How Home Electrical Wiring System Works
71Electricity is now an essential part of our daily life. It
is only and only because of electricity that we are able to use home appliances like kitchen
appliances, lights, fans, air
conditioning, televisions, telephones, computers etc that make our life
easier and more comfortable.
Electricity is basically flow of charge, positive charge (Protons) and negative
charge (electrons). This charge is utilized by power tools, devices, gadgets
and appliances to operate by means of circuit.
Let
us now understand how home electrical system works.
Home Electrical System
Electricity is supplied to our home through a power line or through underground
conduit. Most of these power supply lines have three wires: 2 hot wires and 1 neutral
wire. 1 hot wire and 1 neutral wire run throughout the house through electrical
wiring. These wires supply 120-volt t power to most lights and appliances.
Large appliances such as the air conditioner and microwave oven or other higher
wattage appliances need 240-volts. This is achieved by using both hot wires
with the neutral wire.
How much electricity is consumed by a household is monitored through electric meters. An electric meter is installed where the electricity enters the house.
Next to the electric meter is the main panel and circuit
breakers. The main electric panel is the point from where electricity is distribution
through wiring to run all home appliances.
Apart from the main panel, there are subpanels in other locations of the house.
These subpanels are connected to the main panel and provide power to those
parts of the house that have a number of different circuits or large appliances.
They also are supported by a secondary set of circuit breakers.
Read More
→ Home Electrical Basics
→ Glossary of
Electrical Terms
→ Basic
Electrical Circuit: Branch Circuits and Wiring System
→ Electrical
Wiring and Circuitry: Understanding the Basics
→ Main
Electrical Panel, Subpanels and Circuit Breakers
→ Electrical Grounding
→ Understanding
Electrical Meter
→ Electrical Tools
→ Mapping
and Wiring House Electrical Circuits
→ How
to Trace a Short Circuit or Overload
→ How to
Safely Test Electrical Circuit
→ Energy Star (Energy Efficiency and
Environmental Protection)
→ How
to slash and lower electric bills
→ How
Solar Panels Work to Generate Electricity
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