Nov 27th, 2009
by Electronics Online.
Here the thyristor explanation form wikipedia:
The thyristor is a solid-state semiconductor device with four layers of alternating N and P-type material. They act as bistable switches, conducting when their gate receives a current pulse, and continue to conduct for as long as they are forward biased (that is, as long as the voltage across the device has not reversed).
Some sources define silicon controlled rectifiers and thyristors as synonymous.
The Thyristor’s Function
The thyristor is a four-layer semiconducting device, with each layer consisting of alternately N-type or P-type material, for example P-N-P-N. The main terminals, labeled anode and cathode, are across the full four layers, and the control terminal, called the gate, is attached to p-type material near to the cathode. (A variant called an SCS—Silicon Controlled Switch—brings all four layers out to terminals.) The operation of a thyristor can be understood in terms of a pair of tightly coupled bipolar junction transistors, arranged to cause the self-latching action:
Thyristors have three states:
- Reverse blocking mode — Voltage is applied in the direction that would be blocked by a diode
- Forward blocking mode — Voltage is applied in the direction that would cause a diode to conduct, but the thyristor has not yet been triggered into conduction
- Forward conducting mode — The thyristor has been triggered into conduction and will remain conducting until the forward current drops below a threshold value known as the “holding current”
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Nov 15th, 2009
by Electronics Online.
In some case, a fuse is very important for your electronic circuit and device. With this very cheap component, you will protect your expensive circuit/device from damage (or explosion.. 
). Here the little explanation about fuse.
In electronics and electrical engineering a fuse (from the Latin “fusus” meaning to melt) is a type of sacrificial overcurrent protection device. Its essential component is a metal wire or strip that melts when too much current flows, which interrupts the circuit in which it is connected. Short circuit, overload or device failure is often the reason for excessive current.
A fuse interrupts excessive current (blows) so that further damage by overheating or fire is prevented. Wiring regulations often define a maximum fuse current rating for particular circuits. Overcurrent protection devices are essential in electrical systems to limit threats to human life and property damage. Fuses are selected to allow passage of normal current and of excessive current only for short periods.
A fuse was patented by Thomas Edison in 1890 as part of his successful electric distribution system.
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Oct 3rd, 2009
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A trimmer or preset is a miniatur adjustable electrical component. It is meant to be ordered aright when installed in whatever device, and never seen or keyed by the device’s user. Trimmers can be potentiometers or varco (variable capacitors – trimmable inductors subsist but are rattling uncommon). They are ordinary in exactitude circuitry similar to A/V components, and may need to be adjusted when the equipment is serviced. Unlike some another variable controls, trimmers are mounted direct on circuit boards, overturned with a small screwdriver and rated for some less adjustments over their lifetime.
Trimmers become in a difference of sizes and levels of precision; for example, multi-turn cut potentiometers exist, in which it takes individual turns of the fitting propellor to accomplish the modify value, allowing for rattling broad degrees of accuracy.
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Sep 21st, 2009
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The electronic component, Light Dependent Resistor (LDR) or often called photoresistor or cadmium sulfide (CdS) cell is a resistor whose resistance decreases with increasing incident light intensity. It can also be referenced as a photoconductor.
A Light Dependent Resistor (LDR) is made of a high resistance semiconductor. If light falling on the device is of high enough frequency, photons absorbed by the semiconductor give bound electrons enough energy to jump into the conduction band. The resulting free electron (and its hole partner) conduct electricity, thereby lowering resistance.
A LDR device can be either intrinsic or extrinsic. An intrinsic semiconductor has its own charge carriers and is not an efficient semiconductor, e.g. silicon. In intrinsic devices the only available electrons are in the valence band, and hence the photon must have enough energy to excite the electron across the entire bandgap. Extrinsic devices have impurities, also called dopants, added whose ground state energy is closer to the conduction band; since the electrons do not have as far to jump, lower energy photons (i.e., longer wavelengths and lower frequencies) are sufficient to trigger the device. If a sample of silicon has some of its atoms replaced by phosphorus atoms (impurities), there will be extra electrons available for conduction. This is an example of an extrinsic semiconductor.
Aug 10th, 2009
by Electronics Online.
This is simpe explanation on how to read the most types of capacitors. Before you read a capacitor, you should know about capacitor’s capacitance value (farad, microfarad, nanofarad, picofarad).
This image explanation is very easy to understand, just click the image to enlarge and then save the image for future reference. Or download the picture here. You should be understand about how to read capacitors after looking the picture.
