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Which would make more shock the alternating current or direct current?
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Would you expect to find an alternating or direct current in the secondary coil of a transformer?
An Alternating Voltage is induced in the secondary winding. When connected to an external load, you will have an alternating current.
Whether alternating current or direct current is safer?
Well, voltage and current levels being identical, alternating current would be safer. It does not spend 100 percent of its time at peak voltage, therefore the average power in case of an electric shock is lower than that of direct current, which is 100 percent. This lesser average may allow some time to detach from the circuit and may not cause such catastrophe to the body.
Would you expect to find direct or alternating current in the filament of a light bulb in your home the filament of a light bulb in a car the output of a battery charger?
Light bulb in the home - alternating current (A/C) Light bulb in a car - direct current (D/C) Output of a battery charger - direct current Input of a battery charger - usually alternating current
What is the difference between 24VAC and DC 24V1.0A output?
I can say that 24VAC means 24 volts alternating current. 24VDC @ 1A means 24 volts direct current delivered at 1 ampere. So the difference I suppose would be: 1. Alternating current VS. Direct current 2. X Amperes(VAC) VS. 1 Ampere (VDC)
What is the difference between AC and DC in terms of oscilloscope?
One is sinusoidal through the zero point i.e. alternating current, the other would be a flat line at whatever the current value was i.e. direct current
When charges continually shift from flowing in one direction to flowing in the reverse direction what current is there?
It is called an alternating current
What kind of electricity does an alternator make DC or AC?
It makes AC ( alternating current ) . That's why it's called an alternator. A DC generator would usually be called a dynamo.
Electrically how is AC different from DC current?
DC is direct current, current travels in one direction. AC is alternating current, current changes direction twice per cycle. 60 Hertz would change direction 120 times per second.
What problems did Thomas Edison encounter after he invented the electric light bulb?
He needed to have a constant flow of electrical energy to power it and he was going to use direct current, and that would require to have a power generator every mile to keep up the voltage; thankfully Nikola Tesla proposed the concept of alternating current, which is many times more efficient than using direct current.
Why is it incorret to say ac current?
The correct term is Alternating Current which AC stands for. So once you say AC you are saying Alternating Current. To say AC Current is to say Alternating Current Current.
Why houses prefarably use alternating current instead of direct current?
Alternating current is used because it is more efficient to distribute over long distances. With DC, a power station would have to be built about every ten miles. With AC, this is several hundred to a thousand miles. Houses have AC because it would be impractical to convert the AC to DC. If this was done, then there would be a heat producing convertor that would add in some power loss because of the conversion.
Why do transmission lines use alternating current?
Transmission lines use alternating current in order to support stepping-up and stepping-down of the voltage with transformers. Voltage is stepped-up at the power station, sent over the transmission lines, and stepped-down at the receiver. (This is a simplified explanation.) By stepping-up, you reduce the current carrying requirement of the lines, and they can thus be smaller.You could not do this with direct current as transformers only work for alternating current.
