Basic Electricity
Basic Electricity
ELECTRICITY
Electricity- is come from the Greek word
(elektron) and also in the New Latin word of electricus,
meaning amber. Electricity is a widely used form of
energy that encompasses a variety of phenomena
resulting from the presence and flow of electric
charge. The electric charge is the flow or movement of
lost electron from an atom. In atom theory, the center
of an atom is a nucleus. The nucleus contains
positively charged particles called proton or positron,
the negatively charged called electrons and the
uncharged particles called neutrons.
The negative charge is equal to number of
positive charged in an atom. When the
balancing force between protons and
electron is upset caused by friction,
induction, or chemical charge, an atom nay
gain or lose an electron. The effect is the
free movement of these electrons from an
atom now call electric current.
SOURCES OF ELECTRICITY
There are different sources of electricity that can
harness in different way. The mechanical way,
this kind of electricity source convert the primary
energy like wind, geothermal, hydropower, ocean
power and solar power and secondary energy
like coal, natural gas, oil, nuclear power by using
electric generator to produce electricity. The
chemical way, this kind of electricity source used
electric cells or battery to produce electricity.
Types of Mechanical Source
of Energy
1. Geothermal Energy
- Geo means earth and thermal means heat. Meaning
geothermal energy is the heat energy of the earth.
Geothermal Energy can be harnessed from the Earth’s natural
heat associated with active volcanoes or geologically young
inactive volcanoes still giving off heat at depth. Steam from
high- temperature geothermal fluids can be used to drive
turbines and generate electrical power, while lower
temperature fluids provide hot water for space- heating
purpose, heat for greenhouses and industrial uses, and hot or
warm springs at resort spas.
2. Hydropower
- The term hydro comes from an ancient Greek word of
water. This is a force of moving water from rivers or storage
reservoirs. The process starts with the annual hydrologic, or
water cycle, providing seasonal rain and runoff from snowpack.
The runoff from rain and snow collects in lakes, streams and
rivers and flows to dams downstream. The water funnels
through a dam, into a powerhouse and turns a large wheel
called a turbine. The turbine turns a shaft that rotates a series of
magnets past copper coils in a generator to create electricity.
The water then returns to the river. From the powerhouse,
transmission lines carry electricity to communities.
Advantage of Hydropower
Very high return on energy investment
Very low greenhouse gas emissions
Very low air pollution emissions
Inexpensive once dam is built
Can produce energy on-demand
Provide water storage and flood- control
Disadvantage of Hydropower
Very high and requirements
Extremely high impacts to land and water habitat
Best sites are already developed or off-limits
Disastrous impacts in case of dam failure
3. Ocean Power
- Oceans have tremendous energy in the movement of
their currents and waves.
Marine Currents
There are two kinds of marine currents two- way (tidal) currents, and
one- way currents.
1. Two- way Currents are the ocean tides, caused by gravitational cut off
the moon and sun. Each heavenly body pulls on the part of the ocean
nearest to it, causing budges in water height. As the earth rotates,
those bulges move in relation to the world’s coastlines, pulling water
onto and away from the shore. So, the turning of the earth causes a
moving pattern in the oceans; at every coast turn, the level rises and
fails, resulting in two high tides and two low tides daily.
2. One- way Currents are like massive “rivers” of ocean water
flowing within the ocean for hundreds- sometimes
thousands- of rules.
4. Solar Energy
- Solar Energy, provided by the sun is the most
inexhaustible and cleanest source or energy known. Its
heat and light arrive week in and week out- free. But
not in uniform amounts each day, or in concentrated
form, and not at all at night. Consequently, the barriers
to greater use of solar energy by a world faced with
dwindling energy resources are significant; mainly,
diffusion and the inability economically to store solar
energy use it directly or convert it to electricity.
Advantages of Solar Energy
Renewable energy source
Very low greenhouse gas emissions
Very low air pollution emissions
Very low water requirements
Modular, low- profile, low- maintenance
Very safe for workers and public
Disadvantages of Solar
Energy
Intermittent energy source
High and requirements
Expensive
Manufacture involves some toxics
5. Wind Power
- is a renewable resource. Wind is a form of solar
energy. The basic machinery that converts wind power to
electricity is called a wind turbine. The force of the wind
spins blades attached to a hub that turns as the blades
turn. Together, the blades and hub are called the rotor.
The turning rotor spins a generator, producing electricity.
Mankind has been making use of wind power for
centuries. One of the first known uses was to propel
sailing ships. This was followed, centuries later, by the
development of windmills.
Advantages of Wind Power
Renewable energy source
Very low greenhouse gas emissions
Very low air pollution emissions
Very low water requirements
Very safe for workers and public
Disadvantage of Wind Power
Intermittent energy source
Limited to windy areas
Potentially high hazard to birds
Moterate land requirements
Chemical Source of Energy
1. Coal Energy
- The Coal energy coal rock that burns to release
the energy. It is mostly made of the chemical element
carbon. Some coal is brown and crumbly, and some
coal is hard, black, and glossy. The greater the
percentage of the coal burned that is carbon, the higher
its rank or potential energy. Coal is among the fossil
fuels along with oil (petroleum), and natural gas. The
fossil fuels are considered non- renewable energy
resources.
