Module 1
Module 1
Engineering
A RV E L
VELASQUEZ
Learning Objectives:
1. Understand the basic electrical engineering
principle, concepts, laws and theorems.
2. Distinguish the general aspects of direct current
However, now it has been established that electricity constitutes the flow of
electrons in the circuit, and in this process, a work is done. It is a form of energy.
The Greatest discoveries of man that come from the Greek word “electron”
which means amber. Electricity is all about electrons, which are the
fundamental cause of electricity.
William Gilbert Benjamin Franklin Luigi Galvani Alessandro Volta
In 1752, Franklin proved that lightning and the spark from amber
were one and the same thing. This story is a familiar one, in which
Franklin fastened an iron spike to a silken kite, which he flew during a
thunderstorm, while holding the end of the kite string by an iron key.
When lightning flashed, a tiny spark jumped from the key to his wrist.
The experiment proved Franklin's theory but was extremely dangerous -
he could easily have been killed.
Luigi Galvani
In 1786, Luigi Galvani, an Italian professor of medicine, found that when the leg of a dead
frog was touched by a metal knife, the leg twitched violently. Galvani thought that the
muscles of the frog must contain electricity.
By 1792, another Italian scientist, Alessandro Volta, disagreed: he realized that the main
factors in Galvani's discovery were the two different metals - the steel knife and the tin
plate - upon which the frog was lying. Volta showed that when moisture comes between
two different metals, electricity is created.
This led him to invent the first electric battery, the voltaic pile, which he made from thin
sheets of copper and zinc separated by moist pasteboard.
In this way, a new kind of electricity was discovered, electricity that flowed steadily like a
current of water instead of discharging itself in a single spark or shock.
Volta showed that electricity could be made to travel from one place to another by wire,
thereby making an important contribution to the science of electricity. The unit of
electrical potential, the Volt, is named after him.
Alessandro Volta
Michael Faraday
The credit for generating electric current on a practical scale goes to the famous
English scientist, Michael Faraday. Faraday was greatly interested in the invention
of the electromagnet, but his brilliant mind took earlier experiments still further. If
electricity could produce magnetism, why couldn't magnetism produce electricity?
Faraday also realized that the electric force is transmitted by an electric field.
James Watt
produced?
Semiconductors
In-between conductors and insulators in their
ability to conduct electricity
Other Types of Conductors
Conductivity can be greatly enhanced by adding
Electrolytes small amounts of other elements
Semiconductors Requires quantum physics to truly understand
how they work.
Insulator So, if a potential voltage is applied to the material no
current will flow as there are no electrons to move which
gives these materials their insulating properties.
Insulators on the other hand are the exact
Examples of good insulators are marble, p.v.c plastics,
opposite of conductors. They are made of
rubber, glass ,oil, asphalt, fiberglass, porcelain, ceramic,
materials, generally non- metals, that have dry cotton, dry copper, dry wood, air, diamond, mica,
very few or no “free electrons” float about textile fiber, and wax.
within their basic atom structure because the
electrons in the outer valence shell are
strongly attached by the positively charge
inner nucleus. So, if a potential voltage is
applied to the material no current will flow as
there are no electrons to move which gives
these materials their insulating properties.
SYSTEMS OF PREFIX SI symbol Exponent Form
UNITS exa
peta
E
P
1018
1015
tera T 1012
giga G 109
EXAMPLES
DIRECT
CURRENT
SYSTEM
Direct current (DC) is an electric
current that is uni-directional, so the
flow of charge is always in the same
direction. As opposed to alternating
current, the direction and amperage of
direct currents do not change. It is used
in many household electronics and in
all devices that use batteries. Anything
that works with a battery works on DC.
▪ Fundamental theory upon which all
branches of electrical engineering are
built.
ELECTRIC
▪ Many branches of electrical engineering,
CIRCUIT
such as power, electric machines,
control, electronics, communications, THEORY
and instrumentation, are based on
electric circuit theory.
