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TECHNICAL ENGLISH 1
SOURCE OF ENERGY
RENEWABLE NON-RENEWABLE
• SUN • FOSSIL FUELS • BIOFUEL
• WATER • COAL • PLUTONIUM
• WAVE • OIL • URANIUM
• WIND • NATURAL GAS
• PETROLEUM
TYPES OF ENERGY
THE AMOUNT OF CURRENT (IN AMPS) FLOWING THROUGHT A CIRCUIT PARTLY DEPENDS ON THE
ELECTROMOTIVE FORCE (EMF).
EMF MEASURED IN VOLTS OR VOLTAGE (V)
AMOUNT OF CURRENT ALSO DEPEND IN ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE. VALUE IN ‘OHMS’.
OHMS IS MEASURE HOW EASILY CURRENT CAN FLOW THROUGH CONDUCTORS AND COMPONENTS
IN A CIRCUIT.
ELECTRICAL INSULATORS – MATERIALS WITH VERY HIGH RESISTANCE. THIS MATERIAL STOPS PEOPLE
FROM TOUCHING THE CONDUCTORS AND FROM GETTING A DANGEROUS ELECTRIC SHOCK.
ELECTRICAL SUPPLY
• SIMPLE CIRCUITS
• PARALLEL CIRCUIT
• SERIES CIRCUIT
• MAIN AC CIRCUITS AND SWITCHBOARDS
AC SUPPLY ENTERS A BUILDING --> SWITCHBOARD.
SWITCHBOARD HAS A NUMBER OF SWITCHES TO ALLOW DIFFERENT CIRCUIT TO BE SWITCHED ON
AND OFF.
CIRCUIT BREAKER – A SAFETY SWITCH THAT SWITCHED OFF AUTOMATICALLY IF THERE IS A PROBLEM.
IT CAN ALSO SWITCHED OFF MANUALLY TO ISOLATE THEM.
ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS