Topic H: Electrical circuits Fuses/circuit breakers and energy usage

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Topic H: Electrical circuits Fuses/circuit breakers and energy usage

A fuse is a piece of wire between two contacts which is put into a circuit in series with an appliance. The wire in the fuse melts if the current in the circuit exceeds what is required to safely run the appliance. The rating on the fuse is always higher than the normal current that the appliance uses (e.g. 3A, 5A, 13A).

An electric kettle is used on the normal household 230 V mains supply An electric kettle is used on the normal household 230 V mains supply. The kettle is rated at 2.7kW. The current that the kettle would normally use has to be calculated. Power = Current X Voltage Power/p.d. = Current 2.7 kW = 2700 W Current = 2700/230 =11.7 A As the kettle normally takes 11.7 A from the mains supply, the fuse used must be rated higher than this.

The fuse must not melt and break the circuit when the kettle is working normally. The fuse wire melts when the current exceeds the rating value and then breaks the circuit. This prevents appliances burning out and causing fires due to high currents flowing through the circuit. Fuses are available as 1A, 2A, 3A, 5A, 7A, 10A and 13A. Those most commonly used are 3A, 5A and 13A. For the kettle, a 13A fuse would be used.

Circuit breakers are electromagnetic devices which break a circuit when the current gets too high. Circuit breakers can be reset. When a fuse ‘blows’, it has to be replaced. Circuit breakers work faster than fuses. They therefore protect the appliance and prevent electric shock when there is a short circuit to the casing of an appliance.

Energy usage An electricity bill denotes how much energy has been used. A kilowatt-hour (kWh) is a unit of energy and is used by electricity companies to work out an electricity bill. Power = Work done / Time The electrical energy that we use to provide heat, light and make motors work is the energy that has been supplied or transformed. Electrical energy = Power x Time Energy is measured in Joules when the power is in watts and the time is in seconds, but kW = 1000 W and 1 hour = 3600 seconds. Therefore a kWh is 3,600,000 Joules. This is a unit of electricity.