Basic Electrical Symbol

• WIRE • LED ( Light Emitting

• Connected Wire Diode)
• Unconnected Wires
• PHOTODIODE / LDR
• SWITCHES (Light dependent resistor)
• Push button
• Single Pole Switch • ANTENNA
• Double Pole Switch
• TRANSFORMER
• CELL
• BATTERY • FUSE
• SOLAR CELL • LAMP
• RESISTOR • VOLTMETER
• DIODES • AMMETER
WIRE

• Represents a
conductor that
conducts
electrical current.

• Power line or
electric line
Connected Wires
• Represent the
connection of two
conductors
• Dot shows the junction
point
Unconnected
Wires

Represents two unconnected

wires/conductors
SWITCHES

A small device that

start or stops the flow of
electricity to something
when it is pressed or
move up and down.
2
Push button
• switch OFF
• Switch ON
Single Pole
Switch

Controls one circuit

Double Pole
Switch

Control two separate

circuit in single actuator

2
Cell

This provides
supply circuit
 Battery

A group of cell
Solar Cell

Is an electrical device that

converts the energy of light
directly into electricity by
the Photovoltaic
RESISTOR
• A device opposes
the flow of
current in a
circuit.

• Used to represent
fixed resistor
Diodes
Allows the current to
flow only in forward
bias condition
LED ( Light Emitting Diode)

Is similar to Diode but

they emit energy in the
form of light instead of
heat.
PHOTODIODE /
LDR (Light
dependent resistor)

Detects the light energy

and converts or voltage by
a mechanism.
Antenna
• Aerial or Antenna.
• It converts electrical
power into radio waves
• It is used in wireless
communication to
transmit or receive the
signal.
 Transformer

a basic element that

transfers energy in one
circuit to the other circuit
through electromagnetic
induction.
Fuse
Represent the fuse that
protects the circuit from
over current
 Lamp / Light
Bulb

Generates light when current

flows through
Voltmeter

An instrument for measuring

electric potential in volts.
Ammeter
An instrument for measuring electric
current amperes
Pictorial Diagram

Switch

Bulb
Cell
Assignment
• Research and draw the Schematic Diagram of a
Power Supply on Oslo paper.