Passive And Active Electronic Components

In a previous page, we discussed phasors, but we didn’t explore…

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How To Calculate Power Factor Correction

As you now know, reactive components can cause a circuit’s power…

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Power Resistor

What Are Power Resistors? Power resistors are designed to withstand…

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Variable Resistor

What is a Variable Resistor? A variable resistor is a resistor of…

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Braking Resistor

What is a Braking Resistor? The property of resistors to dissipate…

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Energy Storage

Capacitors used for energy storage Capacitors are devices which store…

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Resistors in Series

How to Calculate the Equivalent Resistance For Resistors in Series?…

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Supercapacitor

What are supercapacitors? Supercapacitors are electronic devices which…

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What Is a Resistor?

The resistor is a passive electrical component that creates…

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Impedance and Reactance

Impedance and reactance An element in a DC circuit can be described…

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Thermistor

What is a Thermistor? A thermistor is a temperature sensitive…

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Importance Of Maximum Power Transfer

This page explores the issue of how to design a system that will…

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Potentiometer

What is a Potentiometer? A potentiometer is a manually adjustable…

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Resistors for LED Circuits

Resistors in Light Emitting Diode (LED) Circuits An LED (Light…

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AC Power Analysis In Reactive Circuits

We already know that purely reactive components (or purely reactive…

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Motor starting capacitor

Motor capacitors AC induction motors use a rotating magnetic field to…

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Basic DC Circuit Theory

Voltage and Current Relationship The earth is a dynamic place. Objects…

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What Is Meant By Electrical Resistance?

Different materials react to voltage in different ways. If a material…

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Photoresistor

What are Photoresistors? Photoresistors, also known as light dependent…

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Trimpot

What is a Trimpot? A trimpot or trimmer potentiometer is a small…

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Understanding Electrical Transformers

AC electrical systems make extensive use of transformers. A…

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