Electrical System of a Car

What is the function of the battery in a car's electrical system?

• Stores electricity

• Turns the engine

• Produces electricity

• Charges the alternator

What turns the engine in a car's electrical system?

• Battery

• Starter motor

• Alternator

• Rectifier pack

What does the alternator do in a car's electrical system?

• Stores electricity

• Turns the engine

• Produces electricity

• Charges the battery

What does the rectifier pack do in a car's electrical system?

• Changes AC to DC

• Turns the engine

• Produces electricity

• Charges the battery

How does the current flow in a car's electrical circuit?

• From the battery to the alternator

• From the alternator to the battery

• In both directions

• No current flows in the circuit

Generates electricity for the car and charges the battery

• Battery

• Cables

• Alternator

• Engine

Carry electricity to different parts of the car

• Diods

• Cables

• Engine

• Alternator

Changes AC to DC

• Rectifier pack

• Cables

• Alternator

• Engine

Drives the wheels of the car and the alternator

• Battery

• Engine

• Alternator

• Diods

Allow electrical current to flow in one direction only

• Rectifier pack

• Diods

• Cables

• Alternator