Alternating current, direct current & what is frequency? | Physics | Khan Academy

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  • Current that keeps changing is direction is called alternating current, (AC) whereas the one that never changes its direction is called direct current (DC). Power can be transmitted with low heating losses in the form of AC (not DC). The frequency of the AC in India is 50 Hz. This means the current changes it's direction 100 times per second.
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  • @pinkflower88
    @pinkflower88 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Answers:
    1.
    DC - Direct current
    AC - Alternating current
    2. If the frequency is 50 Hz it means that there are 50 cycles in a current per second. Also, it means that the current changes it's direction 100 times a second (a cycle consists of the change of direction twice)
    3. Sending a large amount of voltage through long distances is uneconomical thus a better way to reduce the cost us to send much lower voltage through the same distance and then increase the voltage through a transformation when it reaches its required location. Now, since the transformer only works if the current is alternating, the current reaching our homes is AC.
    Feel free to correct my mistakes if any

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    @pdavidndang9780 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Excellent explanation. Understood really much of everything about it. Thank you.

  • @dingalarm
    @dingalarm 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Excellent video. Clear explanation 🙂
    I believe another reason why high voltage / low current A.C is used in power lines is for cost reasons, so that thinner electrical cables (i.e. less copper) can be used.

    • @JatPhenshllem
      @JatPhenshllem 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah, cause less energy is lost. There isn't as large a need to reduce resistance

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  • @Jo-mz2my
    @Jo-mz2my ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Transformer can be either step-up or step down. Especially in India, Transformers that we find near our home is step down. It converts high voltage ( usually 11 KV or 1100 Volts ) to low (415 volts). From the transformer three phase lines and one neutral is supplied to electric lines posts. Form that , one phase line and neutral line gives us normal 230 volts .

    • @faxedits8
      @faxedits8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Jo Hello
      In ac current goes backwards and then foreword
      When it goes backward or forward does it cover the whole circuit once
      Or from some distance it come forward again

    • @Jo-mz2my
      @Jo-mz2my ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@faxedits8The charges may not cover the whole circuit when it goes forward or backward.
      When the charges flow from one point to another, they will continuously change their direction in a to and fro manner and reach the final destination .

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  • @webmaster8925
    @webmaster8925 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    If AC current “flows” in both directions, why is there a need to distinguish a live from a neutral wire?

    • @valengammungvi1210
      @valengammungvi1210 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The potential difference of the neutral is always kept very low(almost equal to zero).

    • @abhiromnath73
      @abhiromnath73 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Good question..

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    @prashikvaidya1986 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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    @martianman8948 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you so much sir!! I was curious about this question : Why AC and not DC..??... But now I got it cleared sir... Thank you 👍🙏

  • @ABC869
    @ABC869 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sir , one question that troubles a lot of people , if current alternates why do we distinguish the 2 cables (for a single phase ) as hot wire and neutral . if it alternates then shouldn't for the first half cycle the brown wire (L) to be the hot one and blue wire (N) to be the neutral and for the second half cycle the brown wire to be the neutral one and blue wire to be the hot one ?

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    @sourishshaw9857 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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  • @vamsiboppana8595
    @vamsiboppana8595 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

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  • @SmallTalkNetwork
    @SmallTalkNetwork ปีที่แล้ว

    Fascinating... I knew nothing about electricity and I thought transformer do the opposite of what you just shared. Now I know better

  • @wa51m
    @wa51m 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Sir in AC if current goes back and forth how will the destination be reached

    • @omm12459
      @omm12459 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Electrons go back and forth in the entire circuit...so the electrons also move inside the electrical components coz it's also a part of the circuit...i think so... I'm not sure...but i my teacher answered me that it's electrical energy which reaches the destination...

    • @LearnInnovateAI
      @LearnInnovateAI 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@omm12459 you're right

    • @omm12459
      @omm12459 3 ปีที่แล้ว

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    • @LearnInnovateAI
      @LearnInnovateAI 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@omm12459 both, it's the energy that's being transferred by making electrons swing back and forth

    • @omm12459
      @omm12459 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@LearnInnovateAI oh... Thank you

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    @Sadiq749 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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    @aarav8657 ปีที่แล้ว

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    @SoniSingh-iq5hb 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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    @unbiasedopinionwala1563 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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  • @aloksatish777
    @aloksatish777 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    can the magnitude of dc current change?

  • @Sadiq749
    @Sadiq749 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Current come in 2 flavours 😁0:38

  • @karuppiahmani8125
    @karuppiahmani8125 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sir, I have a doubt.... if one electron is moving through the bulb for many times back and forth, then it should have lost its energy . But it hasn't. The bulb still glows brightly, 🤔

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    @batoolnetwork9699 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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    @queenskennedy2720 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

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  • @baldmonk171
    @baldmonk171 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Best video about intro in AC

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    @valengammungvi1210 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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  • @iamthestrongest007
    @iamthestrongest007 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Why the electrons flowing in A.C current moves back and forth, is it just to imagine or is it actually how it works? Well electrons bounce off of 1 atom to another, so does that mean it bounces and then bounces back to the same atom again? I can't understand why the electron are moving back and fourth in the A.C current.

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    @compsciwithaayush1413 3 ปีที่แล้ว

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  • @naveengrover4619
    @naveengrover4619 ปีที่แล้ว

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  • @pinkflower88
    @pinkflower88 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What will happen if the current is too high??

  • @aarav8657
    @aarav8657 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Excellent!

