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A circuit breaker is an automatically operated electrical switch designed to protect an electrical circuit from damage caused by excess current from an overload or short circuit. Its basic function is to interrupt current flow after a fault is detected. Unlike a fuse, which operates once and then must be replaced, a circuit breaker can be reset (either manually or automatically) to resume normal operation.
Circuit breakers are made in varying sizes, from small devices that protect low-current circuits or individual household appliance, up to large switchgear designed to protect high voltage circuits feeding an entire city. The generic function of a circuit breaker, or fuse, as an automatic means of removing power from a faulty system is often abbreviated as OCPD (Over Current Protection Device).

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  1. F

    Voltage Variation in a Series Circuit

    If I had a simple series circuit with only a single resistor, and I used a voltmeter to find the voltage between a point at the end of the circuit and another point, which was moved from the beginning to the end of the circuit, what would I find at these various point? Would the voltage remain...
  2. J

    Output voltage in circuit with diodes

    Homework Statement Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution Since both D1 and D2 are forward biased for the positive half cycle for the voltage input , current will flow through them . Both the diodes offer very little resistance , but do they act like connecting wires when forward biased...
  3. X

    Engineering Attempt at Thevenin Equivalent Circuit

    Hi, I am having trouble trying to determine Voc on this circuit. I have done the following to attempt it: 1) Converted my Voltage source to rectangular format (from polar) 2) Converted my capacitor and inductor to Xc and XL 3) I tried using KCL to find Va that's at the three-way on the circuit...
  4. A

    Independence of Currents in Inductor-Switch Circuit

    In circuit like this If I closed the switch "s" Are the currents in mesh "I1" and "I2" independent of each other? if yes Why /why not? Thanks.
  5. A

    Simulation of transistor switch circuit

    Hello, I'm new to electronics and I'm reading a book currently to learn more about the topic. I'm currently on a section where I'm building circuits where I'm using a transistor as a switch. I decided to experiment with the circuit they gave me and put it in a simulation software called Proteus...
  6. J

    Engineering Circuit interconnection: power delivered

    The circles are referring to independent voltage or current sources, which maintain the same current/voltage regardless of the rest of the circuit. I'm confused because power delivered means they want the value of the "negative" power, which would mean only i*v1 would be the only power...
  7. Tomi Kolawole

    Find the charge of Capacitor 2 in the circuit

    Homework Statement Homework Equations I am to use korchkoffs method to solve this problemThe Attempt at a Solution I already solved for the overall current which is the same throughout because C1 and C2 impeded current flow in sections of the circuit and i have found the charge on c1 BUT I...
  8. amirul

    Understanding Circuit Operation

    can anyone explain how this circuit work.thanks
  9. G

    Weird circuit board with only resistors

    Found this. What could it be? So many resistors and nothing else?
  10. D

    Is voltage the same in parallel circuits with different resistance values?

    Homework Statement I have to write about voltage within a parallel circuit and the formula for voltage in parallel is Vt=V1=V2=V3. But I was wondering if that's only the case if the resistors have the same resistance becasue I used resistors with different values Homework Equations V1=V2=V3...
  11. Const@ntine

    Engineering Building a Circuit in SPICE -- Why am I getting this error?

    Homework Statement I've got the following Circuit: And I have to make it in Spice. 2. The attempt at a solution So far I've got: Circuit Of Ex1 *Circuit Topology V1 1 0 dc 10 R1 1 2 4.7k R2 2 0 4.7k V2 2 0 ac 5 *Types Of Analysis .dc lin 500 100 10k *Output Statements .probe *Termination...
  12. D

    Kirchhoff's First Law to solve a circuit with 2 loops

    Homework Statement I've recently watched a video which explains Kirchhoff's first law however, I'm not sure about his calculations. I got the same answer just wanting to make sure I am doing it right. the guy wrote L1: -75I2 +3V=0 ⇒ I2= -3/-75=0.04A He calculated L2 like -12V -125I3 +75I2=0 ⇒...
  13. F

