Altay

Electricity System 1 - code: 4866.19

This comprehensive system provides a strong foundation for studies in electricity and electronics. Electricity System 1 is designed as a perfect introduction to the basic fundamentals of electricity and provides a good platform for more advanced study. The system is designed to be assembled quickly and with ease. Each connection block contains a description of the component housed inside it. Connectors are made of special metal alloys that allow excellent conduction of current to give accurate results. Electricity System 1 can be mounted on the Altay Magnetic Board (code 4114.30), for class demonstration experiments.

Equipment needed:
Power Supply 1.5 A (code 2407.70)
Equipment suggested:
Oscilloscope (code 2280.70)
Magnetic Field Sensor (code 2313.50)
LabPro (code 2300.10)
or LabQuest (code 2300.30)
or Go!Link (code 2320.30)

experiments

Charge and discharge of a capacitors in circuits
Electromagnetism in circuits
Investigating the Potentiometer
Kirchhoff’s Laws
Magnetic energy and mechanical forces in circuits
Mutual-induction in circuits
Ohm’s Law
RC, RL and RLC circuits
Resistance, capacitance and inductance in circuits
Series parallel circuit
Voltage and current measurement

Kirchhoff’s Laws

The two Kirchhoff ’s Laws are very useful tools for solving simple and complex electrical circuits. The First Kirchhoff ’s Law (or Kirchhoff ’s Current Law) states that in every node of a circuit in which two or more branches are connected, the algebraic sum of all currents entering and exiting the junction must be equal to zero.
The Second Kirchhoff ’s Law (or Kirchhoff ’s Voltage Law) establishes that in every loop of a circuit the algebraic sum of all voltages in a loop must be equal to zero.