Marine Electrical - Electricity Laws and Circuits

This free marine engineering course explains electromagnetism, circuitry and the laws that cover ships' AC electricity.

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On successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

State the basic laws of electricity
Discuss energy and power
Recall Ohm's Law and how it relates to the basic laws of electricity
Define direct current (DC)
Describe the effects of series and parallel connections of DC voltage sources
Discuss the alternating current theory
Discuss the generation of AC current and voltage
Distinguish between the phasor representation and phase difference of AC quantities
Describe circuits consisting of a resistor, inductor, and capacitor
Describe series and parallel connection of AC circuits
Explain sinusoidal waveform

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