Practical Perspectives

Automobile Headlight Circuit

Before we carefully model electric circuit elements, it is necessary gain some basic understanding of electric circuits by considering a simple example of the headlight circuit of an automobile.

This circuit consists of a battery, a switch, the headlamps, and wires connecting them in a closed path as shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1 Automobile Headlight Circuit

               

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