By understanding series and parallel circuits, you can visualize how electricity flows through electronic devices and design circuits for various applications! What is a Series Circuit?

Electric circuits often consist of several elements, some combined in series and others in parallel. The methods used to analyze series and parallel circuits can be combined to analyze these ...

What are the differences between RLC parallel circuit and RLC series circuits? Not only are there two different types of RLC circuits, but they also behave in effcetively opposite ways: ...

Spread the loveWhen you start to explore the world of electronics, you may hear the terms “series circuit” and “parallel circuit” used frequently. While both types of circuits may sound similar, they ...

Learn about and revise electrical circuits, charge, current, power and resistance with GCSE Bitesize Combined Science.

Figure 5. Parallel configuration. The cell that develops high resistance or opens is less critical in a parallel circuit than in a series configuration, but the failing cell will reduce the total ...

Sponsored content Electronic circuits are examined mathematically to determine if they will function safely and predictably as designed. Ohm’s Law is used to calculate values of circuit components and ...

Applications of series and parallel circuits Series circuits All mains operated appliances have switches that are connected to the live wire (the wire that carries current into the appliance).

Electrical Circuits - activity Video instructions The Science In this activity, you will explore simple electrical circuits and fundamental concepts of voltage and current. Electrical circuits are ...

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 ...