A Simple Guide to Understanding Electricity and IPS

The Discovery of Electricity

Benjamin Franklin’s Kite Experiment

This is like someone discovering that water can be collected from the sky when it rains. Franklin’s famous kite experiment in 1752 showed that lightning was a form of electricity.

Michael Faraday’s Discovery

Faraday’s work is like someone figuring out how to move water from one place to another without carrying it. In 1831, Faraday discovered that by moving a magnet inside a coil of wire, you could create electricity. This is similar to using a pump to move water through pipes.

Alessandro Volta’s Battery

Volta’s invention is like creating a water tower. In 1800, Volta made the voltaic pile, an early form of battery. It stored energy and could release it steadily, just like a water tower stores water and can release it as needed.

Understanding Currents

Direct Current (DC)

Imagine a river flowing in one direction. The water (which represents the electric charge) is always moving from one end (the positive terminal) to the other end (the negative terminal). This is like a battery powering a flashlight. The current always flows in the same direction.

Alternating Current (AC)

Now imagine a tide at the beach, where the water moves back and forth with the rise and fall of the tide. This is similar to how AC current works. The direction of the current alternates back and forth. This is the type of electricity that powers your home appliances.

Understanding Voltage

Think of this as the speed of the river or the strength of the tide. A slow-moving stream would be low voltage, while a fast-moving river or a strong tide would be high voltage. It’s the force that pushes the electric charge along in a circuit.

Understanding IPS: A Device That Uses Both AC and DC

When Electricity is Available from the Grid

When there’s electricity supply from the grid, the IPS takes this AC electricity and converts it into DC. This DC electricity is then stored in a rechargeable battery.