ELECTRIC CIRCUIT
Electric Charge
(Q)
Example:
If a current of 5A flows
for 10s, find the quantity
of electricity transferred.
Charge
(Q)
Example:
If a current of 10mA flows for
four minutes, find the quantity
of electricity transferred.
Charge
(Q)
CIRCUIT VARIABLES
It is the flow rate of electric charge
through a conducting medium with
respect to time, measured in Amperes
(A) or Coulombs/sec. I= i=
Electric
Where: I = Current in Amperes (A)
Current Q = Charge in Coulombs (C)
Electric
Current
(I)
Example:
What current must flow if a charge
of 24 mC is to be transferred in
15ms?
Electric
Current
(I)
Types of Electric
Current
Direct Current (DC)
The flow of electric charge in only one
direction is known as direct current (DC).
As DC flows only in one direction; hence it
is also referred to as unidirectional current.
V=
difference per unit charge between two points in an
electric field.
Voltage
(V) 1V = 1 = 1
Types of Voltage
DC Voltage AC Voltage
The DC voltage induces the direct current The AC voltage is the force that derive the
between the two points. The DC voltage alternating current between the two points. It
waves only in one direction and the is produced by electric generator.
magnitude of the voltage always remain
constant. It is commonly produced by
batteries.
Voltage
(V)
Example:
How much energy
does a 1.5V give 2C of
charge?
Voltage
(V)
Example:
Work equal to 136.0 joules is
expended in moving electrons
between two points in an
electric circuit. What potential
difference does this establish
between the two points?
Voltage
(V)
CIRCUIT VARIABLES
Power is the time rate of expending or
absorbing energy, measured in watts (W) or
J/s,
PR
Where: P = Power in watts (W)
Watt is the unit of Power. V= Voltage in volts (V)
Equivalent to one joule of energy
consumed in one second. I = Current in amperes (A)
Named after the British engineer and R = Resistance in ohms (Ω)
inventor James Watt.
Power P= 1W = 1
Where: P = Power in watts (W)
(P) W = Work done in joules (J)
t = Time in seconds (s)
Power
(P)
Example:
How much power does a
220V, 5A electric lamp
consume?
Power
(P)
Example:
A portable machine requires a
force of 200N to move it. How
much work is done if the
machine is moved 20m and
what average power is utilized
if the movement takes 25s?
Power
(P)
CIRCUIT VARIABLES
(W)
Kilowatt-hour (kW-hr)
- unit in which electrical energy is sold to a
consumer.
1 calorie= 4.186 joules
1 hp = 746 watts
1 BTU= 252 calories
1 kW-hr= 3600 kJ= 3413 BTU =860 kcal
1 joule= 1 x ergs
1 day = 24 hours
1 month = 30 days = 720 hours
1 year = 365 days = 8760 hours
Energy Unit
Conversions
Example:
A 220V, 5A electric lamp is
used for 30 minutes. How
much energy does it require?
Energy
(W)
Example:
A source emf of 5V supplies a
current of 3A for 10 minutes.
How much energy in calories
are provided in this time?
Energy
(W)
Supplementary Problem:
4. The current in an electric lamp is
1. How much charge is 5 amperes. What quantity of
represented by 4,600 electricity flows towards the
electrons? filament in 6 minutes?
Circuit
2. Calculate the amount of 5. A constant current of 4 A charges
Variables charge represented by six a capacitor. How long will it take to
million protons. accumulate a total charge of 8
coulombs on the plates?
3. In what time would a
current of 10A transfer a
charge of 50 C?
6. A mass of 1000 kg is raised 8. An electric heater consumes
through a height of 10m in 20s. 3.6 MJ when connected to a
What is (a) the work done and (b) 250 V supply for 40 minutes.
the power developed? Find the power rating of the
Circuit 7. Electrical equipment in an office
heater and the current taken
from the supply.
Variables takes a current of 13 A from a 240
V supply. Estimate the cost per 9. How many calories does an
week of electricity if the equipment electric heater of 100 watts
is used for 30 hours each week and generate per second?
