How Does A Circuit Work
What does flipping that switch accomplish.
How does a circuit work. A circuit breaker does the same thing as a fuse it opens a circuit as soon as current climbs to unsafe levels but you can use it over and over again. The circuit breaker the wire and even the wire insulation are all designed to work as a system and that system has limits. A simple electrical circuit consists of a power source two conducting wires one end of each being attached to each terminal of the cell. To turn out the light the circuit needs to be broken by adding a switch.
Try to push more current through a circuit than it s designed for and things start happening fig. Advertisement the basic circuit breaker consists of a simple switch connected to either a bimetallic strip or an electromagnet. Also shown is a schematic representation of the circuit showing the driving voltage current flow and resistance to the flow of electricity offered by the heater. It does not matter where the switch goes as the effect is the same.
Your blood vessels arteries veins and capillaries are like the wires in a circuit. An electric circuit is an unbroken path along which an electric current exists and or is able to flow. The bulb glows because electricity flows through the. An electric circuit is in many ways similar to your circulatory system.
If you can make sense of voltage current and resistance then you can make sense of how electric circuits work.