EEEC0214 – CIRCUITS 1

LESSON 1: FUNDAMENTALS of CIRCUIT

Contents: The Nature of Electricity; Electrical Standards and Conventions; OHM’s Law and Power

I. The NATURE of ELECTRICITY

 Structure of the Atom
 The Electric Charge
 The Coulomb
 The Electrostatic Field
 Potential Difference
 Current
 Current Flow
 Sources of Electricity
 Direct and Alternating Current and Voltages

II. ELCTRICAL STANDARDS and CONVENTIONS

 Graphical Symbols
 Electrical Diagrams

III. OHM’s LAW and POWER

 The Electric Current
 Resistance
 Fixed Resistors
 Variable Resistors
 Ohm’s Law
 Electric Power
 Horsepower
 Electric Energy