Answer to Question #193230 in Electric Circuits for Kaiya

Question

You are tasked with manufacturing Christmas tree lights for a company that you work for. You will need to be produce a good quality, but cost effective, product. Thinking about series and parallel circuits, how will you set the lights up and why?

Answer 1

The connection will be in parallel. Any light has its own power supply road. Rather than just one cable, the lights are connected to the power supply by several cables. In order to reduce the complexity of the cables, the configuration combines multiple parallel circuits. The current flows directly from the source to each light bulb as the voltage is applied.

We must include fuses. We must include. Due to a short circuit that can exert unsafe levels of current through wires, the fuses prevent injury. It will occur if naked or uncovered cables come into contact with metal artifacts or other electric conductors. When fuses are detected, the circuit splits, disconnecting the power source in the circuit. If no fuse exists, the electricity will flow through the surrounding materials. The result may be electrical or extreme combustion.