2. Topics
• Definition
• Ohms law
• Current Types
• Effect of current on human body
• Calculation of resistance resistors
• Electric Power
• Daily usage Electric instruments
3. Definition
• An electric current is the rate of flow
of electric charge through a point in electric
wire.
• The SI unit of electric current is the ampere,
which is the flow of electric charge across a
surface at the rate of one coulomb per
second.
• Electric current is measured using a device
called an ammeter.
5. Ohms law
• Ohm's law states that the current through a
conductor between two points is
directly proportional to the potential
difference across the two points.
• Introducing the constant of proportionality,
the resistance(R).
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7. Current Types
• Nowadays two types of Electric currents are
used.
• Alternating current and Direct Current
• Def: An electric current that reverses its
direction many times a second at regular
intervals is called Alternating Current.
• AC is the form of electric power most
commonly delivered to businesses and
residences.
8. Current Types (Conti.)
• The usual waveform of an AC power circuit is
a sine wave.
• Certain applications use different waveforms,
such as triangular or square waves.
• Audio and radio signals carried on electrical
wires are also examples of alternating current.
• An important goal in these applications is
recovery of information encoded
(or modulated) onto the AC signal.
9. Current Types (Conti.)
• In contrast, direct current (DC) is the unidirectional
flow of electric charge, or a system in which the
movement of electric charge is in one direction only.
• Direct current is produced by sources such
as batteries, thermocouples, solar cells,
and commutator-type electric machines of
the dynamo type.
• Direct current may flow in a conductor such as a
wire but can also flows
through semiconductors, insulators, or even through
a vacuum as in electron or ion beams.
• An old name for direct current was galvanic current.
14. Electric Power
• Electric power is the rate(per unit time) at
which electrical energy is transferred by
an electric circuit.
• The SI unit of power is the watt or one joule
per second.
• Electric power is usually produced
by electric generators, but can also be
supplied by sources such
as electric batteries.
15. Electric Power(Conti.)
• It is usually supplied to businesses and
homes (as domestic mains electricity) by
the electric power industry through
an electric power grid.
• Electric power can be delivered over long
distances by transmission lines and used for
applications such as motion, light or heat
with high efficiency.