Circuit Principles 1

Introductory Topics
 Syllabus

• System of units
• Voltage and current concept
• Conventional current flow and electron flow
• Circuit elements and symbols
• Basic circuit measurement
 Basic circuit measurment
• Voltage is measured by a voltmeter
• Current is measured by an ammeter
• Resistance is measured by an ohmmeter
• Commonly all three instruments are combined in a
multimeter
Measuring Current
Measuring Voltage
Safety!
Measuring Resistance
 Electrical Safety
• It is the current through your body, not the voltage
that causes electrical shock
• When two points of your body come in contact with
different voltages, a current passing through your
body
• The path of current depends on the points across
which the voltage occurs
• The Severity of shock depends on the amount of
voltage and path current takes
Current path
 You should now be able to…

• Explain the different methods to take electrical measurements

• Understand how electrical shock occurs
 Review Questions

• Textbook chapter 2