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Tle 9 Week 4
Tle 9 Week 4
used in electricity
ION
It is a charged atom or
molecule. An atom can acquire
a positive charge or a negative
charge depending on whether
the number of electrons in an
atom is greater or less then the
number of protons in the atom.
SWITCH
An electrical switch is any
device used to interrupt the
flow of electrons in a circuit.
Switches are essentially binary
devices: they are either
completely on (“OPEN”) or
completely off (“CLOSED”).
POLE OF SWITCH
POLE-The amount of circuits
controlled by switch.
2 Types of Poles
• Single Pole (SP)
• Double Pole (DP)
THROW OF SWITCH
THROW – Is the number of
separate positions that the
switch can adopt
4 Types of Switches
1. SPST (Single Pole Single
Throw)– Is a basic on/off
switch that just connects or
breaks the connection
between 2 terminals .It is also
called as toggle switch.
4 Types of Switches
2.SPDT (Single Pole Double
Throw)- is a 3 terminal
switch, one for input and the
other two for the outputs.
4 Types of Switches
3. DPST (Double Pole Single
Throw)- Double pole means
that the unit contains 2
identical switches side by side
and operated by 1 single lever.
4 Types of Switches
4. DPDT (Double Pole Double
Throw) – is equivalent to 2 SPDT
switches. It routes 2 separate
circuits connecting each of 2
inputs to 1 of 2 outputs.
Direct current(DC)
Is an electric current that
is uni-directional, so the
flow of charge is always in
the same direction.
Alternating current(AC)
Alternating current is an
electric current which
periodically reverses
direction and changes its
magnitude continuously
with time.
Alternating Current vs Direct Current