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Section 4.3 Electrical Circuits
An electric circuit is a closed loop or pathway through which electric current flows to the various components which supply or utilize electrical power.
This section introduces four common circuit arrangements that you should be familiar with: series, parallel, wye (also known as star), and delta.
