An electronic oscillator in which the oscillator frequency is determined through a tuned circuit consisting of inductors and capacitors is called the Harley oscillator. The invention of the Harley oscillator circuit was done in 1915 by Ralph Hartley, an American engineer. This oscillator is a type of harmonic oscillator. The Hartley Oscillator produces the waves of radio frequencies therefore it is also referred to as radiofrequency oscillators. The tank circuit of the oscillator having a … [Read more...]
What is Common Source Amplifier : Working & Its Applications
In electronic circuits, amplifiers are used to increase the strength or amplitude of the input signal without any phase change and frequency. Amplifier circuits are made up of either FET (Fied Effect Transistor) or normal bipolar junction transistor-based on their 3 terminals. The advantage of amplifier circuit using FET over BJTs is used as small-signal amplifiers because they produce high input impedance, high voltage gain, and low noise in the input signal. FET is a voltage-controlled device … [Read more...]
What is Transformer Coupled Amplifier & Its Working
In multi-stage amplifiers, coupling devices are used to connect different stages of transistor circuits in cascade. When the output of the first stage is connected to the input of the second stage through a coupling/coupled device, then it is referred to as a coupled amplifier. The coupling devices would be a transformer or resistor or capacitor. Based on these devices, there are different types of coupling amplifiers/coupled amplifiers such as Direct-coupling amplifier, RC coupled amplifier, … [Read more...]
What is an Inductive Transducer : Working & Its Applications
A device that can convert one form of energy into another form is called a transducer. That means a transducer has the ability to convert a signal of one form to another form. These are mainly used for automation, measurement, and control systems because the electrical signal needs to be converted to physical quantities like force, torque, motion, etc. An electric motor, solar cell, incandescent bulb, microphone, etc are examples of transducers. A transducer can be electrical or mechanical. An … [Read more...]
What is RGB LED : Circuit & Its Working
The term LED stands for Light Emitting Diode. In electronic circuits, the LED is a type of PN-junction semiconductor diode, which can emit light when current flows through the circuit in the forward direction. This indicates whether the electronic device is working or not. LEDs are widely used in various applications such as in cars, bikes, home appliances, offices, lighting, mobiles, televisions, etc. Usage of Multi-colored LEDs in the device reduces, cost, power and emits more than one colored … [Read more...]
What is Cascode Amplifier : Circuit & Its Working
Cascode is a technique implied to improve the performance of the analog circuits. The same technique can be applied to transistors and the vacuum tubes to make the circuit better performance-wise. The word cascode is initiated in the year 1939 by Frederick Vinton Hunt's and Roger Wayne Hickman's article during the discussion of voltage stabilizer applications. The discussion was about to propose a method to replace the pentode by cascoding two triodes. In cascoding, two transistors are used e … [Read more...]
What is a Varactor Diode : Working & Applications
In the digital electronic circuits, one of the basic essential devices is diodes. A diode consists of two terminals. These two terminals connected to the supply results in conduction. The way the terminal sare connected makes it classified as a forward-biased diode or reverse-biased diode. In forward bias, the diode allows the current to flow through it. During reverse bias, it blocks the flow of current. This reverse biasing is used in the case of the varactor diode. Based on the c … [Read more...]
What is Schmitt Trigger : Circuit & Its Working
A comparator circuit with a large gain of open-loop requires a small amount of noise to trigger the circuit. If such comparators are used as zero-crossing detectors and get affected by false triggering leads to unnecessary problems. This may lead to the false indication of zero crossings of the noise signal rather than the actual signal. This unnecessary switching of levels can be avoided by using a circuit known as Schmitt trigger. This circuit was invented by the scientist in America otto H. … [Read more...]
Zener Breakdown and Avalanche Breakdown
A diode is an electronic component that consists of two electrodes. These two electrodes are the positive electrode and the negative electrode. These diodes are composed of semiconductor materials like germanium, silicon, and selenium. The most important property of diodes is that they are capable of conducting current in one direction only. Diodes are used as voltage regulators, switches, rectifiers, etc. A PN junction diode is a type of diode that has a negative side (n) and a positive side … [Read more...]
What is a Solar Pump : Working & Its Applications
The impact of low carbon emission on the environment is now evident much more than it was before. Utilizing renewable sources of power like solar energy will get a lot of impetus in days to come. Irrigation through pumping is a must for our agriculture growth. By using solar energy for pumping we can grow food without harming our environment. It may be added that India being a tropical country has an abundance of sunshine, which, can cost-effectively be used for generating power to meet our … [Read more...]
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