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    Since electricity is a natural force it didn't have to be invented. It did have to be discovered and understood. Most people give credit to Benjamin Franklin for discovering electricity from his experiment when storm clouds transferred to the kite and electricity flowed down the string and gave him a shock. He's lucky that he didn't get hurt, but he didn't mind the shock since it proved his idea. But was Benjamin Franklin really the first person to discover electricity? Maybe not! At the turn of

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    Electric Power Transmission

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    transfer of electrical energy, from generating power plants to substations located near population centers. This is distinct from the local wiring between high-voltage substations and customers, which is typically referred to as electric power distribution. Transmission lines, when interconnected with each other, become high-voltage transmission networks. In the US, these are typically referred to as "power grids" or just "the grid", while in the UK the network is

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    Edison, Insull and Mitchell contributed to creating an integrated electrical infrastructure in America by ‘relating everything to a single central vision, one system less or more coherent or articulate’. Edison invented electrical systems, Insull was managing electrical systems and Mitchell financed their expansion. Edison’s electric lighting systems threatened the existing gas lighting industry and introduced people to an entirely new type of energy. Insull is remembered for creative innovations

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    1 - Brief We have been asked to prepare a full design of the electrical services for a 2 storey rural country house, consisting of; 6 bedrooms, 1 study, a main lounge, a dining room, a family room, 1 bathroom, an en-suite, 1 shower room, 1 toilet, a kitchen and a utility room. The task has been split up into 3 parts these are: • Part A – this part of the task is to use the 17th Edition IEE Wiring Regulations and other relevant regulations and guidance to explain the factors needed to be considered

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    In many methods, skin and proximity effects are very important. Another important parameter is alternative current (a.c.) resistance, rac. This parameter is frequency dependence. It can be shown that rac increased with the increased of frequency (Du, & Burnett, (2000), (Demoulias, Labridis, Dokopoulos & Gouramanis, 2007), (Desmet, Vanalme, Belmans, & Van Dommelen, 2008). Some research papers used value from published graph such as by The Okonite Company and Anixter Inc. (The Okonite Company, 2001)

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    to do a walkthrough of a typical house and discuss some of the electrical renovations you may be tempted to take on yourself and let's talk about some of the challenges you might face so come on in let's take a look remember the most important part of any electrical work is to ensure your own personal safety in order to do that you need to identify the circuit you're going to be working on come down to the electrical panel and identify the breaker that feeds that circuit turn off that breaker and

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    Types of DC Motors and DC Generators MOTORS – convert electrical energy to mechanical energy Motors and generators are the most frequent used electrical machines. ❖ Generators action can take place when and only when, there is a relative motion between conducting wires and magnetic lines of force. ❖ Electric motor is in operation when it is supplied with electrical energy and develops torque, that is, a tendency to produce rotation. ❖ In DC generator, the armature winding is mechanically

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    Background Making Electricity and Hydroelectric Generators Electricity is the flow of electrons through a metal wire, or through a conductor. Electrons are tiny particles found in atoms, and is also one of the building blocks of all matter. Electrons carry tiny negative charges, when they move through a conductor they produce a little invisible magnetic force. The strength depends on how in motion the electrons are. Pushing the electrons a little closer and tighter can

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    Resistance in a Wire Coursework In this investigation we are trying to look for resistance in a piece of wire, and how the length of a wire can increase or decrease the resistance. The things that affect the resistance in a wire are: • the length of the wire • a certain amount of wire • cross sectional area of the wire (thickness) • temperature • material What things can affect the resistance in a wire? The temperature can affect the resistance in a wire, because the more thermal

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    Battery, resistance, and current Go to http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/battery-resistor-circuit and click on Run Now. Batteries, Resistance and Current “Battery-Resistor”: Check “show battery” and “show cores”, watch what happens, adjust some variables Why do electrons (blue dots) move? Draw a diagram of the battery, label the flow of electrons. The flow of current (+) is opposite; draw this and note if toward or away from + terminal of the battery. Answer: The electrons

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