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Because the supply voltage is common to each branch of a parallel circuit, each appliance receives its rated voltage which is necessary for the appliance to operate at its rated power. This is the main reason. Another reason is, should one appliance fail, then -unlike a series circuit- the other appliances will keep working.
A circuit connected in series makes current to flow in a single path. Any break on the circuit will cut the flow of current. As such, home appliances are connected in parallel to ensure switching one of them off does not affect others.
voltage drop across all the parallel elements is equal and it is equal to input voltage.
we know for home applications in voltage and frequency is fixed, ex: in India voltage=230v and frequency=50 Hz. All devices we used in home having voltage specification =230 to 240v, but different current. so home use parallel circuits.
To make this a bit more general, in a series circuit each device in the circuit has some dependence on all the other items. A simple example is a number of light bulbs in series. If any one light bulb burns out the circuit opens and all the other bulbs go out. Also if you needed to add more bulbs in the same series circuit then all bulbs would be dimmer.
Any electrical device will only operate at its rated power provided it is supplied with its rated voltage. Rated power and rated voltage are both shown on a device's nameplate data label. The only way to ensure that all the appliances, lamps, etc., in a home are supplied with their rated voltage (i.e. the supply voltage) is to connect them in parallel -because each branch of a parallel circuit shares a common voltage.
Because if they were in series instead, then . . .
-- you'd have to turn everything on at once in order for anything to work;
-- if any single electric thing turned off or burned out, then everything would
turn off, and you would have no way of knowing which one was responsible;
-- the things that need the most power to run, like air conditioners and electric
stoves, would get the least amount of voltage, while the things that need the
least power, like night lights and clock radios, would get the most voltage;
-- every time you changed a light bulb and put in one of a different size, the
brightness of every light bulb in the house would change.
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What are the 2 main electrical circuits?
The two basic types of circuits are series and parallel circuits.
Pros and cons of parallel circuits?
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What are the three basic different types of electrical circuits?
In electronics DC stands for direct current. There are three types of circuits in this current. They are the closed, open, and series circuits.
What is the nature of electric circuits for domestic use?
series
Where do we see parallel circuits in everyday life?
Every electrical device plugged into a wall-socket in your house, as well as every socket with nothing plugged into it, is in parallel with every other one. The only series-wired electrical devices in your house are the light-switches.
Where do you use parallel circuts?
My house is wired using parallel circuits. How did they wire yours?
Is true or false circuits in a home are rarely wired in parallel?
False
How is the wiring done in houses and or other occupied buildings?
It is in parallel, so one light can be on while others are turned off.
What is differentiate of parallel and series connection?
series circuits have the load wired one after the other parallel circuits have the loads wired on different branches-the advantage being if a bulb breaks, or another component, the others still have current flowing through them
Where do you put the switch in a parallel circuit?
Switches used in electrical circuits are wired in series with either a parallel or series load. In parallel loads, the switch is upstream from the parallel circuit, so that the switch will shut off all of the parallel circuits.
Why are most home wired in a parallel circuit rather than a series circuit?
Most homes (probably all homes) are wired in a parallel circuit (actually several parallel circuits and a few dedicated circuits) so that in the event of the failure of one device in the circuit, the rest will continue to function.
Why are most homes wired in parallel circuit rather than a series circuit?
Most homes (probably all homes) are wired in a parallel circuit (actually several parallel circuits and a few dedicated circuits) so that in the event of the failure of one device in the circuit, the rest will continue to function.
Why are buildings wired using parallel circuits rather than series circuits?
So you don't have to turn on all the lights at the same time.
Are houses schools and other buildings wired using parallel circuit?
yes
Suppose if that houses 1 through 5 were connected by a series circuit. What would happen if one of the lines in the circuit was damaged?
Any gap in a series circuit causes the whole thing to stop working. That is why houses are wired in parallel with each other, and indeed there are many parallel circuits inside each house.
Does a refrigerator have parallel and series circuits?
A Refrigerator is technically a series because if one wire goes out all of the others go out
Are house circuits series or parallel?
Everything in a house is wired in parallel. If you had lights is series when one burns out they would all go out, much like cheap Christmas lights.
