What are the Uses of Electricity?

In this topic, you study the different uses of electricity.

There are the following uses of electricity :

For lighting purposes: Just as torch light, motor car’s head lights, street and domestic lighting etc.

For heating purposes: Whenever electric current is passed through a conductor the heat is produced, for example in electric heaters, electric iron, electric oven, electric furnaces, welding and soldering etc.

For power purpose: For driving the machinery by electric current as electric motors, trains, electric trams, cranes, lifts, etc.

For chemical purposes. Just as battery charging, electroplating, refinery of metals and other electrochemical works.

For cooling purpose: It is used for cooling as refrigerators, room coolers, water coolers etc.

For production of special rays: In medical lines and in other defence services just as the X-ray, radar etc.

Earth satellites: Information about weather conditions on the earth can be obtained on earth through remote controlled artificial earth satellites.

Modern industries: Both light and heavy engineering industries can produce goods at a high rate production with utmost economy by using electricity.

Miscellaneous application: Beside these applications there are electronics, tape recorders, players, relays, theaters and other drive devices, etc.

For signal transmitting purpose: For telegraphy and telephones and radio works, television, teleprinter and other signal transmitting devices.

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