Electrical appliances

In a nutshell

Electrical appliances are devices which use electricity as their main source of power.

What are electrical appliances?

Electrical appliances are any devices which use electricity to work. There are lots of electrical appliances which are used everyday, including the one to access this website.

Example

Cookers, fridges, computers and electrical lights.

Types of electrical appliances

The two main types of appliances are ones that need to be plugged in and ones which are battery powered.

Type	Image	Description
Plug in appliances		Plug in appliances include things like desktop computers, fridges, cookers and televisions. These devices need to be plugged into the electricity sockets in order to work.
Battery powered appliances		Battery powered appliances include things like mobile phones, electric cars and laptops. Battery operated appliances do not need to be plugged in whilst being used. This makes them portable.