Cross Wars: The Impedance Strikes Back

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Across
  1. 4. A diode used to stabilize voltage across a load
  2. 5. A strand or group of strands of electrically conductive material, normally copper or aluminum.
  3. 7. Mechanical device used to stop or redirect the flow of electricity
  4. 10. An apparatus for converting an alternating electrical current from a high to a low potential (voltage) or vice versa
  5. 11. a circuit in which all components are connected in tandem
  6. 12. A material with 4 valence electrons
  7. 14. Particle with a neutral charge
  8. 15. The process of adding impurity atoms to pure semiconductor materials to improved the conductivity
  9. 17. A circuit in which components are so arranged the current divides between them.
  10. 20. Measured in watts
  11. 22. used for calculating voltage drop, fault current and other characteristics of an electrical circuit.
  12. 24. A device used to measure voltage, current, and resistance.
  13. 26. Came up with Kirchoff's Voltage Law
  14. 29. Number of these electrons determines if a material is a conductor, semiconductor, or insulator
Down
  1. 1. Results in zero resistance
  2. 2. a conductor that provides a low impedance path to earth.
  3. 3. an object having resistance
  4. 6. A unit of electromotive force
  5. 8. Current which moves in a single direction in a steady flow
  6. 9. Particle with a positive charge
  7. 12. a single output which may be center tapped for dual voltage levels.
  8. 13. A unit of electrical resistance defined as the resistance of a circuit with a voltage of one volt and a current flow of one ampere.
  9. 16. Particle with a negative charge
  10. 18. a transistor used in active mode
  11. 19. The number of cycles per second of an AC wave measured in hertz
  12. 21. an apparatus that changes direct current to alternating currents
  13. 23. the product of voltage, current, and power factor
  14. 25. A Prefix meaning one million
  15. 27. Results in infinite resistance
  16. 28. A safety device consisting of a strip of wire that melts and breaks an electric circuit if the current exceeds a safe level.