Electric current Electric current An electric current is a flow of electric charge. In electric circuits this charge is often carried by moving electrons in a wire. It can also be carried by ions in an electrolyte, or by both ions and electrons such as in an ionised gas (plasma). The SI unit for measuring an electric current is the ampere, which is the flow of electric charge across a surface at the rate of one coulomb per second. Electric current is measured using a device called an ammeter. Electric currents cause Joule heating, which creates light in incandescent light bulbs. They
University of Campinas School of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Campinas School of Electrical and Computer Engineering The School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (, FEEC) is one of the most well-renowned engineering schools in Brazil. It was created in 1967 on UNICAMP's main campus in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil, as the Department of Electrical Engineering () of the School of Engineering (). It became an independent unit in 1986, renamed the School of Electrical Engineering (). Subsequently, in 1996, it was changed to its current name, adding computer engineering courses in partnership with the Institute of Computing. Faculdade de Engenharia Elétrica e de Computação (FEEC) - UNICAMP