How to lower amps?

Answer 1

You can only reduce amperage in a circut by reducing the number or size of devices plugged in to it. To make it easy, imagine you have a 120watt light bulb. Given your household voltage is normally 120v this would draw 1 amp, (volts X watts = amps). fifteen of these bulbs would draw 15 amps, the size of a commonly used circut breaker. The sixteenth light bulb added to the circut should trip the circut breaker or fuse to protect the wiring from overheating. If you chose to use 60watt bulbs instead you should be able to burn 30 of them before th breaker trips. Likewise if you needed 240watt bulbs, that same circut could only carry 7 of them.

Answer 2

the current flowing in the circuit can be reduced by simply adding a shunt resistance

in parallel with the circuit , the shunt resistance must have much lower value than the resistance of the circuit

Answer 3

In order to reduce the electrical current flow there must be more resistance to the flow of electrons. In an AC Circuit the resistance can come from a resistor, capacitor or inductor.

Answer

In general, you can do this by reducing the load. However, for a load with a poor power-factor (e.g. motor loads), power-factor improvement will reduce the load current. This is achieved by placing capacitors, of appropriate value, across the load.

Answer 4

The answer to this depends on what is your reason for asking.

If there is too much current on the circuit and your breaker is tripping then the only answer is to reduce the load; in other words, unplug things from the circuit until you get to safe current levels.

If you think there should be more current than what you have measured, there is likely a problem with the wiring. It may be an excessively long run of wire causing a significant voltage drop or it may be a loose connection somewhere. If it is a loose connection, it will pose a fire hazard. If it is an excessively long run of wire, you may damage your devices by providing lower than standard voltage levels.

Answer 5

To lower amps in a circuit, you can use a resistor to limit the current flow. By adding a resistor with the appropriate resistance value, you can decrease the amperage in the circuit. Make sure to choose a resistor with the correct power rating to avoid overheating.

Answer 6

There is only one way to lower amps, is to put more resistance in the circuit but that will mean loss of power

Answer 7

Reduce the voltage or increase the resistance