3/6/20 by Kirkpatrick Finnell https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk Made with the best of intentions en-us 2020-03-06 13:47:28 UTC 2020-03-12 13:15:46 UTC hello@padlet.com Hybrid car kwfinnell23 https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455729049 A hybrid vehicle uses two or more distinct types of power, such as internal combustion engine to drive an electric generator that powers an electric motor]]> 2020-03-06 13:48:08 UTC https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455729049 incandescent lamp kwfinnell23 https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455729232 An incandescent light bulb, incandescent lamp or incandescent light globe is an electric light with a wire filament heated until it glows.]]> 2020-03-06 13:48:24 UTC https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455729232 Institute of electrical and electronics engineer kwfinnell23 https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455729423  a global association and organization of professionals working toward the development, implementation and maintenance of technology-centered products and services.]]> 2020-03-06 13:48:41 UTC https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455729423 Insulator kwfinnell23 https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455730355 An electrical insulator is a material whose internal electric charges do not flow freely; very little electric current will flow through it under the influence of an electric field.]]> 2020-03-06 13:49:50 UTC https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455730355 integrated circuit (IC) kwfinnell23 https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455730463 an electronic circuit formed on a small piece of semiconducting material, performing the same function as a larger circuit made from discrete components.]]> 2020-03-06 13:49:59 UTC https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455730463 ion kwfinnell23 https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455730784 an atom or molecule with a net electric charge due to the loss or gain of one or more electrons.]]> 2020-03-06 13:50:29 UTC https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455730784 light-emitting diode (LED) lamp kwfinnell23 https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455731018  emits light when current flows through it. Electrons in the semiconductor recombine with electron holes, releasing energy in the form of photons.]]> 2020-03-06 13:50:48 UTC https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455731018 motor kwfinnell23 https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455731133 a machine, especially one powered by electricity or internal combustion, that supplies motive power for a vehicle or for some other device with moving parts.]]> 2020-03-06 13:50:58 UTC https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455731133 neutron kwfinnell23 https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455731263 a subatomic particle of about the same mass as a proton but without an electric charge, present in all atomic nuclei except those of ordinary hydrogen.]]> 2020-03-06 13:51:11 UTC https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455731263 ohm(Ω) ohmmeter kwfinnell23 https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455731396 an instrument for measuring electrical resistance.]]> 2020-03-06 13:51:21 UTC https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455731396 Ohm’s law kwfinnell23 https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455731487 Description
Ohm's law states that the current through a conductor between two points is directly proportional to the voltage across the two points.
]]> 2020-03-06 13:51:29 UTC https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455731487 oscilloscope kwfinnell23 https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455731587 a device for viewing oscillations, as of electrical voltage or current, by a display on the screen of a cathode ray tube.]]> 2020-03-06 13:51:38 UTC https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455731587 parallel circuits polarity kwfinnell23 https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455731688 Polarity in a Parallel Circuit. Just as in series circuits, electrical current flows “from negative to positive” through each of the load components in a parallel circuit.]]> 2020-03-06 13:51:47 UTC https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455731688 power kwfinnell23 https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455731784 Electric power is defined as the rate at which electrical energy is consumed in an electrical circuit. The SI unit of power is the watt, which is one joule per second.]]> 2020-03-06 13:51:54 UTC https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455731784 primary cell kwfinnell23 https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455731880 an electric cell that produces current by an irreversible chemical reaction.]]> 2020-03-06 13:52:02 UTC https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455731880 proton kwfinnell23 https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455731976 a stable subatomic particle occurring in all atomic nuclei, with a positive electric charge equal in magnitude to that of an electron, but of opposite sign.]]> 2020-03-06 13:52:09 UTC https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455731976 resistance kwfinnell23 https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455732057 The electrical resistance of an object is a measure of its opposition to the flow of electric current.]]> 2020-03-06 13:52:17 UTC https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455732057 resistor kwfinnell23 https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455732147 a device having a designed resistance to the passage of an electric current.]]> 2020-03-06 13:52:27 UTC https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455732147 schematic diagram kwfinnell23 https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455732245 A schematic, or schematic diagram, is a representation of the elements of a system using abstract, graphic symbols rather than realistic pictures.]]> 2020-03-06 13:52:35 UTC https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455732245 schematic symbol kwfinnell23 https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455732367 A schematic, or schematic diagram, is a representation of the elements of a system using abstract, graphic symbols rather than realistic pictures.]]> 2020-03-06 13:52:44 UTC https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455732367 secondary cell kwfinnell23 https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455732549 A rechargeable battery, storage battery, or secondary cell, is a type of electrical battery which can be charged, discharged into a load, and recharged many times, as opposed to a disposable or primary battery, which is supplied fully charged and discarded after use.]]