    Engineering Find the Thevenin Equivalent circuit

    Find Thevenins Equivalent circuit external to RL, then find I. Here's my work : 5Ω & 5Ω series → R(1) = 5+5 = 10 Ω 10Ω & R(1) parallel→ R(2) = (10*10)/(10+10) = 5 Ω 2Ω & R(2) series → R(3) = R Th = 5+2 = 7Ω V = I R R = (R Th * RL)/(R Th + RL) R = 70/17 Ω V = 5 * (70/17) = 350 / 17 V = 20.6...
  14. A

    Brain circuit for this behavior

    http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/lotto-winner-kills-himself-after-losing-the-winning-tickets/news-story/56f0b192b22d6ebb4d3906a9f65b5211 What is the brain circuit responsible for this behavior.. for example.. a person used to be happy, then one day he won a lottery then...
  15. F

    Engineering Stable Load Current and Voltage in a Simple MOSFET Driver Circuit

    Homework Statement Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution I know what the transients should generally look like, the only part that's throwing me off is how to model the intended load voltage of 18V. I'm guessing that when the switch is on (after transients) the load voltage will be close...
  16. H

    Find the Voltage in the parallel resistor-capacitor circuit

    Homework Statement C1 = 4 micro F C2 = 8 mF R1 = 4 ohm R2 = 8 ohm V = 12 Questions : 1) Find current I when S not closed 2) find Vb, when Vc is 0 3) find Vd, when Vc is 0 4) total charge move from B to D Homework Equations Vf - Vi = F.d/q (not sure this below is useful equations) I = E/Z E...
  17. T

    Circuit comparison in everycircuit

    Hi. Found a circuit pre made at everycircuit and tryed to reproduce it for scratch but the new circuit does not work. I am as new to electronics as one can be, so that is why i ask if i don't understand something with these circuits or is this probably a bug with everycircuit? In image left is...
  18. A

    Engineering Understanding Clamper Circuits: Analysis, Voltage Shifts, and Capacitor Behavior

    Hello everyone, I hope you could help me with the analysis of this circuit. the output voltage is supposed to be similar to the input but shifted upwards by 20V, so basically it's between 0 and 40V... but why? I mean when the input is 20V, the diode is reverse biased... and the capacitor...
  19. T

    Breaking down a complicated resistance circuit

    Homework Statement Homework Equations - The Attempt at a Solution I tried to break it down to: But apparently it is incorrect, can someone tell me the correct configuration? And explain too! Thanks :) (Please do not give ambiguous "hints").
  20. lbwet

    What's the total resistance in this circuit?

    Homework Statement https://imgur.com/3H3pCkD R is the resistance of each resistor, determine total resistance in the circuit. (see the image in the link above) Homework Equations R=1/R₁+1/R₂+1/R₃+... (in parralel circuit) R=R₁+R₂+R₃... (in series circuit)The Attempt at a Solution I'm...
  21. E

    Engineering Opamp Circuit Q: Find Vo in Terms of Vs | Chegg.com

    Homework Statement http://www.chegg.com/homework-help/questions-and-answers/ideal-opamp-find-v0-terms-vs-need-help-solving-vp-firstly-understanding-parts-q8278769 Homework Equations I am having difficulties with this problem. It asks to find vo in terms of vs. For the gain, I got an...
  22. D

    How to calculate the resistance in a combined circuit

    Homework Statement Work out the total resistance of a combined circuit. https://gyazo.com/935b96ff63689e2bff852f29ea48bf90 - picture of circuit layout Homework Equations Rt=R1+R2+Rn... R=V/I 1/RT=1/R1+1/R2+1/Rn... The Attempt at a Solution RT=R1+R2 =100+150=250Ω for the resistors in series...
  23. A

    Engineering Combination Circuit Diagram (resistor network simplification)

    How do I accomplish this? The goal is to redraw the diagram of the ciruit shown below, until it becomes series in the end. Given: Here’s what I did: Diagram 1 2 3 4* 5 *I apologize for flipped images. iPhone camera is tricky. Is this correct? If not, why?
  24. T

    Find the equivalent model of an infinite ladder circuit

    Homework Statement 2. Homework Equations Ohm's law and Kirchoff's voltage law The Attempt at a Solution My solution is a bit long so I will just briefly explain it. First, we find the total equivalent resistance. Since the circuit extends to infinity, it is equal to replacing the second...
  25. F

