Electrical current

By Quinton Hudson
What is Electrical Current?
Electrical Current is the continuous flow of electric
charges through a material.
Flows through an electrical circuit or a complete
unbroken path.
Measured using the Ampere or Amps or (A)
What is Voltage?
Energy flows due to a difference in potential energy
The difference in PE between two places is called voltage
or (V)
An electrical circuit needs a voltage source for the current
to travel through.
What is Resistance?
Resistance is a measure of how difficult it is for charges to
flow through a material.
Measured in Ohms or .
4 Factors that determine resistance.
Wire material, Wire length, Wire diameter, and Wire
Temp.
What is a Circuit?
Circuit: a closed conducting path
For changes to flow the wire must always be connected in
a circuit.
This is a picture of a circuit
There are two main types of circuits.
Series
Parallel
Series Parallel
Series Circuit: the current Parallel Circuit: contains
Circuit
has only one way to flow Circuit
two or more pathways for
the current to move
through through.
Ohm's law equations

I= current (units = amps or A

V= voltage units = volts or V
R = resistance units = ohms or