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Mind Map by Natalia Preciado Baruque, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Natalia Preciado Baruque
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ELECTRIC CIRCUITS AND ELECTRONICS
- An electric circuit
- definition
- pathway for the
flow of electrons
- pathway for the
flow of electrons
- Parts
- Which are connected by wires
- Generators
- Provides the energy that electrons need in order to move
- Provides the energy that electrons need in order to move
- Loads
- Devices that transform electrical energy
into other types of energy that we can use
- Types
- Light bulbs
- Motors
- Resistors
- Bells
- Light bulbs
- Devices that transform electrical energy
into other types of energy that we can use
- Generators
- Switching devices
- Are used to direct and interrupt the
flow of electric current
- types
- Switches
- Push bottons
- 3 -way switches
- Switches
- Are used to direct and interrupt the
flow of electric current
- Which are connected by wires
- Diagram and symbols
- definition
- Electrical quantities
- Voltage or potential difference
- The amount of energy that a
generator transfer to electrons
- Is measured in volts (V)
- The amount of energy that a
generator transfer to electrons
- Measuring an electric current
- I=Q/t
- Electric current (I)
- The charge or number of electrons
that flow through the cross-section of
a conductor every second
- It is mesured in amps(A)
- The charge or number of electrons
that flow through the cross-section of
a conductor every second
- Electric current (I)
- I=Q/t
- Electrical resistance
- Ohm´s law
- V=I·R
- V=I·R
- Ohm´s law
- Electrical energy and power
- Electric power
- P=V·I
- E=P·T
- P=V·I
- Electric power
- Voltage or potential difference
- Types of circuits
- Series circuit
- It is formed when the output of an
element provides the imput for the
next element
- V=V1+V2+V3...
- R=R1+R2+R3...
- V=V1+V2+V3...
- It is formed when the output of an
element provides the imput for the
next element
- Parallel circuit
- It is formed when various
components share the same
input and output
- I/R=1/R1+1/R2+1/R1...
- V=V1=V2=V3...
- I/R=1/R1+1/R2+1/R1...
- It is formed when various
components share the same
input and output
- Combination circuit
- It has some elements
connected in series and
some others in parallel
- It has some elements
connected in series and
some others in parallel
- Series circuit
- Types of current
- Alternating current
- Features
- The flow of electrons changes
direction 50 times per second
- The electrons behave in a very different way
- The electric current is not always the same
- The flow of electrons changes
direction 50 times per second
- Features
- Direct current
- Features
- There is a continuous, stable flow of energy
- The electrons always flow
in the same direction and
with the same current
- There is a continuous, stable flow of energy
- Features
- Alternating current
- Electronics
- Electronic components
- Fixed resistance or resistor
- Fixed resistance or resistor
- Capacitors
- Definition
- Components that can store an electrical charge
- Components that can store an electrical charge
- Features
- Its value indicates the charge in volts that it can store
- Components that can store an electrical charge
- Its value indicates the charge in volts that it can store
- Definition
- Diodes
- Definition
- Electronic component made from semiconductor materials
- Electronic component made from semiconductor materials
- Features
- It only allows electric current to flow in one direction
- It only allows electric current to flow in one direction
- Definition
- Electronic components
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