Advantages of Coal Energy
Inexpensive
Abundant
Low land requirements
Can produce energy on demand
Disadvantage of Coal Energy
Non- renewable energy source
Very high greenhouse gas emissions
Very high air pollution emissions
High land/water impacts from acid rain, mine
drainage
High hazardous occupation
2. Nuclear Energy
- is the energy trapped inside atoms, those tiny particles from
which all matter is made. The principle of producing electricity by
heat is the same in nuclear power production as in coal or oil-based
energy production. By heat, the water is boiled to high pressure
steam. The steam rotates the turbine. The generator attached to
the turbine generates electricity. In a nuclear power plant, the heat
needed for producing electricity is generated in a nuclear reactor by
the fission of atomic nuclei. In the energy production, nuclear
energy replaces fossil fuels, mainly coal, which poses significant
environmental hazards. Of the new energy forms, nuclear power is
so far the only one ready for large-scale energy production. Nuclear
power is economical, and the annual fuel reserve of a nuclear power
plant can be transported in just a few truck loads.
Advantages of Nuclear
Energy
Low greenhouse gas emissions
Low air pollution emissions
Low land requirements for power plants (though not
for waste storage)
Can produce energy on-demand
Disadvantage of Nuclear
Energy
Non- renewable energy source
High water requirements
Relatively expensive
Waste remains dangerous for thousands of years
Serious accident would be disastrous
3. Natural Gas
- is made up mostly of methane.
Methane, a combination of hydrogen and
carbon, is formed when plants and animals
(organic matter) are trapped beneath the
sedimentary layers of the earth.
Advantages of Natural Gas
Inexpensive
low land requirements
Can produce energy on- demand
Relatively sale for workers and public
Disadvantages of Natural
Gas
Non- renewable energy source
High greenhouse gas emissions
Relatively moderate air pollution emissions
Danger of explosion if handled improperly
4. Biomass Energy
- all solid material of animal or vegetable origin from
which energy may be extracted. It also called solid biomass.
Plant products ( such as corn husks, branches, or peanut
shells), wastepaper, and cow dung are examples of biomass
fuels. Biomass can be heated, burned, fermented, or treated
chemically to release energy. Biomass is produced by
photosynthesis; basic research in photosynthesis may provide
systems that directly convert sunlight into fuels. Biomass can
also be used a fuel for space heating and factory processing,
and to produce liquid transportation fuel such as ethanol.
Advantages of Biomass
Energy
Renewable energy source
Very low greenhouse gas emissions
Can produce energy on- demand
Energy is easily stored
Disadvantage of Biomass
Energy
Low energy return on investment
High air pollution emissions
Very high water and land requirements
High occupational hazards
Types of Electric Current
Alternating Current (AC)
- This are the electric charge that move forward, then backward, then
forward,, then backward, over and over again. The voltage or current that
changes polarity, or direction, respectively, over time. The back-and-forth
motion occurs between 50 and 60 times per second, depending on the
electrical system of the country. This is called the frequency and is
designed as either 50 Hertz (50Hz) or 60 Hertz (60Hz).
Chemical battery
Electronic power supply
Mechanical Generator
Kinds of Electricity
Static Electricity
- electricity at rest.
- the attraction between positive and negative charge particles.
- it refers to the buildup of electric charge on the surface of objects.
- the static changes remain on an object until they either bleed off to
ground or are quickly neutralized by a discharge.
-it is notable as a physical phenomenon that can be demonstrated using
simple experiments that can convey genuine understanding of the physics,
involved.
-electricity produced by friction.
- an electrical charge that builds up due to friction between two dissimilar
materials. Friction removes some electrons from one object and deposits them
on the other.
-The buildup or imbalance of the same charges. Static
electricity is at rest until discharged.
-The electricity associated with electric charges, which
tends to stay ‘static’ rather than flowing away.
-Movement of charges from one object to another without
further movement. An electrical charge frequently found in
paper which is too dry, or which has been affected by local
atmospheric conditions.
-It refers to the net presence (or imbalance) of charge on a
body, usually caused when dissimilar materials are rubbed
together, transferring charge from one to the other.
Dynamic Electricity
- A flow of electric charge
-Also known as electric current
-Electricity in motion
-The movement of positive and negative charge particles.
-A flow of electric charge constitutes an electric current.
The direction of current was described in terms of the
motion of imaginary positive charges.
Electrical Components in
Installing Electrical House
Wiring
Electrical Symbols
Schematic diagram
Load- are electrical device like lighting fixture and appliances
that consumes electrical energy.
Path- are wire use as conductor of electricity which provides
passage for electric current from the source and back.
Control- is an electrical device that control or
turns the circuit on and off conveniently.
- This type of circuit in which all load are connected in a straight line, like a chain.
- If one load is open (defective) other loads will not function as well.
- In current the amount is series passing through one load is remained the same
amount that passes through the other loads in the circuit.
- The formula in getting the current is series is:
- In voltage, the individual voltage drop across each load in series may vary from one
another depending upon their resistances.
