Electricity And Water Analogy

Kw measure power and are like how quickly you fill or empty the bucket.

Electricity and water analogy.

This physics video explains how the electric current flows using the analogy of water flow. Think of how fast and how much water is flowing out of your hose. Amps measure current and are like the volume of the flow. It s common to hear an analogy which says that electricity is like water it goes something like this.

Volts measure voltage and are like water pressure. Water analogy to dc circuits. If you have ever heard of the term ohm that is resistance. In the water circuit the pressure p drives the water around the closed loop of pipe at a certain volume flowrate f.

Electricity and water analogy learning goal. Each quantity and each operational relationship in a battery operated dc circuit has a direct analog in the water circuit. To understand the analogy between water pressure water flow voltage and current as suggested by the fact that we call both currents the flow of charged particles through an electrical circuit is analogous in some ways to the flow of water through a pipe. Fields maxwell equations inductance.

Current law and flowrate for any circuit fluid or electric which has multiple branches and parallel elements the flowrate through any cross section must be the same. The analogy here is to water flow or more specific the amount of water flowing through a cross sectional area per unit time. Kwh measure energy and are like how full the bucket is. For it to be useful one must remain aware of the regions where electricity and water behave very differently.

Electricity can be stored and cycled much like water amps in electronics are like gallons per minute for water systems conductive wire moves electricity similar to how pipes move water. This video is meant for students studying in class 9 and 10 in cb. This is sometimes called the principle of continuity. Amp or ampere is the unit for current.

If taken too far the water analogy can create misconceptions. Electrons can push or pull other distant electrons via their fields while water molecules experience forces only from direct contact with other molecules.