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    @vikramyadav-fe4vj 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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    @taughtlesstutorials9759 ปีที่แล้ว

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  • @mr.rdxgaming3019
    @mr.rdxgaming3019 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good explanation with brief

  • @SavitaReddy-j3q
    @SavitaReddy-j3q 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Very interesting sir

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    @sonamyangden8865 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Whoa! Thank you so much

  • @Kube007
    @Kube007 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It seems to have a relation with persistence of vision

  • @komalgond582
    @komalgond582 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What will be frequency of an A. C if its direction changes after every 0.01 second?

    • @asgarh4589
      @asgarh4589 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      As direction changes for 0.01 sec, and also one cycle is of 2 directions, that implies 1 cycles takes a time of 0.02 secs... Frequency = 1/Time Period, here time period is 0.02 secs.... therefore, frequency = 1/(0.02) = 50 Hz... Hope this helps

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    @saikatnandi9404 ปีที่แล้ว

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  • @dr.allwyndsouza5246
    @dr.allwyndsouza5246 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sir, if AC is the current driving behind tube lights and other devices, then why do fans rotate in one direction only, fans also receive AC, then fans should rotate in one direction and then in another direction, for a fan to rotate AC has to be converted in DC via rectifier, so my question is rectifier not used in powering tubelights ?

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    @yashodharakasbekar6019 ปีที่แล้ว

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  • @Mr.Xisdead
    @Mr.Xisdead 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why can't we send low dc current and use the transformer to step up the current

  • @lookmanif8080
    @lookmanif8080 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks sir

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    @sarithayadav4342 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Excellent

  • @challanarendra6674
    @challanarendra6674 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sir I have dought on AC current ?
    Current means flow of elections or charger particles ,that means current is moving ,ln AC current the charge particles does not move it just oscillat in the same place then how the current flow

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  • @alilbitofbakht2626
    @alilbitofbakht2626 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Sir do the electrons complete one complete cycle throughout the circuit before changing their direction?

    • @KhanAcademyIndiaEnglish
      @KhanAcademyIndiaEnglish  3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Totally depends on the frequency of alternation, the strength of the current, & the length of the wires
      At high currents (high speed), low frequency (more time to alternate), and smaller circuits, electrons might complete multiple loops before changing direction.
      Whereas in low currents, high frequency, and larger circuits, they might be just oscillating back and forth!

    • @alilbitofbakht2626
      @alilbitofbakht2626 3 ปีที่แล้ว

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    @jagadiswarchakraborty295 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    When current flows through a bulb in our house, no short circuit. But if in the place of bulb a conductor is used, short circuit follows causing devastation. I do not think only consumption of electricity of the bulb can explain the thing.

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    @SuAmigoElilegal 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    beautiful lesson:)

  • @askbatguy
    @askbatguy ปีที่แล้ว

    really great video , just a seizure warning would have been nice on the flickering tubelight

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    @nikhildwivedi9378 3 ปีที่แล้ว

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    @myhandle-dears ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice

  • @joekamel7666
    @joekamel7666 ปีที่แล้ว

    What is the name of the board program he is using?

  • @santoshkute4082
    @santoshkute4082 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    very clear

  • @priyankasahu78
    @priyankasahu78 ปีที่แล้ว

    In this video you said that 100 times per second current change but in phasor video you said 50 time per sec. Which one is right one.

  • @srinivasan3615
    @srinivasan3615 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    In ac, if it moves back and forth, then how electron will reach destination

    • @jaishreeram6596
      @jaishreeram6596 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      GOOD QUESTION

    • @wa51m
      @wa51m 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same question bro

    • @srinivasan3615
      @srinivasan3615 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wasim i found answer later bro
      That electron will not move from source to destination.
      Electricity is the movement of electrons
      i.e electrons dont need to move from one place to another.
      When the electrons just move front and back, the electricity is produced.

    • @aravindhgunti
      @aravindhgunti 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@srinivasan3615 answer this question
      Why fan not rotating or changing its direction in one cycle of wave ?
      Why it is rotating in single direction? Bulb glows and offs
      In that case fan rotation should alter

    • @srinivasan3615
      @srinivasan3615 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Aravindh Gunti fan converts electrical energy into kinetic energy
      (Disclaimer: i m not a eee student 😂
      I know just the basics)

  • @rehamelsayed1793
    @rehamelsayed1793 3 ปีที่แล้ว

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    @vijayananth261 3 ปีที่แล้ว

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  • @sushmitamahapatra4472
    @sushmitamahapatra4472 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Toooooooo good 👌👌 explanation sir . thank you so much 🙏🙏

  • @sabeehb9514
    @sabeehb9514 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Brilliant explanation, best video on this topic

  • @rohitnagwal4177
    @rohitnagwal4177 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Sir, please answer ,"why fuse is connected to live wire only"?

    • @nikhildhania5021
      @nikhildhania5021 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Rohit Nagwal
      Fuse is connected with the phase wire(live wire) as the electric current flows from the live wire to neutral wire, hence in a case when current increase the live wire will get heated first as current flows through it first and then goes to the neutral wire.
      So in cases of voltage fluctuations the flow electric current needs to be stopped hence the fuse is connected with the live wire.

    • @nikhildhania5021
      @nikhildhania5021 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@anmolrajput9133 live wire doesn't carry all the current.
      As current is a flow and hence it flows from live wire to neutral wire

    • @abhimanyukushwaha1251
      @abhimanyukushwaha1251 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Because if fuse is connected to neutral then in case of short circuit the fuse wire will break but still current with flow till electric appliance as it is still connected to live wire so, we may get electric shok if it is not connected to earthing.

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    @Dayyum7 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    It's science of course 💨

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    @rachitabansal7257 4 ปีที่แล้ว

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  • @surenbono6063
    @surenbono6063 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    ..in my country we have 50hz...if we do not apply a bridge rectifier after the step down transformer for T8 LED tube..does it save more energy since we can't notice 50hz flickers ?..and does it prolong the LED tube lifespan..?