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Electric Circuit -
Types of Electric
Circuit
BY SANTOSH DAS | LAST UPDATED ON
SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

T here are 5 Main Types of

Electric Circuit – Close Circuit,
Open Circuit, Short Circuit, Series
Circuit and Parallel Circuit. Learn
in Detail.

There are 5 Main Types of Electric

Circuit – Close Circuit, Open Circuit,
Short Circuit, Series Circuit and
Parallel Circuit. Let us Learn and
Understand in Detail with Definition,
Examples and Symbols.
 Table of Contents:

What is an Electric
Circuit?
An Electric Circuit is the conductive
path for flow of current or electricity
is called electric circuit or electrical
circuit. A conductive wire is used to
establish relation among source of
voltage and load. An ON / OFF
switch and a fuse is also used in
between the source and load.

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Types of Electric Circuit

Types of Electric
Circuit
There are following 5 main types of
electric circuit:

1. Close Circuit
When load works on its own in a
circuit then it is called Close Circuit
or Closed Circuit. Under this
situation, the value of current flow
depends on load.

Example of Close Circuit or Closed Circuit

2. Open Circuit
When there is a faulty electrical wire
or electronic component in a circuit
or the switch is OFF, then it is called
Open Circuit. In the below diagram
you can see that the Bulb is Not
glowing because either the switch is
OFF or there is fault is the electrical
wire.

Open Circuit Example

3. Short Circuit
When both points (+ & –) of voltage
source in a circuit gets joint with
each other for some reason then it is
called Short Circuit. Maximum
current starts to flow under this
situation. Short circuit generally
happens when the conducting
electrical wires get joint of even
because of shorting in the load.
 Short Circuit Example

4. Series Circuit

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When 2 or more loads (Bulb, CFL,

LED, Fan etc) are connected to each
other in a series, then it is called a
Series Circuit. In a series circuit, if
one load or bulb gets fuse, then rest
of the bulbs will not get power
supply and will not glow. Look at the
example below.

Series Circuit Example

5. Parallel Circuit
When 2 or more loads (Bulb, CFL,
LED, Fan etc) are connected to each
other in parallel, then it is called
Parallel Circuit. In this type of circuit,
the voltage capacity of all loads
must be equal to input supply. Power
of “load” can be different. In a
parallel circuit, if one load or bulb
gets fuse, then rest of the bulbs will
still get power supply and will glow.
Look at the example below.

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 Parallel Circuit Example

Different Types of
Electric Circuit
Types of Electric Circuit - …

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