Series Circuit
series circuit is a type of electrical circuit consisting of two or more electrical loads connected to the power supply through a circuit. Series circuit is an electrical circuit, where the input is a component derived from the output of other components. the factor that causes the electrical circuit series can save costs (used sparingly connecting cable).Besides having advantages, electrical circuit series also has a weakness, if one component is removed or damaged, the other components will not be working properly. For example, light bulbs strung together three series, the input of the light output of the lamp will come from others. If one lamp removed or damaged,
then the lights went out yan others will follow.
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| Series Circuit |
Dispositions of Series Circuit.
- The current flowing in each load is the same.
- Voltage source will be divided by the number of prisoners if the prisoners the same series, the total voltage drop in a series circuit of each detainee series is equal to the voltage source voltage total.
- Many electrical loads are connected in series, the circuit total resistance causes increased reduction in the current flowing in the circuit, the current that flows depends on a large number of load resistance in the circuit.
- If either the load or part of the circuit is disconnected or broken, the current flow stops, which causes the light to die.
- Voltage is more wasteful consumption compared with the parallel circuit.
Parallel Circuit
Parallel circuit is a circuit that has more than one flow of electrical current to the two or more electrical loads, for example in motor vehicles, most of the electrical load is connected in parallel. Each circuit can be linked disconnect without affecting other circuits.
Parallel circuit is one of the electrical circuit are arranged in rows. The lights were installed in the home is generally a parallel circuit, Parallel electrical circuit is an electrical circuit, in which all components of the input comes from the same source. All components are arranged parallel to one another, So factor that causes parallel arrangement in the electric circuit to cost more (connecting cable is needed more). In addition to these weaknesses, the parallel arrangement has certain advantages compared to the composition of the series. The advantage is that if one component removed or damaged, then the other components remain functional as it should be.
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Dispositions of Parallel Circuit.
- The voltage on each electrical load is equal to the voltage source.
- Each branch in a parallel circuit is a circuit individu.Arus each branch is a branch of the prisoners depend.
- In most resistance are arranged in a parallel circuit, the circuit total resistance decreases, therefore the total current greater. (resistance of the total parallel circuit is smaller than the smallest in the series resistance.) .
- If there is one branch of a parallel prisoner interrupted, the flow will be interrupted only by a series of detainees. Another branch circuits still work without being distracted by the severed branch circuit.
- Voltage consumption is relatively more efficient when compared to the series circuit.


