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Parasitic Inductance

What is inductance? Electric inductance is a property of all…

What Is Meant By Electrical Resistance?

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

Power Resistor

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

Electrical Resistivity

What Is Electrical Resistivity? Electrical resistivity is a measure of…

Mica Capacitor

What are mica capacitors? Mica is a group of natural minerals. Silver…

Variable Resistor

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

Resistors for LED Circuits

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

Tantalum Capacitor

What are tantalum capacitors? Tantalum capacitors are a subtype of…

AC Power Analysis In Reactive Circuits

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

Rheostat

What is a Rheostat? A rheostat is a variable resistor which is used to…

Power Factor And RMS Explained

In the previous page, we saw that the mathematical representation of…

Measurements In Electrical Engineering

Powers of Ten A numeral system is a method of using certain digits to…

Trimpot

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

Air Capacitor

What are air capacitors? Air capacitors are capacitors which use air…

Resistor Sizes and Packages

Resistors are available in a large number of different package styles…

Supercapacitor

What are supercapacitors? Supercapacitors are electronic devices which…

Resistance of a Resistor

Resistance of a Resistor The function of a resistor is to oppose the…

Current limiting

Potentiometer Taper

What is Potentiometer Taper? Potentiometer taper is the relation…

Basic AC Circuits

We started out this chapter by discussing power in DC circuits. Now,…