{"id":11282,"date":"2020-12-18T11:04:36","date_gmt":"2020-12-18T05:34:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cbselibrary.com\/?p=11282"},"modified":"2020-12-18T16:53:13","modified_gmt":"2020-12-18T11:23:13","slug":"series-parallel-circuits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cbselibrary.com\/series-parallel-circuits\/","title":{"rendered":"How series and parallel circuits are different?"},"content":{"rendered":"

How series and parallel circuits are different?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Series and Parallel Circuits<\/strong><\/p>\n

Electrical circuit can be connected in two basic ways, in series or in parallel.<\/p>\n

In a series circuit<\/strong>, all the components are connected one after the other in one single path<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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  1. Figure shows a series circuit where three bulbs, L1<\/sub>\u00a0, L2<\/sub> and L3<\/sub> are connected to a switch and a cell.
    \n\"Series<\/li>\n
  2. In a parallel circuit<\/strong>, all the components are connected with their corresponding ends joined together at common points<\/strong> to form separate and parallel paths. These paths are called branches.<\/li>\n
  3. Figure shows a parallel circuit, where the three bulbs, L1<\/sub>\u00a0, L2<\/sub> and L3<\/sub>\u00a0and their respective switches are connected with their ends joined at two common points before the ends are connected to a cell.
    \n\"Series<\/li>\n
  4. The brightness of each bulb in a series circuit is equally the same since the same current flows through each bulb.<\/li>\n
  5. The brightness of the bulbs in a parallel circuit is brighter than those in a series circuit with the same number of bulbs.This is because the bulbs in the parallel circuit draw as much current as a single bulb.<\/li>\n
  6. Household wiring circuits operating devices such as a lamp, air conditioner, water heater, fan and washing machine are connected in parallel to the mains supply. Current flow from the mains supply to these circuits are controlled by a fuse box.<\/li>\n
  7. In the fuse box or a consumer unit, a circuit breaker is connected in series to each circuit.<\/li>\n
  8. There is a main switch in the fuse box which is connected in series to the mains supply.<\/li>\n
  9. Therefore, in case of an emergency or repair work, the connection between the mains supply and the household wiring circuits can be broken by turning off the main switch.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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