Basic Electrical Circuits| Types

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It's important to have knowledge about electric circuits before you start working on electronic projects. This article will provide you with basic information about electronic circuits and their types.

An Electric circuit is a path or line composed of individual electronic components for the transfer of electric current.

Circuits can be constructed of discrete components connected by individual pieces of wire. Today, it is much more common to create interconnections by photolithographic techniques on a laminated substrate and solder the components to these interconnections to create a finished circuit. An electronic circuit can usually be categorized as an analog circuit, a digital circuit, or a mixed-signal circuit.

There are five types of electric circuit:

• Open Circuit
• Closed Circuit
• Short Circuit
• Series Circuit and
• Parallel Circuit

An electric circuit where the continuity of path is broken so that current does not flow can be achieved either by the disconnection of parts or by the intervention of an electric component like a transistor or using switches and the current passing through an open circuit is always zero.

The above sign indicates the open switch or plug key.

An electric circuit where the path is not broken that is there is a continuity in the connection. Thus, it is the exact opposite of an open circuit. The current passing through a closed-circuit depends on the load if it is connected with the battery.

The above sign indicates the closed switch or plug key.

An electric circuit that allows a current to travel along an unexpected path is known as a short circuit. In this condition, maximum current starts to flow in the circuit. For example, as shown in the above picture, there is a direct connection between the battery's positive and negative terminal the current flow through it rather than considering other paths in the circuit.

Since the current flow in the short circuit is dangerously high levels, this may cause damage to electronic equipment and can also start a fire in residential and commercial buildings.

As the name suggests series circuit is an electric circuit where two or more loads (bulb, resistors, fan, LED, etc.) are connected to each other in sequence. The flow of current through each load is identical in the series circuit. In a series circuit, if any one component breaks, then the current flow will stop.

Advantage of series circuits:

• Less likely to overheat
• Can easily add additional power devices
• Acts as a current regulator

As the name suggests, the parallel circuit is an electric circuit where the two or more loads (bulb, resistors, fan, LED, etc.) are connected to each other like a ladder, as shown in the above figure. Each load in the parallel circuit gets an equal amount of voltage.

Advantage of parallel circuits:

• Each load in a parallel circuit has an equal amount of voltage.
• Adding or removing loads will not affect the working of the other elements in the circuit.
• Current can pass through the different paths if there is a fault in the circuit.

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