What is Passive element? What is Active Element? Electrical Circuit Electrical Element

1. Electrical Elements
By Mohammad Injadat

2. Electrical Circuit
• Is the path where electrons flow
• The Electric Circuit must be a closed path
and must contain a supply element
and a load to work properly
Supply
Load
The closed path

3. Electrical Element
• Any component in an electric
circuit that
provide/consume/control the
electric power in the circuit.

4. All electrical components can be categorized into two main categories:
ctive assive
Based on their reaction in the electrical circuit

5. Active Components
Simply is any component that delivers (supplies) or control
the power in the electrical circuit
Such as
Batteries Generator SCR Transistor

6. Passive Components
Simply is any component that consumes energy from the
circuit
Such as
Resistor Capacitor Inductor Potentiometer

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