIGH RESISTANCE = LOW CURRENT / HIGH VOLTAGE DROP

Most wind turbines, large or small, generate three phase AC power. This is the

Hmmmm! Seems like we could be using this magnetic field more efficiently! N S

SAFETY A CURRENT FLOW OF. 1 AMP OR LESS CAN CAUSE DEATH IF IT

SAFETY If it doesn’t go through your heart, you’ll probably just wish you were

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Electricity is most commonly defined as the movement of electrons from a negatively charged location to a positively charged location

ELECTRICAL TERMS E I/R P I/E aka ELECTROMOTIVE FORCE (EMF), POTENTIAL CAN BE COMPARED TO THE PRESSURE IN A WATER LINE

ELECTRICAL TERMS E I/R P I/E aka AMPS, CURRENT CAN BE COMPARED TO THE FLOW RATE IN A WATER LINE

ELECTRICAL TERMS E I/R P I/E aka POWER THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF ELECTRICITY USED OR AVAILABLE VOLTS X AMPS = WATTS

ALTERNATING CURRENT MOST ELECTRICITY USED IS AC CURRENT FLOWS FIRST ONE WAY, THEN THE OTHER

ALTERNATING CURRENT POSITIVE HALF CYCLE NEGATIVE HALF CYCLE

ALTERNATING CURRENT 160 SECOND 1 HERTZ 1 CYCLE FREQUENCY

ALTERNATING CURRENT PRODUCED BY: POWER PLANTS GENERATORS ALTERNATORS DYNAMOS

AC POWER DISTRIBUTION

AC POWER DISTRIBUTION ! SAFETY GROUNDING provides a path to earth for lightning

ELECTRICAL POWER DISTRIBUTION ! SAFETY Bonding Wire BONDING provides an alternate path to neutral

The Power Distribution System

DIRECT CURRENT FLOWS ALWAYS IN THE SAME DIRECTION

DIRECT CURRENT PRODUCED BY: BATTERIES DISSIMILAR METALS RECTIFIED AC LIGHTNING LEMONS STATIC EELS

RECTIFIED AC: COMUTATOR DIODES AC RECTIFIED AC aka DC

+ + AC/DC SUMMARY +

SERIES CIRCUITS

PARALLEL CIRCUITS

SERIES/PARALLEL CIRCUITS 3 VOLTS 2 X AMPS

SERIES – PARALLEL CIRCUITS SWITCH OPEN WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THESE BIRDS WHEN THE SWITCH IS CLOSED? ?

SERIES – PARALLEL CIRCUITS SWITCH CLOSED

Voltage Drop & Resistance Since energy can not be created or destroyed, the electrical energy (voltage) that is “LOST” or “DROPPED” in a circuit is changed to: Or sometimes a combination of all three.

RESISTANCE & VOLTAGE DROP

HIGH RESISTANCE = LOW CURRENT / HIGH VOLTAGE DROP

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Most wind turbines, large or small, generate three phase AC power. This is the same type of electricity produced in your car alternator or a municipal power plant.