> 2020-03-06 13:53:01 UTC https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455732549 semiconductor sensor kwfinnell23 https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455732669 Semiconductor-based temperature sensors, or integrated circuit (IC) temperature sensors, operate with reverse bias, have a small capacitance and a low leakage current.]]> 2020-03-06 13:53:10 UTC https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455732669 series kwfinnell23 https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455732886 A series circuit is a closed circuit in which the current follows one path, as opposed to a parallel circuit where the circuit is divided into two or more paths. In a series circuit, the current through each load is the same and the total voltage across the circuit is the sum of the voltages across each load.]]> 2020-03-06 13:53:28 UTC https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455732886 circuit kwfinnell23 https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455732997 An electronic circuit is composed of individual electronic components, such as resistors, transistors, capacitors, inductors and diodes, connected by conductive wires or traces through which electric current can flow.]]> 2020-03-06 13:53:38 UTC https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455732997 alternating current (ac) kwfinnell23 https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455733235 Alternating current is an electric current which periodically reverses direction, in contrast to direct current which flows only in one direction.]]> 2020-03-06 13:53:59 UTC https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455733235 American Wire Gage (AWG) system kwfinnell23 https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455733709  a logarithmic stepped standardized wire gauge system used since 1857, predominantly in North America, for the diameters of round, solid, nonferrous, electrically conducting wire.]]> 2020-03-06 13:54:42 UTC https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455733709 ammeter kwfinnell23 https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455733823 An ammeter (from Ampere Meter) is a measuring instrument used to measure the current in a circuit. Electric currents are measured in amperes (A), hence the name.]]> 2020-03-06 13:54:52 UTC https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455733823 atom kwfinnell23 https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455733913 the basic unit of a chemical element.]]> 2020-03-06 13:55:00 UTC https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455733913 battery kwfinnell23 https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455734009 a container consisting of one or more cells, in which chemical energy is converted into electricity and used as a source of power.]]> 2020-03-06 13:55:07 UTC https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455734009 capacitor kwfinnell23 https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455734121 A capacitor is a device that stores electrical energy in an electric field. It is a passive electronic component with two terminals.]]> 2020-03-06 13:55:17 UTC https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455734121 cell kwfinnell23 https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455734320 An electrical cell is a device used to generate electricity, or to make chemical reactions by applying electricity.]]> 2020-03-06 13:55:38 UTC https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455734320 circuit board kwfinnell23 https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455734446 A printed circuit board mechanically supports and electrically connects electrical or electronic components using conductive tracks, pads and other features etched from one or more sheet layers of copper laminated onto and/or between sheet layers of a non-conductive substrate.]]> 2020-03-06 13:55:47 UTC https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455734446 compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) kwfinnell23 https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455734512 A compact fluorescent lamp, also called compact fluorescent light, energy-saving light and compact fluorescent tube, is a fluorescent lamp designed to replace an incandescent light bulb]]> 2020-03-06 13:55:55 UTC https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455734512 conductor kwfinnell23 https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455734624 In physics and electrical engineering, a conductor is an object or type of material that allows the flow of charge in one or more directions.]]> 2020-03-06 13:56:04 UTC https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455734624 continuity tester kwfinnell23 https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455734718 A continuity tester is an item of electrical test equipment used to determine if an electrical path can be established between two points; that is if an electrical circuit can be made.]]> 2020-03-06 13:56:13 UTC https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455734718 coulomb kwfinnell23 https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455734813 The coulomb is the International System of Units unit of electric charge.]]> 2020-03-06 13:56:22 UTC https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455734813 current kwfinnell23 https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455734952 An electric current is the rate of flow of electric charge past a point or region. ]]> 2020-03-06 13:56:33 UTC https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455734952 diode kwfinnell23 https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455735030 A diode is a two-terminal electronic component that conducts current primarily in one direction; it has low resistance in one direction, and high resistance in the other.]]> 2020-03-06 13:56:40 UTC https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455735030 direct current (dc) kwfinnell23 https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455735116 an electric current flowing in one direction only.]]> 2020-03-06 13:56:47 UTC https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455735116 electrical engineering kwfinnell23 https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455735228 Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design and application of equipment, devices and systems which use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism.]]