Learning objectives:
- Identify the types of electrical energy.
- Discuss the composition of the atom and its relation to electrical charge.
- Explain the characteristics of current, voltage, and resistance.
- Explain Kirchhoff’s Current Law and Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law
- Calculate equivalent resistance of series and parallel resistive circuits.
- Calculate DC circuit parameters using Ohm’s Law, Kirchhoff’s Current Law, and Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law.
- Describe the characteristics of capacitors and capacitance.
- Describe the characteristics of inductors and inductance.
- Describe the construction and operation of a simple AC generator.
- Define inductive reactance.
- Calculate the inductive reactance of a simple AC circuit.
- Define capacitive reactance.
- Calculate the capacitive reactance of a simple AC circuit.
- Define impedance.
- Describe the relationship between apparent, true, and reactive power.
- Define power factor as it relates to true power and apparent power.