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MODULE 3.
Electrical
Fundamentals

Module 3.3

Electrical
Terminology

POTENTIAL DIFFERENT
(PD)
Because of the force of its electrostatic field,
An electrical charge has the ability to do the
work of moving another charge by
ATTRACTION or REPULSION.
the ability of a charge to do the work is
called potential.
When one charge is different from the other,
There must be a difference in potential
between them.
The sum of the differences in potential
in the electrostatic field is called
electromotive force (emf)

POTENTIAL DIFFERENT
(PD)
The unit of potential difference (PD) is VOLT
(V)
Because the volt unit is used, potential
difference is called voltage

CURREN
T
Movement or the flow of electrons
CURRENT.
To produce CURRENT electrons must be
moved by a potential difference.
Symbol of current I
Current is measure in ampere
(A)
One ampere of CURRENT the movement
of one coulomb past any point of a
conductor during one second of time.

RESISTANC
E

The movement of electrons along a

conductor meets with some opposition.
This opposition is known as resistance.
Resistance can be useful in electrical work.
Resistance makes it possible to generate
heat, control current flow, and supply the
correct voltage to a device.
The symbol for resistance is the letter R.
Resistance is measured by a unit called the
ohm.
The Greek letter omega () is used as the
symbol for electrical resistance.

CONDUCTANC
E
For certain electrical calculations it is
convenient to employ the reciprocal of
resistance, 1/R, which is termed conductance,
G.
The unit of conductance is the mho, or ohm
spelled backward, and the symbol is an
inverted omega, .

CHARGE

Its ability to exert a FORCE.

The unit of quantity of electric charge is the
coulomb, which is equivalent to about 6.25
10 18 electrons

CONVENTIONAL CURRENT
FLOW

In EE (electrical engineering) we use

conventional current which is the direction
of flow of positively charged particles

For these reason, the direction of

conventional current flow is the
opposite to the electron flow.
The convention was established well
before the discovery of electrons.

ELECTRON
FLOW

A flow of current in a wire is a

flow of negatively charged
electrons. i.e. from the
negative terminal to the
positive terminal in an electric
circuit.