Science Form 3 Chapter 6

Project
“Electric Supply in My Home”
Name :
Class :
 Part A:
Electricity Generation in My Home

(If got, continue with this part.)

(If don’t have, skip this part.)
 Part A:
Electricity Generation in My Home

Name: Solar Lamp

Type of energy sources:
Energy changes:
Type of current produced:
 Part B:
Transformer in My Home

(Find the presence of transformer in your home.

It could be hide in your electric device’s adaptor)
- Find at least two transformers.
 Part B:
Transformer in My Home

Electric device: Charger of my Asus laptop

Type of transformer:
Uses of transformer: (Increase/decrease) the output voltage
Input voltage: Output voltage:
 Part C:
Electricity Supply and Wiring System
in My Home
- Main fuse box
- Electric meter
- Consumer unit (Main switch, ELCB, MCB)
- Socket
- 3-pin plug (live wire, earth wire, neutral wire)
 Part C:
Electricity Supply and Wiring System in My Home

Name : Main fuse box

Function :
 Part C:
Electricity Supply and Wiring System in My Home

Name : Electric meter

Function :
 Part C:
Electricity Supply and Wiring System in My Home

Name : Consumer Unit

Function :
 Part C:
Electricity Supply and Wiring System in My Home

Name : ELCB
Function :
 Part C:
Electricity Supply and Wiring System in My Home

Name : ELCB
Function :
 Part C:
Electricity Supply and Wiring System in My Home

Name : Socket
Function :
 Part C:
Electricity Supply and Wiring System in My Home

Name : 3-pin Plug

 Part C:
Electricity Supply and Wiring System in My Home

Name : 3-pin Plug

 Part D:
Cost of Electricity Consumption
in My Home
- Find your house’s electric bill
- Calculate your own cost of daily electric consumption, monthly electric
consumption
- Calculate the percentage of your monthly electric consumption
compared to your family’s electric bill
- Suggest the way to save electric cost in your house
 Part D:
Cost of electricity consumption in My Home

Number of units of the electricity consumption: kWh

Electric charges: RM
Cost of electric charges per unit: RM
 Part D:
Cost of electricity consumption in My Home
Calculate your own electricity consumption in a whole day

Electric Power Time of Unit (kWh) Cost (RM)

Devices (kW) usage (hrs)
Laptop 5

0.066 1 0.066
Handphone
charger

Bedroom’s lamp 0.02 3

 Part D:
Cost of electricity consumption in My Home
Calculate your own electricity consumption in a whole day

Electric Power Time of Unit (kWh) Cost (RM)

Devices (kW) usage (hrs)
Laptop 5

0.066 1 0.066
Handphone
charger
Bedroom’s lamp 0.02 3
Total:
 Part D:
Cost of electricity consumption in My Home

 
 Part D:
Cost of electricity consumption in My Home
Suggested ways to save your monthly electric charges:
(Must be practicable)
1.
2.
3.
 Presentation:
Family Meeting
Present your finding to your parents and your family members.
Record a simple video when you are presenting to your family as a
proof. (Just few seconds enough)