A circuit where components are wired sequentially, in head-to-tail fashion, across a pair of terminals. The terminal voltage is then divided between them in proportion to their impedance characteristics. Each of two identical loudspeakers would receive half of the voltage, and half of the power, delivered to the series combination. This connection is often used in A/V receivers in A, B, A+B loudspeaker switching, to prevent confronting the power amplifiers with loads they cannot drive. The tradeoff is reduced maximum power to each loudspeaker. See Parallel Connection.
A method of wiring like batteries together by connecting the positive terminal of one battery to the negative terminal of an other. The voltage for batteries connected in series is additive, while the capacity remains the same as the individual battery.
Connecting devices (especially circuit elements) so that the electrical signal flows from one thing to the next, to the next, so forth.
Connection of the positive terminal of a cell / battery to the negative terminal of the next cell / battery. This increases the voltage of the battery network while keeping the capacity constant.
An electrical connection where the positive terminal of one device is attached to the negative terminal of the next in a series string. In a series connection, the string voltage is the sum of the device voltages and the string current is the current of the least productive device in the string.
an electrical circuit with only one possible path for electronic flow.
A way of joining photovoltaic cells or batteries by connecting positive leads to negative leads; such a configuration increases the voltage.
The arrangement of cells in a battery configured by connecting the positive terminal of each successive cell to the negative terminal of the next adjacent cell so that their voltages are cumulative. See Parallel Connection.
The interconnecting of PV modules or batteries in which opposite terminals are connected together (i.e. positive to negative). Increases the voltage while keeping the amount of current the same.
A fuel cell will only provide electricity at a low voltage. By connecting several in series, similar to batteries, a power source with a higher voltage is effectively produced.
A TVSS connection means in which the TVSS is mounted up-line of the critical equipment. The current actually travels through the TVSS device, typically through an inductor, although, many times the TVSS components themselves are connected in parallel to the inductor.
A wiring configuration used to increase voltage. Series wiring is positive to negative (+ to -) or negative to positive (- to +). Opposite of parallel connection.
The interconnection of batteries such that the positive terminal of the first is connected to the negative terminal of the second, etc. Series connections result in the resulting voltage measured at the first and last cells being the sum of voltage of the all cells. Series connections also result in all batteries experiencing the same charge and discharge current.