- The sum of all the individual voltage drops is equal to the voltage of the source.
- There can be many different voltages in a series circuit, as a voltage drop appears
across every load.
- In resistance, the total resistance in a series circuit is equal to the sum of all the individual
resistances within the circuit.
- The formula for Resistance in Series is:
R Total = R 1 + R 2 + R 3+ etc…
Parallel Circuit
- In voltage, the voltage drop across each load is the same.
- When load is open ( defective), the other will not be affected.
- Are connected allowing multiple paths for current flow.
- All voltage remains the same throughout the circuit.
E Total = E 1 = E 2 = E 3, etc
- In current, the total current (It) is equal to the summation of the individual currents.
- There can be many different currents in a parallel circuit, as each leg has the same voltage,
but can have a different resistance.
- The total current in a parallel circuit is equal to the sum of all individual currents on each leg
of the circuit.
-The formula for Current in Parallel is:
I Rtotal = I R1 + R2 + I R3 + etc
-In resistance, is found by reciprocating the sum of the reciprocals of
the resistance of the individual branches
-The formula for Resistance in Parallel is:
Black Wires Black wires are always used for hot wires. These wires may feed
a switch or outlet and are often used as switch legs. Never used
a black wire for a neutral or ground connection.
White Wires White wires almost always connect to other white wires or to
chrome terminal screws on switches and receptacles.
Red Wires Red wires are also used for hot wires, switch legs (like to a
ceiling fan), and are the second hot wire in 220-volt
installations. Another useful application is the interconnect wire
between two hardwired smoke detectors.
Blue and Yellow Wires Blue and yellow wires are used as hot wires. These wires are
usually pulled in conduit. The blue wires are generally used for
travelers in three-way and four-way switch applications. They
also are used as switch legs to things like lights and fans. Yellow
wires are generally used for switch legs. These control things
like light, fans, and switched outlets.
Green and Bare Copper Wires Green wires and bare copper wires are used only for grounding.
These wires will ground devices and d to junction boxes and
appliance shall be bonded to junction shall be bonded
connections for safety.
a. Some wiring devices-such as receptacles-are back-wired by pushing the
bare wire end into spring grip holes. These wiring devices are plainly
labeled to show which color goes into each spring grip hole.
b. Switches are nearly always connected into black wires in cables. The
only exception is where a cable is extended, making it necessary for the
white wire to play the role of the black wire. When this is necessary, the
white wires should be painted black to prevent future wiring errors.
c. Study the wiring diagram. This will help you understand the basic
principles of good wiring. Also, find a good electrical how-to book. It's one
book every homeowner should keep on hand for ready reference.
d. Most home wiring is complete with either No. 14 gauge or No. 12 gauge
wiring. No. 14.is the smallest wiring permitted under most codes.
Wire Use Rated Ampacity Wire Gauge
Low- voltage lighting and lamp 10 Amps 18 Gauge
cords
Extension Cords 13 Amps 16 Gauge
Light Fixtures, Lamps, Lighting Runs 15 Amps 14 Gauge
Receptacles, 110- volt Air 20 Amps 12 Gauge
Conditioners, Sumo Pumps, Kitchen
Appliances
Electric Clothes Dryers, 220- volt 30 Amps 10 Gauge
Window Air Conditioners, Built- in
Ovens, Electric Water Heaters
4. Electrical energy- Is a form of energy present in an electric field or magnetic field, electrical energy is
measured in joules? It can be converted to work though the use of an electrical device or machine such as
electric motor.
5. Electric potential- The capacity of an electric field to do work, typically measured in volts.
6. Electromagnetism- A fundamental interaction between the magnetic field and the presence and
motion of an electric charge.
7. Electric power- Is the name given to electrical energy production and distribution.
Types of Capacitor
Electric Capacitor (Electrochemical Type Capacity)
Tantalum Capacitor
Ceramic Capacitor
Polystyrene Film Capacitor
Mica Capacitor
Metallized Polyester Capacitor
Variable Capacitor
Trimmer Capacitor
Type of Diode
Lighting Emitting Diode (LED)
Avalanche Diode
Laser Diode
Schottky Diodes
Zener Diode
Photodiode
Varicap Diode or Varactor Diode Rectifier Diode
Transistor
An electrical circuit needs to have switches to control
the current. In electronic equipment the most kind of
switch is the transistor. Transistor is invented by William
Shockley which considered by many as the father of
transistor. This device commonly varies is composition
and in the arrangement of the components. It is use to
amplify or switch electronics signals which is made of a
solid piece of a semiconductor material, with at least
three terminals for connection to an external circuit.
Gate- the post of transistor that receives the
current used to turn the switch on completing
the circuit so electricity can flow.
Source- the post of a transistor where the
current in the closed circuit enters the transistor.
Drain- the post of a transistor that passes the
current from the transistor and on through the
closed circuits.
Resistor
This device is the simplest components in any circuit. With
a measurable ability to resist the flow of electrons used to
control the strengthen of the current in a circuit. Resistors
come in many different shapes and sizes. Variable resistors
(also known as potentiometers) have a dial control on
them, so they change the amount of resistance when you
turn them.