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Which direction does an electrical current flow?

April 26, 2017direction electrical Engineering flow Mathematics

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Which direction does an electrical current flow?

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The conventional direction is from positive terminal (anode) to negative terminal (cathode). This is the direction of the electric field within the wire. In a metallic conductor, the charge carriers (electrons) themselves actually travel from cathode to anode because they’re negatively charged.