In the Feb. 22 issue of RWEE, we asked: What is skin effect in alternating current and what is its relationship to current flow? a. Skin effect is the tendency of all current flow on printed circuit ...

Alternating current (ac) or direct current (dc) circuits are capable of carrying very different currents, as illustrated by the ratings on the switch in Figure 1. This is why it’s so important for ...

The film explains how electric current is generated at power plants and delivered to homes through wires. It describes the concept of electric circuits, including closed and open circuits, and the ...

Introduction Electricity powers many of the devices you use every day. Those devices are made up of circuits, ranging from very simple (such as a lamp with a single lightbulb) to very complex (such as ...

Board-level designers often have concerns about the proper way to handle grounding for integrated circuits (ICs) which have separate analog and digital grounds. Should the two be completely separate ...

Fran: Ahhh, I almost won that one as well! Now, our appliances and devices, they all work because of the electrical current that flows into them through a circuit. An electrical circuit is made of a ...