CLIL: ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS

MANUEL CAMERUCCI,
3° QUADRIENNALE 2021-2022
 WHAT IS AN ELECTRICAL
CIRCUIT?
• SET OF ELEMENTS THAT ALLOW A CONTINUOUS FLOW OF ELECTRICAL
CHARGES (ELECTRONS)

• IN ORDER TO WORK CRRECTLY AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT MUST CONTAIN:

• 1 active elemet(es. Battery, dinamo, alternator)
• 1 conductor (power wires)
• 1 Utilizer/ Resistor (es. Light bulb)
• ALTRI ELEMENTI NON OBBLIGATORI CHE CARATTERIZZANO UN CIRCUITO
ELETTRICO SONO:
• 1 Switch
• 1 passiv element (Capacitor, Fuse)
 HOW TO REALIZE AN ELECTRICAL
CIRCUIT
• In order to create a working circuit, if a battery is used as an active element, a
potential differece must be created between the two poles, then we connect
the two poles of the battery, then connect the two conductors to a user (light
bulb) and we would see that the user will start working
• Within the circuit we can also add the other elements such as the switch,
which allows us to decide whether or not to let the flow of electrons pass
 DEPICTION OF AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT

Electricity generator
(battery)
Circuito aperto
Switch (circuito non funzionante)

Utilizer (light bulb)

Power wires

Circuito chiuso
(circuito in funzione)
OHM’S LAWS
• 1° Ohm law: R=V/I so 1Ω= 1V/1°A
• In a metal conductor, the intensity of current (at constant temperature) is directly proportional to the voltage
applied to its ends and inversely proportional to the resistance of the conductor
• R – resistance of the conductor (Ω/ ohm)
• V – potencial difference (V/ volt)
• I – Intensity (A/ ampere)
• 2° Ohm law= R= p * L/S
• The resostamce of a conductor is directly proportional to its length and inversely proportional to its section
• R – resistance of the conductor; (Ω/ ohm)
ρ – specific resistance or resistance of the material; ((Ω/m; ohm/meters)
l – length of the conductor;(m; meters)
S – conductor cross section area; (m^2)