electrical engineering
TRANSCRIPT
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
History
Chapter 14
1745: 1ST Electrical Capacitor
1837:1st Electric Telegraph
1861: 1st Electric Oven
WOOD
COMBINATION
ELECTRIC
1874:1st Electric Light Bulb
1887: 1ST Alternating Current Network
1904 :1st Diode
1929: 1ST Theory of Semi-Conductors
1943:1st Programmable Electronic Computer
1947:1st Transistor a semiconductor device is used to:
amplify switch electronic signals switch electrical power
1971 : 1ST Micro-Processor & 1st Micro-Computer
1975: Pong console
1977: Atari 2600 Console
1978: Electronic QB banned from high schools
1980: 1st Handheld Video Games and Commercial Cell Phones
1980s: 1st Personal Computer
1980s: The Walkman
1998:1st Hard Drive MP3 Player
Electrical Engineering relates both electronics and electrcity
Electronic vs Electrical Electronic Made with
semiconductor material Usually silicon Examples
Capacitors Diodes Transistors Relays
Electrical Made with
conductor material Metals and alloys Examples
Wires Switches Fuses
Alloy A homogeneous mixture made by
fusing two or more metals, or a metal and a nonmetal.
To obtain desirable qualities such as hardness, lightness, and strength.
Brass: Copper & Zinc Bronze:Copper & Tin
Electrical Current Electron flow current
occurs from the negative terminal (where there is an excess of negative electrons) to the positive terminal (where there is a lack of electrons)
Conventional current
Direct Current Electrons move continuously in the one
direction
AlternatingCurrent Electrons vibrate back and forth in a regular
pattern 60 Cycles per second or 60 Hz
Electrical function: the role that a component plays in the
control or transformation of electric current
Power Supply Provides the energy that causes
the current to flow through the circuit
AdvantagesPortable/CompactReplaceableRechargeableCheap
AdvantagesContinuous equal flowRecharges othersGood for big items
AdvantagesRenewableEnvironment friendlyGood for remote places
DisadvantagesDrains fastLimited PowerPolluting
DisadvantagesStationaryFire
DisadvantagesExpensiveFragileGood only when sunny
Conduction Energy transfer from one material to
another by direct contact. Conductors are materials that allow transfer
to happen. E.g. copper, aluminum, silver and optical
fibres. A printed circuit is an electrical circuit
printed on a solid support called a circuit board.
Insulation The electrical function performed
by a component to prevent the flow of an electric current
Prevent injury and short circuits E.g. Ceramic and plastic
Protection Protection is a component that
stops the flow of current in the event of a power surge
E.g. Fuses and circuit breakers
Control The function performed by a
component that can open or close a circuit
switches and pushbuttons are examples of controls
Switches Rocker Toggle Push button Magnetic contact
Switches Single pole switches open/close 1
contact at a time Double pole switches open/close 2
contacts Single throw switches allow
electrons to follow 1 path. Double throw switches allow
electrons to follow 1 of 2 paths
Energy Transformation Change of one form of energy (electricity)
to another form of energy Light energy Thermal (heat) energy Mechanical Sound Magnetic Induction
Components with other Functions
Capacitors Diodes Transistors Relays
Capacitors Can store electrical charge Composed of two electrical surfaces
separated by an insulator Charge builds up on one plate,
when the insulator is removed,
the charge is released
E.g. Camera flash
Diode Allows electric current to flow in one
direction Made of semi-conductors Protects electronic parts from
having electrons flow in the wrong direction
Used to convert AC to DC LEDs are Light Emitting Diodes
Transistors Block or amplify an
electric current Base acts like a valve that
controls current
Relays A relay opens or closes
a circuit using an electrical signal from another circuit
Used in lighting in a theatre, high voltage appliances
Resistors Resistors limit the flow of electrons through an
electrical circuit E.g. A 10 Ω resistor has less conductance than
a 100 Ω resistor.
Coding on 4 band resistors: the 1st two bands tell you the first two digits
of resistance (e.g. red=2; blue=6) the next band tells you what to multiply those
numbers by (e.g. red=100) the last band is tolerance factor
(e.g. gold= ±5%) Therefore a resistor with red, blue, red, gold
would have resistance of 2600 ohms ±5%
Activity Page 479, Q. 1-15