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Unit 2. Electric current and its functions work and electricity

In a car electricity performs work in one of two ways: it creates heat or it creates magnetism. All electrical components work on one of these two principles. Electronic components like radios and some voltage regulators work on other principles. But you don't have to deal with their inner workings directly when you wire a car. Just one word of advice when dealing with electronic components: make sure they're hooked up correctly!

Heat is created by resistance. Think of it this way: when electrical current moves through the wires and other conductors, they either permit easy passage or they try to restrict current flow. Restricting flow isn’t exactly friction, but you can think of it that way. When the electricity rubs its way through a resistance, the “friction” makes heat.

One of the main automotive uses of electrical resistance is light bulbs. The bulb filaments get so hot they emit light.

Other automotive applications of electrical resistance are the coils inside sending units of some instrument-panel gauges, the rear-window defogger, the cigarette lighter and the clicker mechanism in turn-signal flashers.

Other automotive components convert electricity into magnetism. When current flows through a wire, there's a small magnetic field around it. It's almost too small to notice. But if you wind a lot of wire into a coil, the magnetic field is concentrated enough to do work.

Electric motors work by magnetism. Basically, a magnetic field is generated by coils in the motor, which act on an armature that drives the motor shaft. Electric motors used in cars include the wiper motor, washer-pump motor, starter motor, electric fuel pump, heater-fan motor, and motors for power windows and scats.

Electric magnets also play a role in the operation of relays. Here, magnetic force is used to open and close electrical circuits. A good example is the relay that operates some car horns. There’s also a powerful relay in the starting motor. These relays consist of a coil of wire wound around a core.

Черкаський політехнічний технікум

Тексти та завдання для ІІІ курсу спеціальності ЕА

Підготувала викладач Кудрява О.В.

Exercises Unit 2

1. Give the Ukrainian equivalents:

1. a magnetic field - _____________________________________________________

2. to deal with - _________________________________________________________

3. to permit easy passage - _________________________________________________

4. bulb filaments - ________________________________________________________

5. the principles of electric motor - ___________________________________________

6. electric fuel pump - _____________________________________________________

7. washer-pump motor - ____________________________________________________

8. a coil of wire wound - ___________________________________________________

2. Open the brackets and use the necessary degree of adjective and translate the sentences

1. The four-stroke-cycle engine is the (common) engine type. ___________________________

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2. Gasoline is the (good) fuel for automobile engines. _________________________________

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3. Diesel engines have (heavy) parts than gasoline engines. _____________________________

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4. Most of farm engines are of the four-stroke- type but some of the (small) engines are of the two- stroke-type. __________________________________________________________________

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5. 90 °С is the (suitable) working temperature of an engine. _____________________________

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6. The four-stroke-cycle engines have (great) efficiency than the two-stroke-cycle engines.

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7. This fuel burns (good) than gasoline. _____________________________________________

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8. Water-cooled engines are (popular) than air-cooled engines. ___________________________

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