Series and Parallel Circuits Name:_____________________________________________ Directions: 1. Go to the following website: http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/circuit-construction-kit-ac-virtual-lab 2. Click “Run now.” You now have the raw material to create a circuit. Take a moment to look over the site and find all the different materials. To build a circuit you will need several wires‚ a light bulb‚ a voltage source‚ a voltmeter‚ and a non – contact
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complete circuit. A complete circuit requires a battery‚ wires and a light bulb. 2. Compare and contrast a series and parallel circuit. Give at least one way that they are alike and one way that they are different. Both series and parallel circuits must have all the components of a complete circuit in order to work. These two circuits differ in the way the electrons are able to flow. In a series circuit the electrons flow in one direction and along one path only while in a parallel circuit the electrons
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RC Circuits •In this presentation‚ circuits with multiple batteries‚ resistors and capacitors will be reduced to an equivalent system with a single battery‚ a single resistor‚ and a single capacitor. Kirchoff ’s laws will be stated‚ and used to find the currents in a circuit. In addition‚ the equation for the time-constant of an RC circuit will be derived. Ohm ’s Law When a battery is connected to a resistor‚ the battery will cause a current to flow through the resistor. The larger the voltage
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This case study is about Circuit Board Fabricators‚ Inc. which manufactures circuit boards for several companies like Apple Computer and Hewlett-Packard to name a few. Circuit Board Fabricators‚ Inc. plant was designed to produce 1000 boards per day but they cannot meet such production levels as their process engineer insists. On a good day‚ Circuit Board Fabricators‚ Inc. is able to produce around 700 boards. One will analyze and see how Circuit Board Fabricators‚ Inc. can meet the 1000 board requirements
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Universal Circuits’ Case Assignment Does the Universal Circuits’ Irish controller have a convincing argument for the weakness of the dollar? Why or why not? How would you interpret the evidence? The controller of the Irish division does have a valid point when stating that the U.S. dollar is in a vulnerable position due to the fact that its trade deficit is currently in excess of $100 billion and growing. (see Exhibit 1). While Universal Circuits’ chief financial officer‚ Joe Merrill‚ is correct
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Table of Contents Introduction...............................................................................2 Need.for.Circuit.Protection........................................................4 Types.of.Overcurrent.Protective.Devices. .................................8 . Circuit.Breaker.Design............................................................. Types.of.Circuit.Breakers.........................................................23 Circuit.Breaker.Ratings............................
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electrons only travel at a person’s walking pace! Circuits: Electrical circuits are designed to take energy from a power supply (battery‚ generator‚ alternator‚ solar cell‚ thermocouple‚ fuel cell‚ . . .) and ultimately deliver the energy to an output (heater‚ light‚ motor‚ TV‚ computer monitor‚ speakers‚ . . .). In some cases the energy is the important part (heaters‚ motors) in other cases it is the information carried and manipulated by the circuit that is the useful output (telephone‚ cellular
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Case Orienting Questions The following questions are presented to assist you in your analysis of each case. You are expected to incorporate answers to these questions into your analysis‚ since they provide the essence of each case. ZENITH PET FOODS 1. How would you describe the household dog food market? 2. How might one segment the dog food market and where does Show Circuit fit? 3. How might Show Circuit be positioned in the dog food market? 4. What is the market potential for Show Circuit
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Low Voltage Analog Circuit Design Techniques: A Tutorial IEEE Dallas CAS Workshop 2000 Edgar Sánchez-Sinencio March 27‚ 2000 http://amsc.tamu.edu/ Texas A&M University Analog and Mixed-Signal Center Low Voltage Analog Circuit Design Techniques: Roadmap Low voltage (LV) power supply circuit design techniques are addressed in this tutorial. In particular: (i) Introduction; (ii) Transistor models capable to provide performance and power consumption tradeoffs; (iii) Low voltage
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PROJECT REPORT ON “COCOBERRY” - A FROZEN YOGURT CHAIN INTRODUCTION TO THE CONCEPT Amongst the educated and the cosmopolitans in the city of Kolkata‚ there is a sharp increase in the number of people who will go any limits to make sure they live healthy and eat healthy. With the rise in variety of food options at every nook and corner of the city‚ there is a cry for healthy food‚ which very less restaurants and eateries can provide. Food providers are more and more concentrating on the taste
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