Automobile electrical system

Automobile electrical system

Automobile electrical system has gradually evolved over the years and today it assimilates automatic computer control of the automotive mechanics. In the early days, automobiles electrical system comprised of only basic wiring technologies that were used for distributing power to other parts of a vehicle. It had only switches, wires, relays and controlled motors as its key components but today’s electrical system includes sensors, actuators, alternators, battery, oxygen sensors, generator, starter solenoid, starter drive, high power electrical system and other devices.


Automobile Battery:
Automobile Battery refers to an electrochemical device comprising of primary and secondary cells that are used for transforming chemical energy into mechanical energy. Most of the vehicles today uses ‘lead acid’ batteries. Batteries are mostly of two types i.e. non-rechargeable and rechargeable. Often called as disposable batteries, non-rechargeable batteries are used once and then dumped. While rechargeable batteries are those devices that can be easily recharged by applying electrical current that turns or reverses a chemical reaction. A normal battery has an initial voltage of about 1.6 volts and produces between 500-1000 amps. The market size of automobile battery industry is worth US $ 48 billion a year. China, Hong Kong, United States, India and Taiwan are the major battery manufacturing countries on the global platform.


Automobile Starting System:
Automobile Starting System is considered to be the heart of automobile electrical system. The starting system of an automobile includes those devices, which are used for initiating an engine of a vehicle. Once the key is put into the ignition switch then the current pass through battery cables to starter motor. After this, starter motor turn the engine and the downward moving piston create suction where air and fuel mixture is burned and then the engine starts.


Automobile Filters:
Automobile Filters are the devices or strainers generally tank or tubes used in automobiles for separating impurities from gases or fluids. An automobile filter ensure that the fuel, which is circulated in the engine, is filtered, clean and does not contain any waste material. Filters used in automobile engine come in variety of sizes, shapes and dimensions. These filters are used for filtering air, oil, water, gas and chemicals distributed in the engine of the vehicle. Filters used in automobile are made of high quality material like rubber, carbon, stainless steel, polyurethane, polyester, fiberglass etc.

Filters are of many types such as:
Air Filters
Fuel Filters
Air Cleaner
Inline Filter
Oil Filters
Air Filter Assemblies
Fuel Filter Seal