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Jim Lewandoski Electrical Technical Paper 4/21/03 Electricity is something that we use everyday, however most people’s knowledge of electricity ends at knowing how to turn on a light switch. This paper will explain in detail how electricity is generated, the two forms of electricity, electrical units, and the components of basic circuitry. Electrical current is produced by many methods; we will focus on the use of magnetism to create electrical current flow. All magnets produce an invisible magnetic field. These are invisible flux lines that all magnets produce that give them their ability to attract oppositely charged molecules, as well as repel like charged molecules. To produce electrical current, these flux lines must be interrupted or “cut”. You need three things to produce electrical current flow; a magnet, a coil of wire, and relative motion. You place the coiled wire around one pole of the magnet and move the magnet back and forth. You are now producing electrical current flow which can be sent through wires or another conductor to an electrical device. There are two different forms of electricity known as Direct Current (D.C.), and Alternating Current (A.C.).
Approximate Word count = 721
Approximate Pages = 2.9
(250 words per page double spaced)
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