A3 - UP Flashcards
Area 3 from UP Reviewers (Farm elect, thermody, heat transfer,
Certain types of crystals produce a voltage when subjected to pressure.
Pressure (Piezoelectricity)
Voltage is produced when the junction of two unlike metals is heated. Thermocouples use the principle of thermoelectricity.
Heat (Thermoelectricity).
solar or photo cells convert radiant energy to electrical energy.
Light (Photoelectricity
Symbol and unit for conductance
G, siemens
if an object contains more number of total electrons than the total protons
Negatively charged
if an atom contains fewer number of total electrons than the total protons
positively charged
- The result of non-random movement of electrons
- Defined as the rate at which electrical charge flows
- Measured in amperes (A)
- One ampere is equal to one coulomb per second
current
- The ability of a material to resist the flow of electrical charge when subjected to a given potential difference
- Electrical resistance is measured in ohm (Ω)
Electrical Resistance
The lower the resistivity of the material, the _____ conductor it is
better
Conductors are materials which has ____ resistance to electron flow
low resistance
Insulators are materials which has ____ resistance to electron flow
high resistance
_____ are materials having an intermediate resistance to electron flow; usually used in construction of solid state electronic devices such as diodes and transistors
Semiconductors
Conductance is the reciprocal of _____, measured in mhos
resistance
phenomenon when conductors lose their resistance in extreme cold
superconcuctivity
States that the current flowing in a circuit varies directly with the electrical pressure and inversely with the opposition
ohm’s law
Because charge cannot be created but must be conserved, the sum of the current in a node must be equal to zero
Kirchhoff’s current law
the ability of material to conduct electricity; reciprocal of resistivity
conductivity
The net voltage around a close circuit is zero
Kirchhoff’s voltage law
- The power dissipated by an electrical circuit is given by:
- The common unit of electric power is watt.
- An instrument called a wattmeter measures power. The wattmeter gives a reading of the product of the current and voltage in a circuit.
Power Calculations (Joule’s Law)
The value of the _____depends on the kind of opposition offered. It is never greater than 1.
power factor
Power factor is equal to ____ for heaters, electric ranges and incandescent lamps.
The opposition is pure resistance.
one (1)
Power factor is between ____ for electric motors.
0.6 to 0.8
From the point of the view of the load, any network composed of ideal voltage and current sources, and of linear resistors, may be represented by an equivalent circuit
consisting of an ideal voltage source in series with an equivalent resistance.
Norton’s theorem
Characterized by non-variant current flow in one direction at all times
Common source are batteries, thermocouples, solar cells, and rotating _____ generators
direct current (DC)