The most basic electrical components are the ones you learn about in the first electrical engineering course, circuit analysis. These include:
Resistor - Ohms Law: V=IR, Ohms
Capacitor - Stores energy, used to filter and pass AC, Farads
Inductor - Stores energy in magnetic field, impedes AC, Henries
Transformer - Converts AC voltages to higher (step up) or lower (step down) levels.
Resistance is usually meaured in Ohms, kiloOhms, megaOhms.
Capacitance is usually measured in micro or picoFarads.
Inductance is usually measured in micro or milliHenries.
More advanced components made out of semiconductors which have non-linear behavior, include:
Diode - Rectifies AC current, allows current to flow in one direction.
Bipolar Transistor - base current controls amplification or switching action
Field Effect Transistor (FET) - gate voltage controls amplification or switching action
Even more advanced components are made from combinations of these and include:
Operational Amplifiers (Op Amps) - signal amplification
Integrated Circuits - Collections of Op Amps or FETs to make more complicated digital and/or analog functions
In addition, there are some commonly used components that include:
Voltage source (ie - batteries)
Switches - can include relays
Lamps - can include LEDs (light emitting diodes)
Examples of these are shown in the links below. Components in electronics used to be large and now are more miniaturized. Surface mount components do away with the long wire leads on many parts and substitute small pads or short bent pins. This allows the components to be placed very close together and achieve higher circuit density.
I hope this helps.
2006-07-16 15:22:42
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answered by SkyWayGuy 3
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Really fast sum up of the most basic components, no external links for you to read.
Diodes:
Allow electrons to flow in one direction only. Example you put a diode across a relay to stop surges.
Relay:
Allows for a a small power source to turn on and off a high power source without any contact between the two.
Transistor:
Allows for small power source to variabley control a higher power source. Example, the output of a CMOS chip turns on and off a trasnsistor, allowing for a higher power source to turn on a motor.
LED: Light Emitting Diode, basically a diode doped (mixed in) with light emitting compounds, example used for visible recognition of electrons flowing.
CMOS: A digitial chip that use a low power source, example used to operate a LED Counter
TTL: Transistor-Transistor Logic, same output as its corresponding CMOS but requires more power and isnt as effect by static, example used to operate a LED Counter
Resistor: Decrease mA, example used drop 1 amp down to 20mA to operate a LED. Measured in Ohms
Capacitor: in reality it is actually a tiny recharble batter that is used in timing circuits. Example used to slowly a fade an LED off. Measured in Farads, most commonly Micro Farads uF
2006-07-16 17:37:56
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answered by ↓ImWithStupid ░░▒▒▓▓ 4
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Load resistance such as a hair dryer voltage such as a battery or outlet electrical current energy running through your wires to the component.
2006-07-16 15:09:19
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answered by da skoolar 4
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Components or properties?
Components: Resistors, diodes, capacitors, switches, relays, transistors, integrated circuits, etc.
Properties: Amperage, voltage.
2006-07-16 15:09:56
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answered by oldmoose2 4
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The light/Motor would be the "Load"
2016-03-16 22:21:08
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answered by Anonymous
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supply(batery),components(reistance,inductance,capacitance) and path(connecting wires).
2006-07-16 16:09:09
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answered by Anonymous
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load, switch, source, etc.
2006-07-16 15:07:46
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answered by georgetta 1
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electrosn..
restiance
Volt
capcitance
2006-07-16 15:05:44
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answered by snow l 3
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i dont now
2014-07-09 22:27:42
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answered by Anonymous
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