> 2020-03-06 13:56:58 UTC https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455735228 electricity kwfinnell23 https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455735332 a form of energy resulting from the existence of charged particles (such as electrons or protons), either statically as an accumulation of charge or dynamically as a current.]]> 2020-03-06 13:57:07 UTC https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455735332 electrode kwfinnell23 https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455735454 a conductor through which electricity enters or leaves an object, substance, or region.]]> 2020-03-06 13:57:18 UTC https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455735454 electron kwfinnell23 https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455735633 a stable subatomic particle with a charge of negative electricity, found in all atoms and acting as the primary carrier of electricity in solids.]]> 2020-03-06 13:57:33 UTC https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455735633 fluorescent lamp kwfinnell23 https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455735725 A fluorescent lamp, or fluorescent tube, is a low-pressure mercury-vapor gas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light.]]> 2020-03-06 13:57:42 UTC https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455735725 gas discharge lamp kwfinnell23 https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455735886 Gas-discharge lamps are a family of artificial light sources that generate light by sending an electric discharge through an ionized gas, a plasma.]]> 2020-03-06 13:57:55 UTC https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455735886 generator kwfinnell23 https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455735997 a dynamo or similar machine for converting mechanical energy into electricity.]]> 2020-03-06 13:58:05 UTC https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455735997 series-parallel combination circuits kwfinnell23 https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455736332 A combination circuit is one that has a "combination" of series and parallel paths for the electricity to flow. Its properties are a combination of the two. ]]> 2020-03-06 13:58:33 UTC https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455736332 solar cell kwfinnell23 https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455736448 A solar cell, or photovoltaic cell, is an electrical device that converts the energy of light directly into electricity by the photovoltaic effect, which is a physical and chemical phenomenon.]]> 2020-03-06 13:58:42 UTC https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455736448 solderless breadboard kwfinnell23 https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455736560 A breadboard is a construction base for prototyping of electronics.]]> 2020-03-06 13:58:52 UTC https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455736560 static electricity switch kwfinnell23 https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455736688 Static transfer switches (STS) are such electrical devices which are used for very fast switching between electrical power sources.
They perform instantaneous switching operations and thus supply immediate power to the load.

]]> 2020-03-06 13:59:02 UTC https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455736688 transistor kwfinnell23 https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455736809 A transistor is a semiconductor device used to amplify or switch electronic signals and electrical power.]]> 2020-03-06 13:59:11 UTC https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455736809 troubleshoot kwfinnell23 https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455736930 trace and correct faults in a mechanical or electronic system.]]> 2020-03-06 13:59:18 UTC https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455736930 valence shell kwfinnell23 https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455737075 Valence shell is the outermost shell of every element.]]> 2020-03-06 13:59:30 UTC https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455737075 variable resistor kwfinnell23 https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455737205 A variable resistor is a resistor of which the electric resistance value can be adjusted.]]> 2020-03-06 13:59:40 UTC https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455737205 volt kwfinnell23 https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455737319 The volt is the derived unit for electric potential, electric potential difference, and electromotive force.]]> 2020-03-06 13:59:49 UTC https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455737319 voltage kwfinnell23 https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455737425 Voltage, electric potential difference, electric pressure or electric tension is the difference in electric potential between two points.]]> 2020-03-06 13:59:57 UTC https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455737425 voltmeter kwfinnell23 https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455737549 A voltmeter is an instrument used for measuring electrical potential difference between two points in an electric circuit.]]> 2020-03-06 14:00:07 UTC https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455737549 volt-ohm-milliammeter(VOM) kwfinnell23 https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455737916 The multimeter or volt-ohm-milli-ammeter (VOM) is the type of meter which performs the multiple functions. In other words, in VOM the multiple measuring functions are combined in a single unit.]]> 2020-03-06 14:00:29 UTC https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455737916 watt kwfinnell23 https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455738139 The watt is a unit of power. In the International System of Units it is defined as a derived unit of 1 joule per second, and is used to quantify the rate of energy transfer.]]> 2020-03-06 14:00:47 UTC https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455738139 Watt’s law kwfinnell23 https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455738242 Watt's Law states that: Power (in Watts) = Voltage (in Volts) x Current (in Amps) P = V I Combining with Ohm's law we get two other useful forms: P = V*V / R and P = I*I*R Power is a measurement of the amount of work that can be done with the circuit, such as turning a motor or lighiting a light bulb]]> 2020-03-06 14:00:56 UTC https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455738242 zener diode kwfinnell23 https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455738349 A Zener diode is a type of diode that allows current to flow in the conventional manner - from its anode to its cathode i.e. when the anode is positive with respect to the cathode.]]> 2020-03-06 14:01:04 UTC https://padlet.com/kwfinnell23/1hbf2zqwavvk/wish/455738349