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