Electricity in

Buildings
Mr. Moore

What is electricity?
ELECTRICITY IS A FORM OF ENERGY

WE USE IT EVERY DAY

FLOW OF ELECTRONS IS AN ELECTRICAL CURRENT

POSITIVE AND
NEGATIVE CHARGES
THINK MORE PROTONS MEANS A POSITIVE CHARGE

Flowing electrons make electricity

but how can we use it?
YOU HAVE THREE REQUIREMENTS:

1.

A CIRCUIT OR PATH

2.
A POWER
SOURCE E.G. A
BATTERY OR
GENERATOR

3.
AN APPLIANCE
TO USE THE
ELECTRICITY

Electrical Circuits
AN ELECTRICAL
CIRCUIT IS THE PATH
ALONG WHICH
ELECTRICITY WILL
TRAVEL
A COMPLETE COURSE
OF CONDUCTORS
THROUGH WHICH
CURRENT CAN TRAVEL

MUST BE CONTINUOUS

MUST START AND END AT THE SAME POINT

SIMPLE CIRCUIT
WITH A
BATTERY AND
LAMP

MOST CIRCUITS IN
BUILDINGS WILL
CONSIST OF:

EARTH WIRE
NEUTRAL WIRE

Ring main socket sytem

CONSUMER
UNIT

LIVE WIRE

NEUTRAL

RADIAL LIGHTING SYTEM

EARTH

LIVE

ONE WAY SWTICHING

LIGHT
SOCKET

SWITCH

BOTH SWITCHES MUST

BE TOUCHING THE SAME
LIVE WIRE TO WORK

TWO WAY SWITCHING

WIRING A PLUG
CUT THE OUTER
INSULATION TO EXPOSE
THE THREE CABLE INSIDE

STRIP ABOUT 10MM OF THE

COLOURED
INSULATIONFROM EACH
CORE

EARTH

NEUTRAL
LIVE