Resistance in series If resistors are connected in series, the current must flow through both of them meaning the resistances are added together: R t o t a l = R 1 + R 2 This is when: resistance ...

Last month's column covered the behavior of electrical components connected in series and demonstrated that when a voltage is applied across a series circuit, the current through each component is the ...

Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are breaking technical barriers with faster circuit breakers to enable and protect the modern electric grid. The ORNL team ...

Follow the current Remember that we call a collection of connected electrical or electronic components a “circuit” because currents always flow from a source to a load and then back via a return ...

When a circuit has been connected correctly, an electrical current flows. Just like a current in a river is a flow of water, an electrical current in a wire is a flow of electrons. The more ...