1 kWh of energy costs 7 pesos.
CIRCUIT Active circuit elements
ELEMENTS Active circuit elements are capable of
generating energy such as generators,
batteries, operational amplifiers etc
• Active Circuit Elements
• Passive Circuit Elements Passive circuit elements
Passive circuit elements are not capable of
generating energy such as resistors,
capacitors, inductors etc.
ACTIVE
CIRCUIT Most important active elements are
voltage and current sources which deliver
ELEMENTS power to the circuit connected to them.
Law of
Resistance
Law of Resistance
Specific Resistance
or Resistivity (ρ)
The resistance of electrical materials
in terms of unit dimensions length and
cross – sectional area. It is the amount Where:
R = Resistance
of change of resistance in a material
A = Cross-sectional area
per unit change in temperature. ρ = Resistivity
L = Length
Unit is ohm-circular mils per foot (Ω- V = Volume
CM/ft) or ohm-meter (Ω-m).
Law of Resistance
Specific Resistance
or Resistivity (ρ)
RESISTIVITY OF COMMON ELEMENTS AT 20°C
1. Which among these given materials has the
lowest resistivity?
Law of
Resistance
Law of Resistance
Circular Mil
(CM)
Law of Resistance
Circular Mil
(CM)
Examples:
1. What is the size in square millimeter of the
cable of 250 MCM size?
Examples:
Examples:
Find the Rated value, Minimum, 6. Blue, Blue, Black and Gold
Maximum, Ohmic values and Range of the
given color bands. 7. Blue, Red, Gray and Gold
1. Black, Yellow, White and Silver 8. White, Violet, Green and Silver
2. Red, Red, Orange and No color 9. Black, Red, Yellow and Silver
3. Red, Violet, Gray and Gold 10. White, Orange, Violet and Gold
PASSIVE
CIRCUIT
ELEMENTS
2. Inductor
PASSIVE
CIRCUIT
ELEMENTS
2. Inductor
PASSIVE
CIRCUIT
ELEMENTS
3. Capacitor
PASSIVE
CIRCUIT
ELEMENTS
3. Capacitor
Ohm's
Law
V = IR
Where: V = impressed voltage in volts (V)
I = current drawn in amperes (A)
R = resistance in ohms (Ω)
It states that the current flowing in an
electric circuit is directly proportional to
the impressed emf applied to the circuit
and inversely to the equivalent resistance
of the said circuit. Named after the
German physicist, Georg S. Ohm (1787-
1854)
Example:
The current flowing through a resistor
is 0.8 A when a potential difference of
20 V is applied. Determine
the value of the resistance.
Ohm's
Law
Example:
What is the current produced by a
voltage of 240 V through a resistance
of 0.2 Ω?
Ohm's
Law
Example:
Determine the voltage which must be
applied to a 2 kΩ resistor in order that a
current of 10 mA may flow.
Ohm's
Law
Example:
100 V battery is connected across a
resistor and causes a current of 5 mA to
flow. Determine the resistance of the
resistor. If the voltage is now reduced
to 25 V, what will be the new value of
the current flowing?
Ohm's
Law
Conductivity
Conductivity (δ)– reciprocal of resistivity
G= == δ=
Where:
δ = conductivity (siemens per meter)
ρ = specific resistance
L = length(meter)
(resistivity)(ohm- meter)
A = cross sectional area(square meter)
G = conductance(siemens)
R = resistance(ohm)
4. A battery may be rated in ampere-
hours (Ah). A lead-acid battery is rated
1. The voltage across a 1.1 kW at 160 Ah. (a) what is the maximum
toaster that produces a current current it can supply for 40 h? (b) how
of 10 A is . many days it last if it discharged at 1
mA?
2. A telephone wire has a
Chapter current of 20 µA flowing
through it. How long does it
5. How much work is done by a 12-V
automobile battery in moving 5 x 10 20
take for a charge of 15 C to
Test pass through the wire?
electrons from the positive terminal to
the negative terminal?