Category: Basics

Laws of Electrostatics

Kirchhoff’s Laws: Kirchhoff’s First Law (current law) :Kirchhoff’s Current Law or KCL, states that the “total current  entering a junction is exactly equal to the current leaving the junction, as no charge is lost within the node. Kirchhoff’s Second...

Define Current

potential difference The difference in the potentials of two charged bodies is called potential difference.        Unit of PD is Volt. Electric Potential The capacity of a charged body to do work is called...

What is Contactor?

Contactor: The contactor is defined as a switching device capable of making, carrying and breaking a load circuit. It may be operated by hand, electromagnetic, or using relays. Mainly consists of main contacts, auxiliary...

Villari effect

Magnetostriction: When a magnetic material is magnetize, changes in dimensions is called magnetostriction. It is caused by rotation of domain of ferro magnetic material under the influence of the applied magnetic field. Humming noise...

Electrical Engineering Materials

I Unit – Conducting Materials 1. List any two conducting Materials? The material which allow the flow of charges (electrons) through them are called conducting materials.  Silver, copper, Aluminum, Gold 2. Briefly describe the...

ACSR Conductors

Short note about ACSR Conductor. Its Full form is Aluminium conductor steel reinforced. It has central core of  Galvanized steel core with one or more layers of aluminum wires stranded outside. Reinforcement is done...

Aluminum Properties

List out the Properties of Aluminum Properties Pure Aluminium is silvery colour with metallic luster. It is cheap and light as compared to copper, but it has much smaller conductivity and Tensile strength than...

Properties of Gold

List out the Properties of Gold. Properties It is the best known electrical conductor. It is found in the form of dust in the beds of rivers and veins among rocks and ores of...

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