. ELECTRICAL LAYOUT AND ESTIMATE .

1 ~3 � Electric CUrrent
By definition, Electric Current is the flow or r:ate of flow of
electric foru in a conductor. A cuxrent will only flow if a circuit
is foqned comprising a complete loop and contains all the
� ' following required components.
1. Source of voltage
2; A closed loop of wiring
3. �.An electric load, ,
4. A means of opening and closing the circuit
. Eledrie CUI'I'tnt is Cla11ified �u:
� l. Direct Current (DC) .
2. Altcin8.ting Cutreat (A C)
Dirett Current. The DC electricity, flows in one direction.
The flow. is .said to� be �from negative to positive. The nonnal
souree of a DC electricity, is-the drY cell or storage battery.
Alternating� Current. .The AC electricity constantly reverses-
its direction of flow. h is generated by machine Called
. generator. This type of curreilt is universally accepted because
of its unlimited mimber of applications with the following advantages
. . .
1 .. It iS easily prOduc~.
2; It is clleaper tO m~intain.
3. It could be transfonned into higher voltage.
4. It cOUld be distribution to far distance with low voltage
drop.' .
5. It is more efficient compared with the direct cuncnt
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Once a big� controversy emued� betWeen the propc:ments of .
the DC electricity led by� Thomas Edis,on and the advocates of
the AC electricity led by George WeStinghmiSe�. A~rding� to
Thomas~. .
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