Sunday, February 22, 2009

Grade 8 - Series Circuit


In electronics, components of an electronic circuit can be connected in series or in parallel. Components connected in series are connected along a single path, so the same current flows through all of the components. Components connected in parallel are connected such that there are multiple independent paths along which the current can flow; in other words, the current is split among the different paths. A circuit composed solely of components connected in series is known as a series circuit; likewise, one connected completely in parallel is known as a parallel circuit.


Series circuits are sometimes called current-coupled or daisy chain-coupled. The current that flows in a series circuit will flow through every component in the circuit. Therefore, all of the components in a series connection carry the same current.

http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Series_and_parallel_circuits



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