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circuit (s) (noun), circuits (pl)
A line of conductors and other electrical devices along which electrical currents flow.

Closed circuits permit the currents to travel through all devices; so, if the circuits are broken at some point where the currents can't flow, they are called open circuits.

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Word Entries containing the term: “circuit
electric circuit
The path followed by electrons from a power source (generator or battery), through an electrical system, and returning to the source.
This entry is located in the following unit: Photovoltaic Conversion Efficiency Terms + (page 8)
load circuit
The wire, switches, fuses, etc. that connect the load to the power source.
This entry is located in the following units: load, loading, loaded (page 1) Photovoltaic Conversion Efficiency Terms + (page 12)
open-circuit voltage; Voc
The maximum possible voltage across a photovoltaic cell; the voltage across the cell in sunlight when no current is flowing.
This entry is located in the following unit: Photovoltaic Conversion Efficiency Terms + (page 14)
short-circuit current
The electrical current flowing freely through an external circuit that has no load or resistance; the maximum current possible.
This entry is located in the following unit: Photovoltaic Conversion Efficiency Terms + (page 19)