AC AND DC; POWER

FACTOR;
TRANSFORMERS
Chapter 3
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
  is
one-directional flow of electric charge. An electrochemical cell is a prime
example of DC power. Direct current may flow through a conductor such as a
wire, but can also flow through semiconductors, insulators, or even through a
vacuum as in electron or ion beams.
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)