    Electric potential and voltage in a circuit

    As I understand it, electrical potential is the potential energy of a unit charge in some point in space. How does this idea relate to the idea of voltage in a circuit? The term electric potential seems to be used for both.
  26. D

    How to calculate resistance in a combined circuit using V&I

    Homework Statement I am not sure how to calculate the resistance of the circuit and each resistor using voltage and current. I know how to work the resistance out in series and parallel but am 100% how to work it out in combined. Homework Equations R=V/I, 1/Rt=1/R1+1/R2 The Attempt at a...
  27. Manoj Sahu

    Difference between a circuit breaker and a load break switch?

    Hi. I am working in on a Ring Main Unit of Siemens make. Today, my senior asked me the same question. As per my understanding, a circuit breaker is make or break switch. I mean, when fault occurs the circuit breaker trips, protecting the equipment connected to the line. I have no information...
  28. Muhammad Usman

    What is the Significance of the Electric field in a closed circuit

    Hi, I am confused about the electric field lines which are depicted mostly on the Internet as per conventional way. What I understand that the conventional current was due to positive charges which was wrong. Actual flow of the current was due to the negative charges or electrons. When the...
  29. G

    Engineering Biasing circuit with a MOSFET: am I missing something

    Homework Statement I have the following circuit with MOSFET (cascode amplifier). [![enter image description here][1]][1] [1]: https://i.stack.imgur.com/BAqQh.png Information given: ##V_t=1V## ##I_1=20\mu A## ##k=10 \mu AV^{-2}## Knowing that ##V_b## is 5V determine the minimum value of the...
  30. tensor0910

    Engineering Determine the current in this circuit

    Homework Statement Find the current Ig[/B] Homework Equations [/B] V1 = R1/(R1 + R2) * Vs 1/Rtotal = 1/R1 + 1/R2 + 1/R3...exampleThe Attempt at a Solution I know what I did wrong, but I don't know how to avoid it. Here's what I mean. How do you know which way its suppose to be?
  31. kcombs

    Solve RC Circuit Problem: Find Time of Current > 50mA

    Homework Statement Suppose a 120 micro-farad capacitor from a camera flash unit retains voltage of 210 V when an unwary student removes it from the camera. If the student accidentally touches the two terminals with his hands, and if the resistance of his body between his hands is 1.8...
  32. D

    Why is my calculated resistance higher than the resistor used

    Homework Statement Why is my calculated total resistance of the circuit higher than the resistor used in series and the theoretical total resistance? In a series circuit I used a 100Ω resistor and measured the current at 1.0v intervals from 1.0-5.0v. At 1.0v the current was 8.70mA using a 100Ω...
  33. N

    Engineering Find the equivalent resistance of this circuit w/o Data?

    Homework Statement Find the equivalent resistance of this circuit between points a and b https://imgur.com/a/LWcIC Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution I am not sure how to complete this problem without any variables. I tried replacing the numbers with the variables which is what I...
  34. tensor0910

    Engineering Circuit diagram: find the equivalent resistance

    Homework Statement problem in title:Homework Equations 1/Rtotal = 1/r1 + 1/r2...[/B]The Attempt at a Solution [/B] I can get it down to 4 resistors...but the one's I have circled I don't know how they behave. I just need a little kick in the right direction lol. Thank you in advance!
  35. A

    Why isn't a capacitor an open circuit?

    I understand the basics of how capacitors work. If you hook one up to a power source, negative charge will build up on one plate, and positive charge will build up on the other plate. As the charges build up, an electric field forms between the plates and a potential difference is established...
  36. A

    Strange charging voltage behavior in a resistor-capacitor circuit

    hi, i tried to simulate a simple capacitor and resistor charging circuit like this i used an imaginary resistor value "10M ohm" the result as you see appear to be strange, why this happened? is capacitor's charge is relative to the voltage on the capacitor it self? and i need some...
  37. A

    Lemon Battery Voltage: Why More Resistance?

    So I was messing around and made a lemon battery using a zinc nail and a copper penny. I wired 4 of these lemons together and connected it to a 5mm red LED and got around 3.7V. It came on but was dim. However, when I wire my power supply and also set it to 3.7V, it is much brighter. Now i assume...
  38. M

    Current in circuit with many resistors

    Homework Statement Find the current and potential difference through 3Ω resistor. Homework Equations ε - I1 (Ω) - I2 (Ω) ... = 0 The Attempt at a Solution I only got as far as finding the equation: ε - I1 (3Ω) - I2 (16Ω) = 0 (For complete loop around circuit) I know I have to find I1, but I...
  39. E

    Engineering Basic circuit problem -- Resistor network and a voltage source

    Homework Statement http://www.chegg.com/homework-help/questions-and-answers/problem-2-variableh-resistor-r-circuit-fig-p224-adjusted-va-equals-60-v-find-value-r-q8083343 Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution Hi, I attached a pdf file with the problem. My question is, for the lower right...
  40. M

    Voltage Output in subtractor photocircuit

    Hello All, I work in an optical lab and am currently attempting to determine the voltage output of a subtractor circuit I've wired up (as I'd like to work back from my output voltage and FFT magnitudes to read out the value of a magnetic field using faraday magnetometry.) So my circuit is as...
  41. G

    Engineering Why Is the Time Constant in an LR Circuit L/R Instead of L×R?

    Homework Statement Hi. I started studying LR circuits and the first thing that made me do searches in textbooks of mine and in the internet was the time constant which is surprisingly not L times R, but L/R which would mean the time needed to store and release energy is being prolonged with...
  42. T

    Hall Effect in an alternating current circuit

    Since the classical Hall EMF is proportional to current, in an alternating current circuit, the Hall Emf should also follow an alternating pattern. Is it so? Or the Hall Emf doesn't change in a sine wave pattern instead remains more or less same and has a voltage based on the average/rms...
  43. E

    Engineering Part C: Solving Resistance in a Complex Circuit

    Homework Statement Part C of the following problem http://www.chegg.com/homework-help/questions-and-answers/problem-1-find-equivalent-resistance-rab-circuits-figp36-q8156743 2. Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution Hi, to solve this problem, first i tried to ignore the two resistors...
  44. F

    Discharge in a DC RC circuit and Kirchhoff's Loop Rule

    Hi all, I think this issue periodically resurfaces in PF. I have found a similar discussion in this closed post and possibly others. I'm posting this because I'd like to check my understanding, if anyone is available to provide some furtherinsight. So I'm trying to gather a "overall"...
  45. E

    Engineering Help with finding the power in this circuit

    Homework Statement http://www.chegg.com/homework-help/questions-and-answers/interconnection-fig-p25-valid-find-total-power-developed-circuit-interconnection-valid-exp-q22345911 It asks if the circuit is valid, which I assume it is. It asks for the power developed[/B]Homework Equations I tried...
  46. R

    Synchronous Generator Short Circuit - Hazards

    What are the possible hazards and causes of short circuit internally in a synchronous generator?
  47. M

    Hi, can somebody explain this RLC circuit to me?

    Hello to everbody can you help me how come C6 to be 10p and c5 13.5 and and l1 to be 190n and L6 240n i start with 100Meghz, with one circuits 50/XL or 50/XC now become three different thanks i understand the first circuit, i understand the second circuit, but now they make three circuits how...
  48. A

    Questions about Using My Multimeter

    So I'm fairly new to electronics. I took physics 2 in college and thought I'd give the hobby a try. I started with a very basic circuit. Just a power supply connected to a light-bulb. However, as simple as it was, I had several questions when taking the reading of my circuit with a multi-meter...
  49. ace130

    Analyze this opamp active filter circuit

    Hello, so this the circuit of an IdeaI OPAMP. The Question is to find the function Vs/Ve . I tried to make some sum ups to simplify it but I still unable to find a solution, so I tried to NOT sum up any component and found this: E-S=iZ+i2(Z+R) E=iZ+i3R S=i2R so the idea is to find E=f(i2) ...
  50. W

    Weak measurement quantum circuit

    Homework Statement The circuit in the attached photo has a one-qubit operation ##U## which is controlled by the first qubit. The box with the meter and arrow denotes a measurement. If ##U=H## what is the probability of finding 0 or 1 in the final measurement of the second qubit? Homework...
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